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Sol de Janeiro · Body · Lotions and ointments

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

The pistachio and salted caramel body cream. People buy it for the scent and are right to; it moisturizes fine, and owners do not report the tightening the name sells.

240 mlCreamCupuaçu butterGuaraná seed extractCoconut oilScented
$48 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want the smell more than the skincare
  • You want a gift that always lands
  • You want a fast-sinking cream with a little shimmer

Walk past if

  • Fragrance bothers you; parfum is sixth on the list
  • You are allergic to nuts; the maker warns it has Brazil nut
  • You expect firmer skin for $48 MSRP

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Cupuaçu butterGuaraná seed extractCoconut oil

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Aqua (Water, Eau), Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dodecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Parfum (Fragrance), Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Paullinia Cupana (Guaraná) Seed Extract, Theobroma Grandiflorum (Cupuaçu) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit (Açaí) Oil, Bertholletia Excelsa (Brazil Nut) Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Squalane, Ilex Guayusa Leaf Extract, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Bixa Orellana Seed Extract, Tocopherol, Mica, Sodium Phytate, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Tin Oxide, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

Known issue

Owners call the scent cloying and the price high for a moisturizer, and see no tightening; marketplace buyers report old-looking or suspect jars.MakeupAlley and Walmart reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

Aquaphor Healing OintmentNo maker list price for this sizePetrolatum 41% with panthenol and glycerin, labeled by the maker as a skin protectant for chapped, dry, cracked or irritated skin and lips. A thin layer seals dry spots, and it does feel greasy.Vanicream Gentle Body WashNo maker list price for this sizeA short-list wash with no fragrance, soap or sulfates, dermatologist tested according to the maker. Owners mostly like it, a few find it drying, and the list has acrylates copolymer.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, 240 ml list price, nut warning, scent notes.
  2. MakeupAlley reviews, about 4 of 5: overpriced against drugstore creams, a cloying scent for some, no tightening, breakouts on the upper body for one, and a jar some find unhygienic. (read from a search excerpt)
  3. Walmart reviews, 4.2 from about 390 ratings, mostly third-party sellers: discolored, used-looking or fake jars in 8.1 and 2.5 oz.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.