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by Paula Begoun
In this book, author Paula Begoun reviews and rates products from more than 200 makeup and skincare lines. Begoun, who includes medical journals, cosmetic industry reports and the FDA among her research… sources, provides detailed information on the common ingredients found in lotions and other products. While her book does not contain any body lotion reviews, the chapter on Healthy Skin serves as an informative resource. Body lotion reviews can be found on the book's subscription-based companion website, Beautypedia.com. There, she discusses effectiveness, possible risks (e.g. skin irritation) and whether or not an item is worth its price. Begoun has reviewed nearly all of the products covered by other reviewers, making her book a great cross-reference for our research.
by Paula Begoun
After reviewing hundreds of beauty products for her newsletters and beauty bulletins, Paula Begoun lists what she considers the best products of 2007. Each product includes a brief description of why it… works and how it is formulated. For body lotions, her picks include Olay Age Transformation Body Crème Serum, which Begoun calls "a top choice for a state-of-the-art body moisturizer at the drugstore." Along with product reviews, CosmeticsCop.com also provides useful skincare information that can be found in the "Learn" section of the website, along with a few other recommendations.
by Olessa Pindak
For their third annual beauty awards, Natural Health partnered up with dermatologists and readers to test and rate hundreds of new natural beauty products. Products are tested for effectiveness as well as… safety (based on the ingredient list), and each has a natural component to it. One winner is listed in each category for a total of 27 top picks. Neutrogena Comforting Butter Body Cream takes the top honor among body lotions.
by Editors of Real Simple
More than 100 readers of Real Simple magazine test more than 300 drugstore beauty products and choose their favorites. Those with the most votes are listed in categories such as body lotions, sunscreen,… facial cleansers and more. Body lotions are chosen for normal, dry and sensitive skin. Long-lasting, firming and illuminating lotions are also chosen, but there's little description of why these picks might be better than others. Winning products include lotions from Eucerin, Curel, Aveeno, Vaseline, Gold Bond, Nivea and Burt's Bees.
by Elizabeth Passavella
InStyle magazine interviews nearly 200 experts and tests hundreds of products in every beauty category, from cleansers and moisturizers to shampoos and conditioners. Each winning product includes a… description of its benefits and often quotes testers' experiences. Eucerin Intensive Repair Lotion is chosen as the best body lotion and receives rave reviews for its exfoliating and anti-inflammatory properties.
by Sally Wadyka
This is the fourth consecutive year in which Shape magazine rates beauty products. Over 4,000 readers, along with Shape staff and beauty experts, weighed in on several products in 23 categories. Each… category includes picks in both the drugstore and higher-end price ranges. Winning body lotions are listed in both the "body moisturizers" and the "body-firming lotions" categories and include products from Dove, Origins, Chanel, Elizabeth Arden and Nivea.
by Jolene Edgar
by Editors of Allure
Editors of Allure, along with cosmetics chemists and dermatologists, test nearly 2,000 products and choose 187 as the best in their categories. The products tested include new and old-favorite body lotions… alike in order to find the best on the market. This year's winning body lotion is Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Intensive Moisturizing Body Treatment, while La Mer The Body Cream makes it to the "top splurges" list. Dr. Haushka Lemon Body Moisturizer is chosen as the best "natural wonder" body lotion. However, the testing criteria here isn't well defined, and all the lotions chose are very expensive.
by CEW Associates
Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) lists the 2007 Beauty Award winners. Products are chosen by a group of voters that consists of members, industry professionals and beauty experts. CEW.org claims that the… Beauty award is "the beauty industry's highest honor" and is given to the most "innovative" products each year, but only new formulas are considered. Dove Energy Glow Shimmering Lotion is the only body lotion to make the list.
by Editors of Brides Magazine
Editors of Bride Magazine test products from every beauty category and list their favorites. It is unclear how many different products were tested or how many people were involved in the testing. There are… no comparisons made as only the top products are mentioned. Johnson's Softoil Melt Away Stress Massaging Moisturizer and St. Ives Mineral Therapy Advanced Body Moisturizer are both chosen in the "body" category.
by Cheryl Kramer
For this article, Cheryl Kramer personally tries a variety of firming creams, evaluates their effectiveness and lists the four that produce results. She gives only one, a facial product, a firm rating of… "high." The other three all receive "medium" firm factors. She claims to have noticed a reduction of cellulite with Nivea Good-Bye Cellulite Gel-Cream and Patches after four weeks of usage. Murad Firming Bronzer and Sampar Lift Me Up Bust Cream also make the list.
