Great on dry, tight skin, but will it prevent stretch marks? (Clinique Deep Comfort Body Butter)

Member Name: HonestBob

Product:	Clinique Deep Comfort Body Butter
Date:	23/08/09 (56 review reads)
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Advantages: Skin feels smooth and nourished when the cream has soaked in

Disadvantages: Can take a while to soak in if you are too generous with your application.

I have tried dozens of body lotions and body butters, many of which I have received in christmas gift sets and these are generally fruit themed. For some reason my family members seem to think that I want to smell like a strawberry. Sorry folks, strawberries really clash with Chanel Chance perfume. My personal preference, and the body butter that I return to time and time again, is this Clinique deep comfort body butter.

The packaging is simple, a screw top heavy bottomed glass jar if you buy the 200ml body butter and a cream coloured plastic tube if you are lucky enough to get a freebie during a Clinique Bonus Time give away. At the moment I'm using a freebie and I prefer this packaging to the glass jar as it is easy to squeeze a little portion out onto various bits of my body. The glass jar does look nicer on my shelf though.

The cream itself is thick without being gloopy. It rubs in easily and well, feeding my thirsty skin. Initially there is a feeling of greasiness but after a few minutes this disperses and I'm left with soft, supple skin. Any feelings of tightness are banished and my skin feels protected against the elements (but be warned, this does not contain UV protection).

The greatest plus of this body butter for me is that it is 100% fragrance free. There is a mild 'cream' odour to it, but no actual scent, and the 'cream' smell does not last more than a few minutes (I'm sniffing my hands now and can't smell anything!). Too many body lotions and body butters are heavily fruit scented, some overpoweringly so, and if I'm wearing a quality perfume I don't want to use other body products that may clash with it.

I recommend using this body butter in association with a body exfoliator, Clinique Sparkle Skin is particularly good, as the body butter seals in the softening effect of exfoliating plus using an exfoliator first means you can use less body butter yet gain the same moisturising effect.

This is particularly good for dry areas such as elbows and knees but is not rich enough for medical dry skin conditions when a pharmacist or doctors advice should be consulted. I'm currently using it to try and prevent new stretch marks during my current pregnancy (yes, number 6 littlest HonestBob is on her way!) I don't know how successful this will be, but I can but try!

As I'm using this body butter on a daily basis (and getting more body to put it on!) a 200ml jar is only lasting me a fortnight, but I am using a fair amount on my midriff. With normal usage a jar generally lasts about a month. At £20 per jar this is quite expensive so I recommend buying during Clinique Bonus Time at Boots or large department stores when you will at least get a few other goodies when you part with your cash.

Summary: Pricey but it works for me.