Body butter is a luxury product. You feel it’s different from lotions the moment you smooth it over the skin – rich, thick formula, amazing scent, power of active ingredients. It protects and firms up skin, brings relief to very dry skin and is mom-to-be favorite. No other product is able to add elasticity and protect from stretch marks like butters do. In winter, autumn and even early spring, it is the best skin care choice so treat your body to butters!
Differences between body butters and lotions
Hands down the main difference is the consistency. A lotion is lightweight, well-absorbed, making a perfect pick in the summer. On the other hand, it might prove to fail if you suffer from serious skin conditions and the skin needs intensified care.
Body butter is thick and quite greasy, stays on the surface, leaving a delicate, protective coating on the skin: that is why it moisturizes very well and nourishes the epidermis as well as dermis. On the other hand, a lotion penentrates just the epidermal layer soothing only minor irritations.
Composition of body butter
Composition is another big plus of butters, making them top all lotions and balms. A body butter is a rich source of nourishing, active ingredients. While shopping for butters, make sure yours is filled up with safe, natural ingredients.
Substances in your butter shouldn’t trigger allergic reactions, dry out or irritate skin. Don’t fall for a product because it smells nice. If it contains paraffin, glicoles, synthetic pigments, alcohols, artificial fragrance substances, polyethylene glycol or parabens, put it back on the shelf. What about the desired skin-enhancing ingredients? The best conditioning substances: Shea butter, cocoa butter, vitamin E, unsaturated fatty acids, urea, panthenol, avocado butter, beeswax.
Body butter. Does the smell matter?
Sure it does! We like to treat day-to-day skin care like a relaxing and mood-boosting ritual. That is why we want our products, especially ones applied to the skin, to have a lovely smell.
It is important though that fragrance compositions are not synthetic and don’t cause allergic reactions or dry out skin. Currently, there are products featuring natural fragrance substances – conditioning skin and improving its functioning at the same time.
What makes body butter top lotions?
In most cases, butter lasts way longer than lotion. It’s a huge advantage because you can use it twice as long as traditional lotions and balms. That is why butters are packed into 100 ml or 200 ml containers – this amount is enough for several months (bigger-sized butters would probably go off before being used up).
Another thing that makes butters take advantage over lotions is the absorption. Even though a lotion is fast-absorbing and works great for summertime (no greasy layer), it is butter that delivers bigger numbers of active ingredients and better nutrients – its conditioning effect is stronger so lots of girls keep using butters in summer as well (they simply apply it before sleep or after sunbathing).
Remember! Rich, greasy products take longer to be absorbed but their nourishing effect is worth it!
