Review: Weleda Body Lotions

  

Weleda is a high-end, natural, organics-based company that specializes in skincare, oral care, hair care, and other products. I was fortunate enough to receive some samples of body lotion from this company from a store. I have used the two scents of lotions I received, Sea Buckthorn and Pomegranate Regenerating, for a few days, and decided to do a review on it.

According to the official website, here are the ingredients for the two products:

Sea Buckthorn Lotion:

Ingredients (INCI)
Water (Aqua), Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycerin, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Oil, Fragrance (Parfum)*, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Malva Sylvestris (Mallow) Extract, Xanthan Gum, Tapioca Starch, Cetearyl Alcohol, Limonene*, Linalool*, Citronellol*, Benzyl Benzoate*, Benzyl Salicylate*, Geraniol*, Citral*, Farnesol*.
* from natural essential oils

Pomegranate Regenerating Lotion:

Ingredients (INCI)
Water (Aqua), Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Alcohol, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cetearyl Alcohol, Fragrance (Parfum)*, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Panicum Miliaceum (Millet) Seed Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Limonene*, Linalool*, Citronellol*, Benzyl Benzoate*, Benzyl Salicylate*, Geraniol*, Citral*, Coumarin*, Farnesol*.
* from natural essential oils



So, here you go!

Sea buckthorn body lotion:
Pros:
-Easy to apply
-Easily blends into skin and absorbs into skin
-Smells really nice, kind of a sweet yet "sea-like" smell
-Has lots of organic material (is 97% organic, according to the website)

Cons:
-Really drying for the skin; it somehow dried out my skin rather than hydrated it
-Cost: Is $16.50 for 6.8 fl oz

Pomegranate regenerating body lotion:
Pros:
-Has lots of organic material (83% organic)

Cons:
-Leaves a white cast
-Is really hard to blend in
-Feels tacky - e.g. doesn't sink into skin
-Doesn't hydrate the skin; is drying
-Has a plastic-like smell
-Cost: is $16.50 for 6.8 fl oz


I've got to say overall they really resemble, in terms of the intensity of scent, dryness, and overall feeling, these lotions really resemble the one by GUD brand (for my review on it, click here). If one really wanted a lotion with this kind of feeling, I would recommend the GUD lotion over this one because of the price factor (GUD is $7 for 8 fl oz, whereas Weleda is $16.50 for 6.8 fl oz). Overall, I definitely liked the Sea Buckthorn lotion a lot more than the Pomegranate Regenerating lotion. I think the sea buckthorn lotion would be good for someone who was looking for an organic product and had more oily skin. However, as of now, I don't think I would recommend the pomegranate regenerating lotion for someone with my skin type (face = combination, body = normal-dry).

So there ya go! Another skincare lotion review.

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