Alba Botanica Intense Hydration Body Oil, with Kukui Nut and Viamin E, 8.5 Oz (Packaging May Vary)

Very lovely moisturizer for summer!
I ordered this because I ran out of my usual lavender almond oil and because it is now height of summer and I have been spending a lot of time outside in the pool and sun tanning, I wanted something more tropical and a little more kick for soothing my sunned skin. A lot of sun products seem to contain Kukui oil… not sure why other than it is a tropical ingredient? I had purchased an after sun lotion on a trip t Florida a number of years ago from the stand by the hotel pool, after I got a sunburn on my first day 🙁 I really loved the fragrance although I have had to stop using this lotion because as nice as it smells it always seems to flare up my eczema very badly. Anyway, this led me to search for other products that may have the same ingredients that give the lotion its distinctly tropical scent and being that the bottle says kukui oil I was like…word- when I found this.This doesn’t really smell like the lotion but it does smell really good and in fact smells exactly like my Maui Babe Browning Lotion- which ALSO contains kukui oil. Now I know. The best way I can describe it.. (and I am NOT sure how “baby oil” is interpreted from the smell of this oil) is instant coffee. I always feel like I smell like Folgers instant coffee crystals after I have used my browning lotion and sometimes question if that is what the brown tint is in the formula lolol apparently the scent is from the kukui oil.It smells, to me, very tropical. Like a coconutty coffee concoction. The oil is a little thicker than my lavender oil which is perfect because I needed something stronger for being in my pool and stuff. It goes on nicely, smells great with a very light scent that is not strong or perfumy. A little goes a long way and the bottle arrived extra super wrapped with a protective film over the lid to prevent accidental spillage or leakage in shipping which I appreciated.It leaves my skin very soft and smooth. Because I have been spending so much time out in the heat, sun, humidity, sweating, wearing bug spray and sunscreen and sitting in chlorinated water and being perpetually wet from the hose and stuff my eczema is doing its usual beginning of summer weather reaction to all this and I flared up like crazy all over my thighs and arms last week. It is getting under control now but feel like this oil did NOT irritate my flare up at all and actually soothed it so that is a huge bonus. Straight coconut oil is my go-to normally but it was getting too greasy so now I have this.

Very nice
I initially got this product to use as a moisturizing body oil. However when I looked up the benefits of it I started using it on my face. I have dry acne prone skin at the ripe age of 54….this stuff is amazing! When I first used it I felt that it would be too greasy or heavy to use as a moisturizer, but my skin loved it sucked it in and I lost that familiar itchy tightness I get after washing. I wait just a minute and it is fully absorbed and my skin looks nourished. To make things even better I do not seem to break out as much which was a concern with using an oil like this for my face. I use it every morning before I put my makeup on and every evening before bed. I am really loving not having the tightness of dry freshly washed skin. The bottle is an ok size, if I use it ONLY for my face it will last a while. If I use it on my body I cannot imagine it would be long lasting. The scent is pleasant almost non existent, at least I do not smell it for longer than a fleeting second. For a body oil i would prefer a stronger scent, but for my face perfect. I would definitely recommend this oil, hoping with time it might help with wrinkles but as of now I am grateful for the moisturizing.

Awesome
Love this oil! I use it after showering and it moisturizes so well! Smells great too!

Great primer to body moisturizer
After I shower, I always do my face skincare prior to putting moisturizer all over my body. So, I was looking for a body oil to apply right after my shower, so my body felt at least a little moisturized during the 10-15 minutes I was doing skincare.For reference, the skin all over my body is on the slightly drier side and I have very mild eczema. I use a few drops for each section of my body while my skin is still damp. I find it smooths over pretty easily, but I’m still conscious to not rub or tug too hard. I then put on a soft robe on which helps the oil to soak in and trap moisture into my skin while I do other things until I can put on body lotion. Overall, I do feel like this does a great job at making my skin feel softer and more hydrated, especially now that the colder months are here.There are only 2 things I don’t like about this product:1) the scent is more like cocoa butter which I don’t like and usually avoid in products. I guess I was hoping for a more coconut/tropical scent.2) I feel like this may have caused me to breakout just a little bit—like a pimple here or there on my back or arms. After I apply my lotion, I feel to need to apply a body acne spray. I’m going to try using slightly lesser oil going forward to alleviate the problem as well.

I’ve been looking for a great body oil for a while now, to replace the one I used to use. This oil is amazing, it soaks into your skin quickly and doesn’t leave it feeling greasy. It leaves it feeling so soft and it smells wonderful. It’s a subtle scent, not a strong one. And you get a nice sized bottle for the price.The bottle did not leak during shipping as you can see from my photos. I highly recommend!!

Dieses Öl riecht sehr gut ist angenehm zu tragen, es ist nicht ölig auf der Haut, was ich persönlich nicht so mag. Die Verpackung könnte fester sein, die Ware rutschte fast durch.Auch die Ware an sich ein bisschen besser umwickelt.