• Le Mer® ---- $90 USD (less than 1 oz.)
• Re Vive® ---- $120 USD (2 oz.)
• Natura Bisse® ---- $300 USD (1.7 oz.)
• Estee Lauder's Re Nutriv® ---- $250 USD (1.7 oz.)
• Estee Lauder's Deminish® ---- $90 USD (less than 1 oz.)
• ... you get the jist *

The claims made by the cosmetic companies who make these products are not without merit. Many companies who use the right combinations or Retinol, vitis vinifera, aloe vera extract and/or malpighia glabra will end up with a finished product that IS capable in producing dramatic results in a great many individuals. But really ... at over $50 per ounce?

Up to this point (June, 2003), we have avoided anti-wrinkle-type cremes for the simple reason that the marketing milieu surrounding these kind of products runs counter to the orientation at Alpha Omega Labs -- where cost containment is one of the founding principles of our company. By contrast, many health and beauty aids are sold by the guiding principle that if a product isn't priced high enough, women will automatically think that it's cheap or ineffective -- as if skin care products were ruled by a metaphysical law conferring strict quantitative relationship to the common adage, "You get what you pay for."

Nonsense ---- using that logic, we should have been charging $1,000 per container for Cansema Salve right from our beginning.

After remaining on the side lines for many years in this area, we finally decided to carry a relatively new topical called Raiza Creme --- (in part, derived from a formula that has been used, with widely reported success, in Spain for many years). One of our own distributors in the field first reported that his wife couldn't help but remark how different he looked after having used Raiza Cream himself for just three weeks. On further examination, we found that the company that makes Raiza Creme is awash in testimonials from "beta testers" who have reported satisfaction (see column at right) in using Raiza Creme in connection with:

• Wrinkles caused from aging
• Liver (age) spots (which users report as beginning to vanish in the first week) ... and ...
• Eczema & psoriasis (for which we carry other "traditionals" with a high level of reported success -- but that's another issue)

Subsequent to learning about Raiza Creme from our distributor, we had several of our Alpha Omega staffers try the product -- and all experienced similar results.

We are proud to add this product to our line.

Take a look ... you'll be amazed. **

While Raiza Creme shares ingredients with some of the expensive cremes, it doesn't share their exorbitant prices --- and it does the job even if they don't!

Vitamin E: This is in all the expensive cremes.
Malpighia Glabra: An herb used for depression, rich in Vitamin C.
Aloe Vera: Contains enzymes, polysaccharides and skin nutrients which exhibit antibacterial and antifungal action. It also has a natural sunscreen effect.
Papaver Rhoeas: Acts as an emollient and a soothing agent.
Vitis Vinifera: Contains vitamins and minerals that nourish the skin. It is found in the high priced cremes (over $200 / oz.)
Bovine Placenta Extracted Collagen: Studies confirm its value as a skin care additive.
Panthenol: Stimulates cellular proliferation and definitely aids in tissue repair. Studies indicate that, when topically applied, panthenol penetrates the skin and is converted into pantothenic acid, a B complex vitamin. This action can influence the skin's natural resources of pantothenic acid.
Methylparaben: Colorless, odorless. Active against yeast/fungi.
Propylparaben: A totally inert preservative.
Green Tea: Laboratory studies show it is rich in Vitamin E & C and contains a powerful antioxidant, catechin, believed to help control aging.
Retinol: It pure and active Vitamin A. Another well known synthetic form of Vitamin A is Tretinoin, better known as Retin-A®. Vitamin A is one of the few substances with a small enough molecular structure to penetrate the outer layers of the skin and work to repair the lower layers of the skin where collagen and elastin reside. This allows it to repair and stimulate collagen and elastin, creating firmer, smoother skin.
Safflower Oil; Almond Oil.