Hope in a Jar Body Lotion?

it's very light. almost runny in comparison to the pure or baby grace lotions or any of the body emulsions. but, it's nice. it absorbs really quickly and it's nice if you have dry skin that could tend to get flaky (which i used to have in the wintertime before i used philosophy products regularly). be careful using it after using the olive oil body scrub, if you use that. the first few times i did that, my skin stung. i think the chemical exfoliation right after the physical exfoliation was too much for my skin, which can be sensitive. the smell is...interesting. it's not really fragranced but it does have a little of that very light lavender oil kind of smell that regular hope in a jar does. but, also, the 32 oz. bottle i got (way back when they first introduced it in that size) to me had a scent that kind of reminded me ever so slightly of the tartness of yogurt, if that makes sense. my nose is pretty sensitive so maybe it's just me. but also, it wasn't strong enough to keep me from using it. once it's dry, you don't smell anything and it dries pretty quickly because it absorbs fast.

eta: i forgot to say that it did improve the look of my skin. better tone and texture, more consistently moisturized. it really worked as a treatment lotion. it's expensive so this is a good deal if you will also use the hope in a jar (and if that huge 8 oz jar doesn't separate and go bad). the hiaj for body doesn't separate or turn or anything. i've still got a teensy bit left in the bottle i bought two summers ago and it's fine. the only reason i still have any left is because i also use other philosophy lotions regularly.

Thanks for the info. I went ahead and ordered the TSV. I can use the Hope in Jar moisturizer on the nights I use my retinol.

I purchased after reading your thread. i was on the fence and decided to just try it. I love how my skin looks in the summer but summer will only last so long. Thanks for posting.

WoW! I just received the Hope in a Jar TSV, and it feels so nice on my skin. The body lotion is like silky smooth goodness. I like the smell of it too. It really isn't like a "real scent", it just smells clean.

This is my number ONE favorite product that I cannot do without! I have very dry skin but not any more. I use this every day and my skin is super soft and not dry at all!! I just got another big bottle as I never want to run out!!!! I highly recommend this along with the olive oil scrub in either pure or amazing grace!!!

Arley

I've had a big bottle for a while. I like that it doesn't feel heavy or greasy and dries pretty quick.

Does the body lotion smell the same as the original HIAJ for the face? I had a jar handed down from my mom that I tried on my face and upper body. I wasn't a fan of the scent in the jar, but it wasn't offensive. But after I applied it to my face and body, it smelled terrible on me. I mean really god-awful--so much so that after waking up in the morning it still smelled so bad that I had to wash it off because I couldn't stand the smell of myself. I can only assume it must be something about my body chemistry that it reacted poorly with. Because I am sure that if it smelled that bad on most people, it would have been discontinued long ago. I am assuming that I would have the same reaction to the HIAJ body lotion. Has anyone heard such reports from others who have tried the body lotion?