Sheetal, it looks great, doesn’t it? It’s super moisturising too.

Rose, how can you tell if a product works without looking at the ingredients? Antioxidants, for example, are preventative. You’d have to stick with them for years before you can see the results. A lot of creams “hide” wrinkles instead of getting rid of them. How can you tell if you’ve got one that can really do the job if you don’t look at the ingredients?

The problem is not with studies, the problem is with the media. They put their own spin on these studies to make the results sound more dangerous than they actually are, ruining it for everyone. Unfortunately, “something is good in moderation” doesn’t make a good story. “Even the tiniest amount of this will kill you” does. *sighs*

I’m glad to hear this butter is working so well for you 🙂

Whenever there is potential product I would like to use, I look at the review first and then the result, not the ingredients, lol. I find that a lot of harmful ingredients that study says are not actually harmful if you consume it in a small amount. For example, they say dirt is not good because there is a lot of bacteria in it. But the truth is… it is healthy if you will expose yourself to a little bit of dirt because it will challenge your immune system. Our body have natural healing capability. It reacts based on how much we train ourselves to be exposed to challenges. That is the reason why every human being have different level of immunity to bacteria and chemicals.

The Body Shop Body Butter (Coconut or Shea) is working very well on my skin. I am still experimenting cheaper alternatives while I am using their body butter but so far I don’t see anything that can compare to their body butter yet. I’d been using their body butter for 6 years now.

I used coconut oil as another alternative. It gave me similar softness and texture on skin but it didn’t give me the same glow and vibrancy. That is one of the quality I see in The Body Shop Body Butter that I don’t see with other products.

Sapna, I understand your concerns, but the latest science on parabens says they’re safe. Check out this post for more info: http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2008/07/03/the-parabens-controversy/