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[Immortalis]

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Please further the discussion here .

I see they are selling on Amazon too http://www.amazon.co...=A2F5LVGJCM6YIF

Edited by Immortalis, 25 July 2012 - 06:46 PM.

[Telo]

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Please further the discussion here .

I see they are selling on Amazon too http://www.amazon.co...=A2F5LVGJCM6YIF

I wanted to try some Cycloastragenol and thought Crackaging had a tempting price. I was a bit sceptical because I hadn't seen too many reports from people having tried them.
They e-mailed me a Report of Analysis (Intertek) that seemed OK. It said Astraglaxo and not Crackaging on it so my guess is that Astraglaxo is the manufacturer and Crackaging is the brand name.
So I decided to order 3 bottles from Amazon.com.

In just over a week I received a EMS package from china. It was well packed in a cardboard box.

I've been taking this for just over 3 weeks now (started with 10 mg/day and now I'm taking 20mg) and judging from my personal subjective experience it seems to be the real deal.
The changes in my sleep are very similar to what the TA-65 users have reported. It's such a dramatic change with the "vivid dreams" and the deep, effective sleep that I REALLY doubt that it could be placebo-effect. Plus my running already seems to have improved. So, personally I think it's really Cycloastragenol like it says on the bottle.

That being said... if money wasn't an issue I'd probably take TA-65 instead simply because it's a more extensively tested product.

[Immortalis]

I've deciced to dedicate a whole topic on these companies. For a brief insight please see http://www.longecity...719#entry525719



Please further the discussion here .

I see they are selling on Amazon too http://www.amazon.co...=A2F5LVGJCM6YIF

I wanted to try some Cycloastragenol and thought Crackaging had a tempting price. I was a bit sceptical because I hadn't seen too many reports from people having tried them.
They e-mailed me a Report of Analysis (Intertek) that seemed OK. It said Astraglaxo and not Crackaging on it so my guess is that Astraglaxo is the manufacturer and Crackaging is the brand name.
So I decided to order 3 bottles from Amazon.com.

In just over a week I received a EMS package from china. It was well packed in a cardboard box.

I've been taking this for just over 3 weeks now (started with 10 mg/day and now I'm taking 20mg) and judging from my personal subjective experience it seems to be the real deal.
The changes in my sleep are very similar to what the TA-65 users have reported. It's such a dramatic change with the "vivid dreams" and the deep, effective sleep that I REALLY doubt that it could be placebo-effect. Plus my running already seems to have improved. So, personally I think it's really Cycloastragenol like it says on the bottle.

That being said... if money wasn't an issue I'd probably take TA-65 instead simply because it's a more extensively tested product.

The CoA from Intertek was for Astraglaxo? Have you seen one for Crackaging?

[Telo]

I've deciced to dedicate a whole topic on these companies. For a brief insight please see http://www.longecity...719#entry525719



Please further the discussion here .

I see they are selling on Amazon too http://www.amazon.co...=A2F5LVGJCM6YIF

I wanted to try some Cycloastragenol and thought Crackaging had a tempting price. I was a bit sceptical because I hadn't seen too many reports from people having tried them.
They e-mailed me a Report of Analysis (Intertek) that seemed OK. It said Astraglaxo and not Crackaging on it so my guess is that Astraglaxo is the manufacturer and Crackaging is the brand name.
So I decided to order 3 bottles from Amazon.com.

In just over a week I received a EMS package from china. It was well packed in a cardboard box.

I've been taking this for just over 3 weeks now (started with 10 mg/day and now I'm taking 20mg) and judging from my personal subjective experience it seems to be the real deal.
The changes in my sleep are very similar to what the TA-65 users have reported. It's such a dramatic change with the "vivid dreams" and the deep, effective sleep that I REALLY doubt that it could be placebo-effect. Plus my running already seems to have improved. So, personally I think it's really Cycloastragenol like it says on the bottle.

That being said... if money wasn't an issue I'd probably take TA-65 instead simply because it's a more extensively tested product.

The CoA from Intertek was for Astraglaxo? Have you seen one for Crackaging?

CrackAging was not mentioned in this Report of Analysis. (personally I have only seen this one.)
Since my understanding already was that CrackAging and Astraglaxo are closely related I didn't worry too much over this.However, they could maybe benefit from improving their transparancy towards their consumers a little bit.

I wonder why crackaging make you ask for these documents via e-mail and don't make them clickable directly on their website (like Terraternal and Supersmart.com?
My experience so far with the CrackAging Cycloastragenol is promising but, to me, Terraternal still seems more trustworthy as a company.
I don't know where I'll get my next batch, maybe I'll try Terraternal and compare the two.

[SearchingForAnswers]

Telo,

 

Did you ever do your comparison?

[Telo]

Telo,

 

Did you ever do your comparison?

 

Sorry. I didn't see your question until now.

 

My own subjective experience has been that Crackaging caused more vivid dreams than Terraternal. My ranking based on these very unscientific criteria (dreams):

 

1  TA-65

2  Crackaging

3  Terraternal

 

I tried TA-65 for a couple of months. Maybe it has better bioavailability, I don't know...

Anyway, you might get different results. Don't trust my opinion -it's your money

[SearchingForAnswers]

I ordered the CAW Cycloastrogenol. It should be here any day. The buffering makes sense to me; hopefully it's not fake.

 

Ordered through Amazon.

[zorba990]

I ordered this as well http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1
CAW Hypersorption Cycloastragenol | 25Mg 30Enteric-coated Capsules
Sale: $139.99 Free Shipping for Prime Members

[Telo]

I ordered this as well http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1
CAW Hypersorption Cycloastragenol | 25Mg 30Enteric-coated Capsules
Sale: $139.99 Free Shipping for Prime Members

 

Interesting

99.5 % purity.

If it's true that they have improved absorption /bioavailability, it might be worth trying.

 

They also have the Nano version

 http://www.amazon.co...cycloastragenol

[zorba990]

Thanks, I missed the nano version. Swanson is getting in on this as well

http://www.swansonvi...ula-90-veg-caps

I ordered this as well http://www.amazon.co...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1
CAW Hypersorption Cycloastragenol | 25Mg 30Enteric-coated Capsules
Sale: $139.99 Free Shipping for Prime Members

Interesting
99.5 % purity.
If it's true that they have improved absorption /bioavailability, it might be worth trying.

They also have the Nano version
http://www.amazon.co...cycloastragenol