5 Best Fat Burning Creams for 2023: But Do They Even Work?

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My research project this week was to get answers to these 2 questions:

  • What are fat burning creams made of?
  • Are they effective or not?

So I analyzed over 20 topical creams marketed as fat-burning, anti-cellulite, workout enhancers, slimming, and sweat creams, and share the info I dug up on the most popular products.

In this review I’ll feature the 5 products that currently have the highest buyers’ ratings & owner satisfaction scores.

We’ll look at their ingredients and what they’re supposed to do — whether it’s to burn belly fat, smooth & tighten dimply cellulite skin, or increase your workout sweat.

And we’ll hear what the manufacturers & the buyers have to say about each of these products too.

Finally, I’ll also list some of the other fat burning cream products whose buyer ratings weren’t quite good enough to get them onto my Top 5 list – just so you’re aware of who they are.

 

Best Fat Burning Cream Top 5 in 2022

M3 Naturals Anti Cellulite

Sweet Sweat Workout Enhancer

TNT Pro Ignite Fat Burning Cream

RtopR Slimming Cream for Tummy

Hot Cream Cellulite Treatment

 

What’s next

Before I go into reviewing each product individually, let’s look at how their buyers have rated these creams and what they have to say about them.

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Science resources included

As is my custom here on heydayDo, I will provide links to all of the relevant sports science and medical resources, clinical studies, & nutritional data used in this article.

 

Fat Burning Cream buyer ratings & their comments

The ⭐ rating is calculated using all online reviews available at the time I wrote this article.

To read more buyer comments or check today’s price, click on the product name.

Sweet Sweat Workout Enhancer

4.690,000+ online reviews

“I love how its helped me reduce belly fat! And my endurance has increased greatly. I use it during gym and hiking workouts.” – CC

Sale
Sports Research Sweet Sweat 'Workout Enhancer' Gel...
  • SWEAT HARDER: Our Sweet Sweat cream is activated by your elevated heart...
  • EASY TO APPLY: Our Sweet Sweat workout gel's convenient roll-on stick...
  • SWEET SMELL: The clean and fresh scent of our Sweet Sweat workout enhancer...

Last update on 2025-02-12 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

 

M3 Naturals Anti Cellulite

4.3 60,000+ online reviews

“I definitely see a change on my thighs and upper arms where I applied the anti cellulite oil. Would definitely recommend to friends and family.” – WR

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Anti Cellulite Massage Oil for Massage Therapy -...
  • Holistic Massage Oil. A sensual massage oil specifically formulated to help...
  • Collagen and Stem Cell Infused Body Oil for Men and Women. Our anti...
  • Skin Tightening. Firm your skin with this body oil and rich antioxidants,...

Last update on 2025-02-12 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

 

Hot Cream Cellulite Treatment

4.170,000+ online reviews

“Excellent product to smear on belly and do some jogging. Lost a substantial amount of my subcutaneous belly fat while improving my stamina.” – S

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Hot Firming Lotion Sweat Enhancer - Skin...
  • Slim cream - Try our cellulite cream for stomach butt and thighs that...
  • Whipped body butter - Reach your goals faster through superior hydration...
  • Slimming gel - Unlock your best figure with our hot sweat cream and workout...

Last update on 2025-02-12 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

 

TNT Pro Ignite Fat Burning Cream

4.15,000+ online reviews

“Love this cream it really caused me to sweat more in my mid section while working out. I’ve been using it for a week and can see results. It doesn’t burn or tingle when applied which I was afraid of.” – AC

TNT PRO Ignite Sweat Gel - Natural Advanced...
  • Introducing our Sweat Cream Gel! Feel the heat as it boosts your body...
  • BRAND NEW & EASY: Now available in a convenient jar for ease of application...
  • YOU'RE GONNA FEEL IT: With a BRAND NEW heating agent infused into the...

Last update on 2025-02-12 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

 

RtopR Slimming Cream for Tummy

3.75,500+ online reviews

“I am enjoying using this product. I apply a small amount to my waist and midsection before each workout and cover it with my waist trimmer. It warms up with in seconds and I started to see results within a week.” – J99

Slimming Cream for Tummy, Abdomen, Belly and Waist...
  • ✔️EFFECTIVE SLIMMING CREAM - Our slimming cream is a fat burner for the...
  • ✔️CELLULITE REMOVAL CREAM - Not only will this slimming cream help you...
  • ✔️ALL BODY USE - Use this fat burning cream for your abdomen and...

