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<\/figure>\nOverview<\/h2>\nWho Elizabeth Harper is in these ads<\/h3>\n
Elizabeth Harper is a name used in weight-loss ads for the pink salt and ice trick. Our July 2025 report recorded ads claiming she lost 27 pounds this way.<\/p>\n
No public record links a real person with that name to the ads, the results or any product. Treat her as a persona, not a verified customer or expert.<\/p>\n
Where the Alpine ice hack leads<\/h3>\n
Alpine ice hack videos often ended with a pitch for a supplement called Alpilean. Its own sales page claimed low inner body temperature causes belly fat.<\/p>\n
The pink salt and ice ads in our July 2025 report led to different supplements, such as BurnJaro and SlimJaro.<\/p>\n
Who runs each ad is unknown, and the ads may come from affiliates rather than the products’ makers.<\/p>\n
What the evidence shows<\/h3>\n
The claims behind these hacks don’t survive a check of their own sources. Here is the short version.<\/p>\n
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- The Stanford study Alpilean cited measured falling body temperatures across the U.S. population, not a cause of belly fat.<\/li>\n
- A Swiss study it cited linked higher, not lower, body temperature with obesity markers in men and postmenopausal women.<\/li>\n
- An NIH study found obesity is not generally linked to a lower core temperature.<\/li>\n
- Ice water raised energy use only slightly in a controlled study, and pink salt adds sodium, not fat loss.<\/li>\n
- Alpilean’s official website is gone, and its domain is now listed for sale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Is Elizabeth Harper a Real Person?<\/h2>\n
There is no evidence that she is. The name appears with the salt and ice trick only on copied promotional pages, not in news reports or interviews.<\/p>\n
The name itself is common, which helps it feel ordinary and believable. That’s typical of testimonial personas, which work best when they sound like a neighbor rather than a celebrity.<\/p>\n
The claimed result is the bigger problem. Losing 27 pounds in 23 days means more than eight pounds a week, with no change to diet or exercise.<\/p>\n
The FTC’s Gut Check guide<\/a> lists seven claims experts say can’t be true.<\/p>\n
The first is a product that “causes weight loss of two pounds or more a week for a month or more without dieting or exercise”.<\/p>\n
The Elizabeth Harper story claims more than four times that weekly rate for 23 days, also without dieting. That alone tells you the testimonial can’t be trusted, whoever wrote it.<\/p>\n
If a photo or video accompanies the name, it may be a stock image or a clip taken from someone else. Pictures don’t verify a testimonial.<\/p>\n
You can test a testimonial yourself. Run the photo through a reverse image search, and look for the person outside the ad, such as in a news story.<\/p>\n
If the only places the name appears are sales pages and copied blog posts, you are looking at marketing, not a real customer.<\/p>\n
What the Alpine Ice Hack Really Sells<\/h2>\n
News coverage in 2024 found the viral Alpine ice videos often ended with an Alpilean pitch. The ice water was the hook, and the capsules were the sale.<\/p>\n
Alpilean’s sales page, archived in December 2024 and February 2025, presented the product as an Alpine secret with six ingredients that “target inner body temperature”.<\/p>\n
The ingredients it listed were fucoxanthin from golden algae, African mango seed, moringa leaf, bigarade orange, ginger and turmeric. Bigarade orange is another name for bitter orange.<\/p>\n
The page pushed bulk orders. Three bottles cost $147 and six cost $234, with two free bonus books and a claim that 96% of customers chose six.<\/p>\n
Orders went through ClickBank’s checkout. The page promised a one-time payment with no auto-ship and a 90-day money-back guarantee if you returned all the bottles, even empty ones.<\/p>\n
The page also described the formula as having no stimulants. The NIH says bitter orange contains synephrine, a stimulant, yet the sales page listed it only as citrus bioflavonoids.<\/p>\n
It also carried the standard notice that its statements had not been evaluated by the FDA. That notice appears on supplements because the FDA does not approve them before sale.<\/p>\n
The Inner Body Temperature Claim, Checked Against Its Sources<\/h2>\n
Alpilean’s page cited three studies for its central claim. Each one is real, and none of them shows what the page claimed.<\/p>\n
The first is a 2020 Stanford study in eLife. It found that average body temperature in the U.S. has fallen by about 0.03\u00b0C per birth decade since the 1800s.<\/p>\n
That study adjusted for weight. It described a population-wide shift over 157 years, not a difference between overweight and slim people, and it wasn’t published in 2025.<\/p>\n
The second is a Swiss population study from Lausanne. It found body temperature was positively associated with obesity markers in men and postmenopausal women, the opposite of the ad’s message.<\/p>\n
The third is a 2009 paper that proposed a hypothesis about temperature and weight. Its abstract ends: “If this hypothesis is validated, new therapeutic approaches may ensue.”<\/p>\n
