Since late 2023, fat dissolving product Lemon Bottle has garnered heavy media attention.1,2 Having been mostly promoted by influencers on social media platform TikTok, with 81.5m views by the end of 2023,2 it has come under fire from the medical aesthetic community in the UK for allegedly causing negative side effects and lacking clinical evidence.3
The product claims to be a high-concentration fat dissolving solution that combines riboflavin, lecithin and bromelain to create fat decomposition by accelerating metabolism of fat cells.4
Last month the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) issued a warning on the product, stating, “No medicinal effect has been scientifically proven, the quality of the ingredients has not been tested and using the product may therefore pose a health risk.” The regulator also analysed samples of Lemon Bottle and found that ingredients varied from…
