Review: Egyptian Magic - A Magical Cream?

I had seen Egyptian Magic in a few magazines before chosen by celebrities as their secret weapon or whatever. So when I saw a 4oz + 2oz for 30 value pack at my Costco, I got a little bit excited...

It's normally really expensive.

People usually rave on about this as the most multi-use cure-all cream on the market. "It gets rid of dark spots, acne, hair frizz, scars, wrinkles, etc." The ingredients looked good to me, but honestly nothing that would fix all of these problems. I did want to try it out for myself however.

The consistency of the product is basically a balm, not a cream whatsoever. It's like a thick oil that when heated up in your hands is a bit like melted beeswax and olive oil (because it is). When applied to the face, it is the definition of greasy. If you don't like anything heavy feeling on your face, this is not for you (as a skin cream at least).

The ingredients are really good and basic, totally nasty free. Olive oil has antioxidants, beeswax retains moisture in the skin (doesn't add - which is why Burt's Bees lip balm dries my lips out in the winter), Honey is moisturizing and antibacterial, and Royal Jelly and Propolis are supposed to be these radiance boosting, acne fighting ingredients, although I can't say for sure.

The stuff does have many uses. You can put it in your hair to fight frizz (it does actually work for that), although if you put too much, you'll look like a grease-ball. You can use it on dry patches of the body, the lips at night, on hands, and on your face. I would use it over real moisturizer, though, because it doesn't actually work too much on its own but locks in moisture very well. If I just use this on my face alone, my skin starts to get pretty dehydrated. It also works really well at making eyelashes look nice and healthy.

Another use I've found for it as of late has been as a cleansing balm. I warm a generous blob of it in my hands and massage it all over my face and neck. I then use a warm muslin cloth to get off all my makeup. It works decently as a cleanser (I wouldn't buy it specifically to be a cleanser, though) when you're out of your other stuff, and it doesn't dry the skin out like some cleansers do. That being said, it doesn't wash off as nicely as the Eve Lom cleanser would.

As far as miraculous goes, I wouldn't say any miracles occurred. It's a really nice multi-purpose oil, but it doesn't solve every skincare problem that anyone's ever had in the world. I'd say get this if you want something multipurpose to keep around the house, if you want a good hair defrizzer, maybe something to sooth irritation, or when you run out of your makeup remover, and you find this at a discount. But if you want to solve a targeted problem, or get a moisturizer, just get a skincare item that does just that, and spend less money.