First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion.

Body & Tan

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About this product

A lightweight body lotion designed to hydrate and sculpt the skin with a fluid texture.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water, Eau), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Caffeine, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceramide NP, Panthenol, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Colloidal Oatmeal, Allantoin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Phytate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Glucose, Tocopherol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, C13-15 Alkane, Cetearyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tetrasodium EDTA

Guru Score

68%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

1Yay

0Mixed

1Nay

What they liked

Lightweight, fluid texture

What they flagged

Not very hydrating for a body lotion
Pricey for what it delivers

What the gurus are saying

This lotion divides the experts. One praises First Aid Beauty as a favorite brand, while another finds it underwhelming for the price, describing it as thin and not particularly hydrating for a body lotion. Those shopping by brand loyalty may feel differently than those prioritizing value and moisture content, so patch-testing first makes sense if you're on the fence.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take October 2023

Best for

Dry skin

Type

Body & TanLotion

Key actives

Vitamin ECeramidesSqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

Sephora → Ulta → Amazon → Google → iHerb →

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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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Hyram

4.34M subs

~Yay

"First Aid Beauty is one of my favorite brands. This one is $12.99, the Sculpting Body Lotion. I didn't even know skincare formulas can sculpt the body, that's interesting, good to know."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Nay

"This is nothing but a liquidy not very hydrating body lotion and it's expensive. It's just not very good."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion?

A lightweight body lotion designed to hydrate and sculpt the skin with a fluid texture.

Is First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion's Guru Score?

First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.