Last update on 2025-02-12 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

 

Liv Pure Liver Detox & Liver Fat Burning Weight Loss Supplement

Fat burning cream product reviews

This section discusses each cream and what its intended purpose is, shares a little of what its manufacturer says about it, and lists its ingredients.

(% is a satisfaction rating showing percent of buyers who gave 5 & 4-star reviews.)

 

Sweet Sweat Workout Enhancer

4.6⭐  89%  –  90,000+ online reviews

Sweet Sweat Workout Enhancer

The highest-rated & biggest-selling sweat cream on the market, Sweet Sweat is popular among workout warriors for its superior ability to get you to sweat.

Coincidentally, Sports Research — the makers of Sweet Sweat — also make online’s best-selling collagen peptides powder.

 

What the manufacturer says:

  • 90-day guarantee or full refund
  • Improves your body’s heat-building ability
  • Aids against muscle fatigue and joint soreness

Ingredients

White Snow Petrolatum, Brazilian Carnauba Wax, Organic Coconut Oil, Acai Pulp Oil, Pomegranate Seed Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Virgin Camelina Oil, Squalane Oil, Aloe Vera Extract, Vitamin E, Fragrance

 

*Petrolatum – is the thing that causes the heat buildup and the increase in sweating. It does it by forming a barrier on your skin that keeps moisture from evaporating at the surface. (4)

*Natural – All of the other ingredients besides petrolatum & the fragrance are natural skin conditioners & anti-oxidants.

See reviews & price on Amazon

 

M3 Naturals Anti Cellulite

4.3  81%  –  60,000+ online reviews

M3 Naturals Anti Cellulite

This is the 2nd highest-rated massage oil on Amazon, largely because of its anti-cellulite and skin tightening properties.

Except for the fragrance in it, M3 Naturals Anti-cellulite oil is 100% natural and includes collagen, a protein that is a big part of skin’s structure.

 

What the manufacturer says:

  • Treats stretch marks
  • Helps break down fat cells by releasing fatty acids into the bloodstream
  • Has antioxidants that provide skin regenerating & tightening benefits

Ingredients

Grapeseed Oil*, Eucalyptus Oil, Lemon Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract*, Fragrance.

 

* grapeseed oil –  great source of vitamin E, which helps protect our cells from damaging free radicals. (2)

* Malus stem cells – Malus is the apple family. A couple of studies have shown apple stem cells to improve the effects of aging on our skin. (3)

See reviews & price on Amazon

 

Hot Cream Cellulite Treatment

4.1⭐  74%  –  70,000+ online reviews

Hot Cream Cellulite Treatment

Made mostly from natural sources like plant oils & extracts, this is a combo of a sweat cream & an anti-cellulite cream with skin conditioners thrown in the mix too.

 

What the manufacturer says:

* Their firming formula will prevent loose saggy skin as you lose weight & has “scar removal properties”.

* “Our formula ensures your body to burn fat while limiting cellulite & strengthening your skin.”

* They use fruit to boost collagen & calendula to decrease lines & wrinkles.

Ingredients

Here’s the ingredients list:

Honeydew Hot Cream Cellulite Treatment ingredients list- fat burning cream - heydayDO image

*Main ingredient is aloe vera – which provides many benefits for the skin, mostly along the soothing lines. (9)

*Meadowfoam seed oil – has shown in science research to help fatty acids (which can work on breaking down fat cells) penetrate animal skin, but not humans yet. (10)

*Capsicum annum – is red pepper, so there’s where at least some of the heat source the cream has comes from. (11)

See reviews & price on Amazon

TNT Pro Ignite Fat Burning Cream

4.1⭐  74%  –  5,000+ online reviews

TNT Pro Ignite Fat Burning Cream

TNT Ignite is also a workout enhancer product that’s designed to increase your body’s ability to sweat, especially during physical activities where you elevate your heart rate.