by Editors of Self Magazine
Editors of Self Magazine list the best beauty products of 2007. Top products are listed under face, body, makeup, hair and sun categories. The best body moisturizers include products chosen from St. Ives,… Johnson's, The Healing Garden, Jergens and Eucerin, though no information is given as to why they are chosen. No comparison information is given and the process in which products are chosen is unclear.
by Editors of Good Housekeeping
by Editors of Baby Talk
by Rodney Cutler
by Natayle Henry
by Cosmo Girl Editors
Editors of Cosmo Girl magazine, along with readers and celebrities, choose their favorite beauty products by filling out a brief survey on "why you love it." Favorites are chosen in several categories… including eyes, face and body. There are no comparisons or descriptions of the beauty products listed. Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter is chosen as the best new body lotion because thousands of readers voted for it.
by Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE
Robin Elise Weiss, About.com's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, lists nine favorite baby products, several of which are lotions. The brief recommendations seem based on personal preference for smell and… texture. Products from Angel, Aveeno, Gerber, Johnson's and Mustela make the list, but the criteria for which they are chosen is not clear. The products are not listed in any specific order and no ratings are given. (Note that ConsumerSearch and About.com are owned by the same parent company, but are not affiliated editorially.)
by Author Unknown
It's not clear who "bellasugar" is, but her blog is full of product reviews and skincare information. In this entry, she reviews La Mer The Body Cream, which she describes as fabulous, but pricey. She… recommends St. Ives Collagen Elastin Body Moisturizer as a less expensive, but good, alternative. Other suggested lotions include Kiehl's Crème de Corps, Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion for Normal to Dry Skin and Biotherm Lait Corporel Anti-Drying Body Milk.
by Genevieve Monsma
by Editors of Cosmopolitan
by Contributors to MakeupAlley.com
Nearly 5,000 body lotions are reviewed by members of this website. Product reviews can be sorted, making it easy for users to find the highest consumer-rated products, as well as those that are reviewed… most often. Users can see how many reviews a product has received, along with the average rating and the likelihood of buying the product again, right on the main page. Body lotions from Eucerin, Gold Bond, Curel, Nivea and St. Ives receive high ratings from hundreds of reviews.
by Editors of CosmeticsDatabase.com
This website, sponsored by the Environmental Working Group, hosts a cosmetics safety database known as Skin Deep. The database lists thousands of beauty products and gives them a hazard score from zero to… ten, with zero being "low hazard" up to ten as a "high hazard." Each product has its own page with a listing of the hazards that its ingredients are linked to, such as cancer, reproductive problems and allergies. In addition to hazardous ingredients, the website also states whether or not a company engages in animal testing. While this site is very informative, it does not consider the effectiveness of any products that it rates, nor does it consider the likelihood of skin irritations.
by Contributors to Drugstore.com
Consumers can read and post reviews for products sold at Drugstore.com, which include several personal care items. Users can see the average rating of one to five stars right on the main page, but must… click on the product to see how many reviews that rating is based upon. Most of the body lotions sold here are reviewed at least once, but a few of them are reviewed dozens of times. Of those that are reviewed the most, high ratings are awarded to Aquaphor Healing Ointment, Gold Bond Ultimate Healing Skin Therapy Lotion and Nivea Crème.
by Colette Bouchez
This article discusses the causes of cellulite as well as possible treatments. Treatment options include creams and lotions, healthy diet, light devices, high-tech massage and mesotherapy. The author… acknowledges that there is not a lot of scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of creams and lotions, but some experts claim that caffeine-based creams can produce visible results after eight weeks of use. No products are reviewed in this article, although a couple of discontinued lotions are mentioned.
by Melissa Conrad Stoppler, M.D.
by Linda Wells
by Author Unknown
by Deirdre Dolan
In this article, Deirdre Dolan recommends alternatives to common baby products such as lotion and wipes. She says that typical baby products are full of phthalates, which can be harmful. Dolan warns,… however, that labels can be deceiving and that just because a product says that it is natural does not mean that it truly is. She recommends natural baby products from Weleda, Erbaviva, Jurlique and Dr. Haushka. She also states that baby lotion is not necessary for infants.
by Editors of Better Nutrition
by Sharon Tanenbaum
by Editors of Drug Store News
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