Abra Products Reviewed :

Daytime Defense Cream

Age Resistance Cream

Abra Therepeutics is best known for their bath salts and body lotions. However, like many other such companies, they have recently expanded their line to include skin care products. These products are all-natural, and consist primarily of herbal extracts, oils and concentrates. Abra has a full line of skin care, though often one can only find the creams and cleansers at the store. They make a lot of skin serums that I can't find anywhere. Their products are available in health food stores and high-end grocery stores like Wild Oats and Whole Foods. Their web site is www.abratherapeutics.com.

Size	2 oz	Price	$16.99	Where	Whole Foods
Ingredients:
Green tea infusion, aloe vera, coconut oil, apricot kernel oil, camelia oil, vegetable emulsifying wax, vegetable glycerin, extracts of grape seed, burdock, comfrey, dandelion, ginko and rose hips, retinyl palmitate (vit. A), ascorbyl palmitate (vit. C), alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit. E), essential oils of grapefruit, lemongrass, juniper and boswellia olibanum, sodium PCA, allantoin, soy lecithin, chlorophyllin, methylparaben, propylparaben.

This is a nice cream-lotion that smells wonderfully of its ingredients. It sinks in quickly and leaves the skin feeling as though you hadn't put anything on it. It left my skin feeling fresh all day, but not greasy or dried out. Because of its well-balanced formulation, I could use both on my dry cheeks and my oily T-zone without a problem. Recent studies have shown the importance of green tea to helping your skin defend against sun damage, so this is a product I'm happy to use. The price is more than right as well. If this cream were offered by other lines, they would be charging $40-$50 dollars for it. Which makes this a Mantastic! bargain.

Ra(n)tings

Effectiveness	Pleasure of Use	Value	Overall
4.0	4.0	4.0	3.0

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Age Resistance Cream
author: Niall | date: 09/02

Size	2 oz	Price	$19.99	Where	Whole Foods
Ingredients:
Purified water, apricot kernel oil, vegetable emulsifying wax, oat beta glucan, retinyl palmitate (vit. A), beta carotene, ascorbyl palmitate (vit. C), alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit. E), sea algae extract, shea butter, squalane (from olives), vegetable glycerin, borage oil, wheat germ oil, bulgarian rosewater, aloe vera gel, milk thistle extract, white willow bark extract, essential oils of neroli, chamomile, daucus carota (wild carrot), and lavender, superoxide dismutase, methylparaben and propylparaben

This cream is significantly richer than the Daytime Defense Cream. I use it as a night cream. It has a wonderful aroma, and a great list of ingredients. The Vitamin A is prominent in this formulation, though it never causes me any irritation. This is one of those creams that if you put it on at night and look in the mirror in the morning, you will see very visible results after only one application. This cream left my face with a completely even and refreshed complexion the next morning. Additionally, my skin was perfectly hydrated as well. It has the effects of creams that will cost you over $100 in other skin care lines, so at this price it is a must-have. Use with Mantastic! confidence.

Ra(n)tings

Effectiveness	Pleasure of Use	Value	Overall
4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0

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