Review: Crabtree & Evelyn Hydrating Aloe Vera Body Lotion

A long time ago, my mom bought this lotion for me. She told me that it would one day come into great use.

Thus, when I saw it sitting there just a while ago, I thought, why not? Why not give it a go?

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FTC: I received this product as a gift from my mother. I am not compensated for this review.

Ingredients + Functions (according to CosDNA):

Ingredient	Function	UV	Acne	Irritant	Safety
Water	Solvent
Glycerin	Solvent Moisturizer		0	0
Fragrance	Fragrance
C12-15 alkyl benzoate	Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Sweet Almond Oil
Avena sativa	Anti-allergic
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Dimethicone			1	0
Cetearyl Glucoside	Moisturizer Emulsifier
Polyacrylamide	Antistatic
Laureth-7	Surfactant Emulsifier
Caprylyl Glycol	Moisturizer Emollient
Panthenol	Moisturizer		0	0
Allantoin	Anti-inflammatory Anti-allergic		0	0
Squalane	Antistatic Moisturizer Antioxidant Emollient		1	0
Oleth-10	Emulsifier		2	1
Tocopheryl Acetate	Moisturizer		0	0
Bisabolol	Anti-inflammatory
Tropolone
C13-14 Isoparaffin	Solvent Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
Benzophenone-3	Sunscreen		0	0
Disodium EDTA
Sodium Hydroxide	pH Adjusters			5
Citric Acid	pH Adjusters
BHT	Preservative
Hexyl Cinnamal	Fragrance
Limonene	Solvent Fragrance
Butylphenyl Methylpropional	Fragrance
Linalool	Fragrance
Benzyl salicylate	Sunscreen
Citronellol	Fragrance
Citral	Fragrance
Oakmoss	Fragrance
Geraniol	Fragrance
Prunus Amygdalus	no matched results
Cetearyl Glycol	no matched results

Pros:

• Extremely hydrating
• Absorbed almost immediately into my skin
• Smelled really nice, relaxing, smoothing
• Did not make my skin break out into a rash

Cons:

• Potential allergies to fragrances for people with especially sensitive/sensitized skin
• Price ($48 for 16 oz)

Bottom line, although this is a nice product, I don't think that it's extremely remarkable as a high-end lotion. The Olay Quench Firming Body Lotion is so far my favorite, and it is more affordable as well ($9 for 13.5 oz). And that lotion has anti-aging properties with its high concentrations of niacinamide. Bottom line, although I like this Crabtree & Evelyn product, I won't be purchasing a full-sized version of this product.