 

What the manufacturer says:

  • Opens pores & improves circulation
  • Speeds your workout warmup & recovery times
  • Provides therapeutic effects to sore muscles

Ingredients

White Snow Petrolatum*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil (Camelina), Tocopherol, Hellanthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Fragrance, Glyceryl Caprylate*, Glyceryl Undercylenate*

 

* Petrolatum – as main ingredient causes the heat buildup, again by creating a barrier on the skin. (5)

* Glyceryl Caprylate – used in lotions as an emulsifier, which means it helps blend oil & water together better. (6)

* Glyceryl Undercylenate – also an emulsifier, it’s used in over a hundred common cosmetic products and is considered safe. (7)

See reviews & price on Amazon

 

RtopR Slimming Cream for Tummy

3.7⭐  63%  –  5.000+ online reviews

RtopR Slimming Cream for Tummy

The manufacturer claims it’s a “slimming cream (&) a fat burner for the tummy and waist. It works by heating up where you apply it to make it easier to sweat for weight loss.”

This is the lowest-rated product of the big sellers in the fat burning cream category.

 

What the manufacturer says:

* It “uses natural ingredients such as mango and ginger extract as well as centella”.

* Says its a cellulite removal cream too, perhaps due to the centella. (see below)

* Says it will help you lose weight.

Ingredients

Ingredients are not supplied by the manufacturer — never a good sign — with no website or provided way to contact.

No gold star from me for that one.

The product photos supplied to Amazon –the only place they sell this — don’t show the ingredients list like most health products…they lose a point for that one too.

The ingredients they do provide are mango, ginger, & centella* – presumably as extracts.

 

* centella – also known as Gotu Kola, it has a long history of use in Chinese & Indian herbal medicine, where its been used to repair skin among other things. (8)

See reviews & price on Amazon

 

LeanBiome Weight Loss Supplement

Fat burning creams outside the top 5

Elaimai Slim Cream 2 pack  4.174%
Elaimai Slim Cream 2 pack

Hot Vita Hot Gel – Sweat Cream  4.071%
Hot Vita Hot Gel – Sweat Cream 

Eveline Slim Extreme Cream 3d  4.071%
Eveline Slim Extreme Cream 3d
Alivr Hot Cream (2 Pack)  3.967%
Alivr Hot Cream 2-Pack

 

Fat-burning & slimming cream FAQ

Here are answers to a few of the commonly asked questions regarding fat burners, fat-burning creams, & belly fat products.

Do fat burning creams work?

Fat burning creams are not effective at what they claim they can do: burning fat. Most of these products form a barrier on your skin which causes you to sweat, & thus lose water weight temporarily.

What is the best belly fat burning cream?

The top 5 selling fat burning creams on the market these days are: Sweet Sweat, M3 Naturals Cellulite Oil, TNT Pro Ignite Body Slimming Cream, and RTopR Slimming Cream.

What is the best fat burning substance?

No product has proven in legitimate medical research to burn fat for everyone who takes it. A few supplements have helped weight loss in some people: caffeine, 5-HTP, protein powder, & synephrine.

 

Do slimming creams really work?

Many fat-burning creams work as far as making you sweat goes, because you sweating will cause a temporary loss of water weight. (12)

Slimming creams do not get rid of belly fat however. Our bodies simply don’t work that way.

I explain this in more detail in my article on Albolene For Weight Loss that you can check out here on heydayDo.

 

What are the best fat burners?

The best fat burners as proven by sports science & nutrition research are:

 

What is the best product for belly fat?

A pair of adjustable dumbbells and an indestructible portable cardio machine put to use several days per week is a formidable ally in the war against belly fat.

 

Wrapping Up

I hope that my article & product review on the best fat burning creams, sweat creams, & anti-cellulite creams is useful to you, and I wish you well on your fitness journey.

-greg

 

About The Author

heydayDo author Greg Simon

Hi, I’m Greg Simon. Fitness training & nutrition researching since 1982. ISSN (International Society of Sports Nutrition) Pro Member. MBA, B.Sc.

Author. Surfer. Organic food grower. Congenital heart disease survivor (so far).

heydayDo.com is my wellness blog that’s about encouraging a healthy lifestyle as we age. 

I share my fitness training experience as well as the sports science research I’ve done on the many benefits strength building, exercise, & good eating habits offer us. 

I also write review articles after product testing home gym equipment & fitness supplements.

My hope is that you’ll find useful or encouraging information here on my website that will benefit your unique fitness journey.

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