Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion: a Guru Score of 62%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay

"This feels very slippery, it's balmy. I feel like it's sitting on top of my skin. [...] I hate the smell. It smells unscented, you know, in something because when something's unscented, it's it can still have fragrance in it. It's just that they're putting a masking fragrant in there to neutralize the smell. This doesn't say that it's unscented, but it smells like an unscented product to me. I don't know. To me, like I like a thicker lotion. The smell would bother me for that one."

No BS Beauty

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~Yay

"There's a lot of other moisturizers for the body with exfoliants but this just happens to be one example of it because I noticed it's got the 10% blend in here with glycolic acid. So if you use this a couple times a week this will certainly help with crepiness, it will help with firmness, it will help with skin texture, it also helps with smoothness. Glycolic acid is proven to help with collagen production in your skin, so something like this is great. If you use that regularly, not just for a few weeks or a few months, that will help firm up your skin. This is going to be much more beneficial versus something that will make your skin feel smooth that day after you use it but there's no real long-term results unless you start using it every single day."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Nay

"I finished up a couple body products the first one is by Drunk Elephant, this is their AHA Alpha hydroxy acid blend with glycolic and lactic. Now this just didn't give me any kind of a wow factor. I've been trying lots of body lotions for you guys, this will be a pass for me on repurchase."

All 2 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"I finished up a couple body products the first one is by Drunk Elephant, this is their AHA Alpha hydroxy acid blend with glycolic and lactic. Now this just didn't give me any kind of a wow factor. I've been trying lots of body lotions for you guys, this will be a pass for me on repurchase."

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"I'm about a third of the way through Drunk Elephant's TLC Glycolic Body Lotion. I found that this did not dry down very quickly. Glycolic is a great AHA, like I said it gets deeper into the skin, it's a smaller molecule and it helps rebuild collagen and elastin. I just didn't like the formula of this because it seemed to take a long time to dry down. [...] It's a little bit on the pricey side too, so this won't be a repurchase for me."

Dr. Jenny Liu

321k subs

~Yay

"It's a wonderful body hair product from Drunk Elephant and it's their TLC Glycolic Body Lotion that retails for 28 bucks. This one is really nice for anyone that's seeking a great effective moisturizer without leaving that heaviness and stickiness. This has wonderful ingredients to help smooth poring skin, help with keratosis pilaris, shaving bumps, strawberry legs, and also helps to hydrate and nourish skin at the same time. Ingredient wise it contains a blend of AHAs including glycolic, lactic, citric, and tartaric acid that really helps as a chemical exfoliant to improve skin turnover, and that is what's really effective at improving keratosis pilaris, dry ashy dull skin. Along with marula butter and shea butter that acts as emollient and occlusive, it helps to nourish the skin, soften the skin, keeps your skin hydrated without feeling heavy, sticky, or greasy. So highly recommend checking this one out for anyone looking for a body care specific product."

All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"Drunk Elephant's TLC Glycolic Body Lotion is one of my must-try moisturizers that helps with bumpy skin, keratosis pilaris, uneven skin texture and skin tone on your body. I really like this because it contains a blend of various alpha hydroxy acids including glycolic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid and citric acid, so really great exfoliants that help to unclog the pores and help with chicken skin, strawberry legs, keratosis pilaris. I think it's also great to use on areas that are prone to shaving bumps on the body. It also contains shea butter as well as plant-derived oils that are nourishing. I love the fact that texture-wise it's very fast-absorbing, it's lightweight but yet hydrating, and doesn't impart a funny scent, which some of the exfoliating, lactic acid based moisturizers can have. It's really fast-absorbing and elegant, so definitely something to try if you're looking for a more elegant, fast-absorbing moisturizer that also helps with dry, ashy, dull skin."

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"It's a wonderful body hair product from Drunk Elephant and it's their TLC Glycolic Body Lotion that retails for 28 bucks. This one is really nice for anyone that's seeking a great effective moisturizer without leaving that heaviness and stickiness. This has wonderful ingredients to help smooth poring skin, help with keratosis pilaris, shaving bumps, strawberry legs, and also helps to hydrate and nourish skin at the same time. Ingredient wise it contains a blend of AHAs including glycolic, lactic, citric, and tartaric acid that really helps as a chemical exfoliant to improve skin turnover, and that is what's really effective at improving keratosis pilaris, dry ashy dull skin. Along with marula butter and shea butter that acts as emollient and occlusive, it helps to nourish the skin, soften the skin, keeps your skin hydrated without feeling heavy, sticky, or greasy. So highly recommend checking this one out for anyone looking for a body care specific product."

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Frequently asked.

What is Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion?

A lightweight body lotion with glycolic acid and other alpha hydroxy acids designed to exfoliate and improve texture, bumpy skin, and uneven tone on the body.

Is Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion worth it?

The gurus are split. 2 of the 4 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 62%.

What is Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion's Guru Score?

Drunk Elephant TLC Glycolic Body Lotion holds a Guru Score of 62%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.