A direct test already exists. An NIH study had people swallow temperature-sensing capsules and concluded that obesity “is not generally associated with a reduced core body temperature”.<\/p>\n
So the claim that slim people run warm and heavier people run cold isn’t supported, even by the sources the sales page chose itself.<\/p>\n
Does Ice Water or Pink Salt Burn Fat?<\/h2>\n
Not in any meaningful way. Cold water does make your body work a little to warm it, but the effect is tiny.<\/p>\n
A controlled study found that drinking room-temperature water didn’t raise energy use. Water chilled to 3\u00b0C produced a small 4.5% rise over an hour.<\/p>\n
The researchers concluded that their results “cast doubt on water as a thermogenic agent for the management of obesity”. A glass of ice water won’t melt fat overnight.<\/p>\n
Pink salt adds sodium. The FDA advises adults to keep sodium below 2,300 mg a day, about one teaspoon of salt, because higher intakes raise blood pressure risk.<\/p>\n
Any quick drop on the scale after a salty drink is more likely water shifting than fat loss. That’s especially true if the drink replaces a meal.<\/p>\n
Drinking water is fine, and swapping it for sugary drinks cuts calories. The problem is the promise that a timed glass, or a capsule, melts fat on its own.<\/p>\n
The supplement ingredients don’t fill the gap either. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements says there’s “little scientific evidence that weight-loss supplements work”.<\/p>\n
On the specific ingredients, its weight-loss supplement fact sheet<\/a> says African mango might help you lose a very small amount of weight, and fucoxanthin hasn’t been studied enough.<\/p>\n
On bitter orange, it warns: “Supplements with bitter orange can cause chest pain, anxiety, headache, muscle and bone pain, a faster heart rate, and higher blood pressure.”<\/p>\n
NCCIH, part of the NIH, says heart attacks and strokes “have been reported” after mostly multi-ingredient bitter orange products, and that “some herbs and medicines interact in harmful ways.”<\/p>\n
5 Second Water Hack Reviews: Why the Names Keep Changing<\/h2>\n
People searching for reviews of a 5 second water hack often find pages that sell rather than test. Some so-called reviews are paid placements labeled as promoted or brand content.<\/p>\n
The timed names are part of the pitch. A 5-second, 7-second or 60-second trick sounds effortless, and the number makes the claim feel precise.<\/p>\n
Our 7-second ice water hack report<\/a> covers a close variant that pushed supplements such as AquaSculpt.<\/p>\n
The same structure appears in reports we’ve published on related ads. Our pink salt trick report<\/a> checks the recipe ingredients one by one.<\/p>\n
Our Lipo Burn pink salt report<\/a> covers the version sold as a fat-burning recipe. A separate fake celebrity pink salt report<\/a> examines the Oprah and Yale claims.<\/p>\n
What links them is the ending. Each free kitchen trick turns into a paid product, and the product name can change from one ad to the next.<\/p>\n
That also explains why reviews are hard to find. When the product name changes often, complaints spread across many names, and each new name starts with a clean search history.<\/p>\n
Warning Signs in Salt and Ice Trick Ads<\/h2>\n
You don’t need to watch the whole video to spot these ads. Most of them share several of these traits within the first minute.<\/p>\n
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- A first and last name with a precise weight loss, but no city, job or verifiable detail.<\/li>\n
- A timed trick, such as 5 seconds, 7 seconds or 60 seconds, with no dieting.<\/li>\n
- A famous university or a TV show named as the source of a new discovery.<\/li>\n
- A recipe that is promised early but only revealed after a long story.<\/li>\n
- A switch from a kitchen ingredient to capsules sold in bundles.<\/li>\n
- Countdown timers or stock warnings on the order page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Two or three of these together are enough reason to close the page. Real weight-loss treatments don’t need a hidden recipe or an invented customer.<\/p>\n
How the Salt and Ice Trick Scam Works<\/h2>\n
The ads follow a predictable path from a free trick to a bulk order. Knowing the steps makes it easier to stop early.<\/p>\n
Step 1: A persona shares a dramatic result<\/h3>\n
The ad opens with a named woman, such as Elizabeth Harper, and a precise number like 27 pounds in 23 days. Precision makes an invented story feel measured.<\/p>\n
Step 2: A long video holds back the trick<\/h3>\n
The video promises a simple recipe but keeps delaying it. By the time it arrives, the viewer has heard a long story about struggle and discovery.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Borrowed science makes it sound proven<\/h3>\n
The pitch names a respected university and a new discovery. Alpilean’s page moved its Stanford date from December 2024 to February 2025, for a study published in 2020.<\/p>\n
Step 4: The trick becomes a supplement<\/h3>\n
The ice water or salt drink turns out to need a capsule to work. That’s the point where a free trick becomes a purchase.<\/p>\n
