LOTION VS BUTTER
It comes down to one thing: water. Let us break it down, so you pick the one your skin actually needs.
One contains water, the other doesn't and that single difference changes everything: how a product feels, how rich it is, and which skin it suits.
Our body lotion contains water on purpose. Water makes a product lighter and helps it absorb quickly, so it sinks in fast and feels fresh rather than heavy. It also lets us add water-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which pulls moisture into the skin and holds it there. That's why a lotion is perfect for everyday, on a normal to slightly dry skin.
Our body butter has no water at all, just pure butters and oils. Nothing watered down, which makes it far richer and more nourishing. Exactly what a dry to very dry skin needs.
Neither is "better." They're simply built for different skin, and different needs.
THE BIT NOBODY TELLS YOU
Flip over most "body butters" and you'll spot water right near the top of the list. Water is cheap. Butters and oils aren't.
"A butter that's mostly water? That's just a lotion in disguise."
That's the lotion. The water makes it light, so it soaks straight in. No greasy wait, no sticky film. Just dressed and out the door.
And that water lets us pack in hyaluronic acid, the ingredient that pulls moisture into your skin and keeps it there.
Some spots just stay dry and tight, no matter how often you moisturise. This butter is made for them. Pure shea and cocoa, with no water to water it down. Just rich and nourishing. A little melts straight into your skin and keeps it soft all day.
It's the ingredient beauty editors won't shut up about and for good reason. One molecule holds up to a thousand times its weight in water.
In our lotion, it acts like a magnet: pulling moisture into your skin and locking it there, so hydration lasts long after you've smoothed it on.
Same honest ingredients, two different job
| Body lotion | Body butter | |
|---|---|---|
| Contains water | Yes, lighter | No, pure & concentrated |
| Texture | Light, fast-absorbing | Rich, whipped |
| Hero ingredient | Hyaluronic acid | Shea & cocoa butter |
| What is does | A fresh layer of hydration | Deep, lasting nourishment |
| Best for | Normal to slightly dry skin | Dry and more senstive skin |
| When to use | Daily | Daily |
Pick the one your skin will love.
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Give it a go with a sample for just €2,99. Love it? Then you know exactly what you're getting before you commit to the full jar.
Dry to very dry skin? Go for the body butter. Pure butters and oils, rich and concentrated.
Oily, normal to slightly dry skin? The body lotion with hyaluronic acid gives a fresh layer of hydration that absorbs fast.
Absolutely. Plenty of people use the lotion for everyday and reach for the butter when their skin is extra dry, before bedtime or in winter. They work beautifully together.
Water dilutes. A real body butter is meant to be thick and concentrated, pure butters and oils. No water means no filler, so what you get is richer and more nourishing.
Both are made as gentle as possible, the kind of thing skin that reacts to everything tends to get along with.
New to us? Do a patch test first, like you would with anything new.
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Always. Everything is vegan, cruelty-free, and made by hand in small batches in the Netherlands. No dropshipping, no shortcuts.
Yes. Our products are suitable for everyone and can be used by both men and women.
