Egyptian Magic Skin Cream
Average Retail $29.95  for 4 oz

Manufacturer's Overview:

Egyptian Magic is a skin care cream with legendary healing powers due to its unique blend of all natural ingredients derived only from living plants and organisms.   Egyptian Magic has been on the market for 25 years and has grown through word of mouth into one of the most popular and widely endorsed creams in the world. This is a totally natural cream is made only of: olive oil, bees wax, honey from the Amish country in Pennsylvania, bee pollen, royal jelly, and bee propolis which aids in skin healing. It is manufactured in the US. Egyptian Magic probably has garnered more kudos in the fashion press than any comparable product in the world. From Japan to Australia to Europe and the US, the Fashion Press agrees that Egyptian Magic is a "must-have" beauty and skin care product. It improves your complexion, heals scars, relieves many skin ailments, leaves your hair with a lustrous sheen, and more.

Retailer's Overview:

"FANTASTIC skin cream -- you can use it just about everywhere on your body. Truly softens and moisturizes skin and helps blemishes to heal due to the bee propolis which mends the bee hives.  Perfect to use on children, too. For those of you who know me and my products, you know that I only sell products in which I believe and and personally use. I have been a user of Egyptian Magic Skin Cream for over 10 years. The product may be used almost anywhere on your body with amazing results:  It heals dry skin, improves skin tone as it hydrates without clogging pores, improves eyebrows (just rub this cream on your eyebrows - fabulous!), moisturizes finger nails and toe nails, knees, elbows, and even your hair.  Take just a tad -- a drop the size of a 1/2 pea -- and rub between your hands to emulsify and then run your hands through your hair to add sheen and condition your hair. I have used Egyptian Magic Skin Cream on scars and athlete's foot with amazing success.   It is the first jar of cream I reach for when something is wrong with my skin. I used it on my son as a child ... simply the best jar of skin cream there is, bar none!"  eCrater's Lady Kingle

Spa Index Review:

___ 2010

We recently took note of Egyptian Magic Skin Cream when we noted in a variety of celebrity interviews that this was product they would not leave home without.  We don't race out to buy beauty products simply because they are endorsed by celebrities.  Honestly, we don't care an actress' favorite lip balm.  We'd rather know a lifeguard's favorite lip balm.  We did find it interesting that in so many "man on the street" and "celebrities on the red carpet" interviews, this product was name-dropped without paid endorsements.  Male and female, young and old, so many mentioned keeping a jar of this cream at home, in the car, at gyms, in luggage -- everywhere really -- that we knew we had to find a sample and try the product.

Scent:   In various online reviews and forums, we found it interesting that so many remark on the scent, and they seem to be polarized. Either they find the scent non-existent or they find it "vaguely chemical" and "a little unpleasant."  We think the cream smells very slightly like one of its major ingredients:  Honey.   Not overtly scented, and, even that slight honey scent dissipates very quickly for essentially a fragrance-free cream.  We dislike the scent of the well-known tinned bag-balm iintently, and we feel this product has no similar unpleasant scent.

Texture:  The solid cream in the jar is similar to the well-known bag balm although not as densely yellow or as slick.  In fact, the photograph at right appears more yellow than the jar we purchased, but this is likely the result of bee pollen properties. The color will reflect whatever the bees were eating that day, as noted under "ingredients", below. Where it primarily differs from bag-balm is that this is a non-petroleum product.  Petroleum Jelly just moves around on the skin and leaves a slimy barrier, while Egyptian Magic is a solid olive-oil base which melts when applied to body heat.

After picking up a fingerful of the product and rubbing it between your warm palms, it quickly emulsifies into a slick oil, but not sticky or loose.  This oil absorbed very quickly -- so thoroughly and quickly that we had to reach for additional fingerfuls very quickly, instead of finding a tissue to wipe off the excess, as typically happens.   Egyptian Magic reminds us of a solid version of olive-oil based Squalane which absorbs into the skin very quickly, as well.  We didn't feel "greasy" as we do with many oil-based products.

Absorption:  Fast and efficient. While there was a slight sheen on our skin after emulsifying and rubbing it in, it absorbed very quickly without leaving a greasy feeling or appearance.  We didn't feel as if we'd transfer any to sheets or clothing and within minutes we felt the product had evaporated but our skin was tender and moist.  Very touchable.

Personal Results:  

Rosacea -   *pending*

Acne Scarring -  *pending*

Skin Eruptions -  *pending*

Dry Skin -  *pending*

Dry / Peeling Lips - *pending*

Cracked Heels -  *pending*

Cuticles - *pending*

Hair - *pending*

Ingredient Discussion: 

Olive oil:
The fruit oil extracted from tree olives. It moisturizes and cleanses the skin.  Proponents of "oil cleansing methods" indicate cleansing and moisturizing with olive oil results in fewer blackheads, softer skin, and less acne based on the theory that soap and cleansing products with surfactants strip the skin of its natural oils, causing the skin to compensate by over-producing oil, leading to the formation of pimples. By using oils with cleansing properties on the skin to remove dirt and moisturize, the natural oils which protect the skin remain intact.  Olive oil is thought to have a skin-brightening properties which aid in reducing the appearance of fresh or newly formed scars.

Beeswax: 
The wax of a bee honeycomb is actually white. It becomes progressively more yellow when pollen oils and propolis are incorporated. This waxy component provides moisture and allows oil and water to blend (emulsify).

Honey: 
Food made by bees for bees, also consumed by humans. In cosmetics, used as a coloring and an emollient, natural preservative and anti-septic. Some studies suggest that topical use of honey may reduce odors, swelling, and scarring when used to treat wounds.

Bee pollen:
The primary food source for most honey bees and their larvae. It is comprised of honey and pollens gathered by worker bees, and thus the components can vary wildly depending upon the strain of the bee and the botanicals from which they collect the pollens.  Bee pollen contains trace amounts of minerals and vitamins and is very high in protein and carbohydrates.

Royal jelly: 
Secretion from the throat glands of the honeybee workers that is fed to the larvae in a colony and to all queen larvae. There is preliminary evidence that it may have some anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, and antibiotic effects. It contains many trace minerals, some enzymes, antibacterial and antibiotic components, and trace amounts of vitamin C.

Bee propolis: 
A resin mixture bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, and other botanical sources. Bees use propolis to reinforce the structural stability of the hive, to prevent diseases and parasites from entering the hive, and to inhibit bacterial growth.  In cosmetic uses, propolis may show powerful local antibiotic and antifungal properties. Some studies show it is effective in treating skin burns.

Divine Love:
If you've read the charming but rambling text on a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Soap, you'll recognize the same style on a jar of Egyptian Magic. You won't get any bible quotations from us or discussions about whether Egyptian Magic has the ability and sufficient quantities to include Divine Love in its product, but let's just say "It can't hurt."

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