Step 5: Bundles raise the order size<\/h3>\n
Single bottles look expensive next to six-bottle deals with free bonuses and shipping. Most of the savings depend on buying months of product up front.<\/p>\n
Step 6: The refund depends on paperwork<\/h3>\n
Money-back promises usually require returning all bottles within a set window. If the page disappears, as Alpilean’s has, finding the right contact gets harder.<\/p>\n
Alpilean’s Official Website Is Gone<\/h2>\n
Alpilean’s sales page ran on alpilean.com through at least February 2025. The domain was registered anew in May 2025, and the same page stayed up until at least September 2025.<\/p>\n
By May 2026, an archived capture showed a registrar’s notice that alpilean.com had expired.<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\nToday alpilean.com shows a page saying the domain is for sale, and the domain uses parking nameservers.<\/p>\n
That matters if you see Alpilean advertised now. The old official site is gone, so a seller’s ingredients, pricing and refund terms can’t be compared with it.<\/p>\n
If an ad still uses the Alpine ice hack story, don’t follow it to checkout. Without the original seller, there’s no reliable way to know who is taking your payment.<\/p>\n
What to Do if You Have Fallen Victim to This Scam<\/h2>\n
If you bought a supplement after watching one of these ads, deal with your health first, then the payment.<\/p>\n
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- Stop taking the supplement.<\/strong> Show the bottle to your doctor or pharmacist, especially if you take blood pressure or heart medicine. Keep taking any prescribed treatment.<\/li>\n
- Call 911 for chest pain or fainting.<\/strong> Do the same for a racing heart that won’t settle, or sudden weakness, numbness or trouble speaking.<\/li>\n
- Find the charge.<\/strong> ClickBank orders show as CLKBANK*. Use Find My Order on ClickBank’s customer site<\/a> to request a refund, though older orders may be past its return period.<\/li>\n
- Return the bottles if the seller requires it.<\/strong> Use tracked shipping, keep the receipt, and save every email about the return.<\/li>\n
- Dispute the charge if the seller won’t respond.<\/strong> Card disputes often close after about 120 days and PayPal’s after 180, so act quickly and explain the misleading claims.<\/li>\n
- Check for repeat charges.<\/strong> Even with a one-time promise, review the next two statements for any new charge from the same descriptor.<\/li>\n
- Report the ad.<\/strong> File a complaint at ReportFraud.ftc.gov<\/a> and report the ad on the platform where you saw it.<\/li>\n
- Ignore recovery offers.<\/strong> Anyone promising to get your money back for an upfront fee is running a different scam.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Alpilean’s site was offline by May 2026, so its 90-day guarantee has ended for every order placed there. You can still ask ClickBank, but a refund is unlikely.<\/p>\n
If you want to lose weight safely, talk to a doctor or registered dietitian. They can help with options that have real evidence behind them.<\/p>\n
Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n
Is the Elizabeth Harper salt and ice trick real?<\/h3>\n
No. No record shows a real Elizabeth Harper. Her claimed 27 pounds in 23 days without dieting is four times the weekly loss the FTC flags as false.<\/p>\n
What is the Alpine ice hack?<\/h3>\n
It’s a viral weight-loss pitch built around drinking ice water. The videos often led to Alpilean, a supplement whose sales page claimed low inner body temperature causes weight gain.<\/p>\n
Is the Alpine ice hack a scam?<\/h3>\n
The hack is a marketing story. Its central science claim misrepresents the studies it cites, and an NIH study found no general link between obesity and low core temperature.<\/p>\n
Are there real 5 second water hack reviews?<\/h3>\n
Pages calling themselves reviews are often sales or sponsored content. Independent research on cold water shows only a small, short-lived rise in energy use.<\/p>\n
Does pink salt in ice water help you lose weight?<\/h3>\n
No. Pink salt adds sodium, and ice water burns very few extra calories. Any quick change on the scale is more likely water than fat.<\/p>\n
Can I still buy Alpilean from the official website?<\/h3>\n
No. The alpilean.com domain lapsed and now shows a for-sale page. Any page selling Alpilean now can’t be compared with the old official site.<\/p>\n
The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n
Don’t buy anything sold through the Elizabeth Harper salt and ice trick or the Alpine ice hack. The persona is unverified, and the science claims contradict their own sources.<\/p>\n
If you already paid, stop taking the supplement and show the bottle to your doctor or pharmacist. Then ask the payment processor or your card issuer for a refund today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Call 911 for chest pain or fainting.<\/strong> Do the same for a racing heart that won’t settle, or sudden weakness, numbness or trouble speaking.<\/li>\n
- Stop taking the supplement.<\/strong> Show the bottle to your doctor or pharmacist, especially if you take blood pressure or heart medicine. Keep taking any prescribed treatment.<\/li>\n