The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15 Review

Hello all,

The place where I stay has intense winters and hence I have been using a face cream for the past 4-5 months. But now that spring/summer is just around the corner, I decided to replace the face cream with a lotion. I have used other products from The Body Shop Seaweed range and have been fairly impressed with them. Hence, I decided to try The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture lotion SPF 15. Read on to find out how it fared on me.

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

Price:
$19.50 for 1.69 fl oz/50 ml.

Product Description:
An easily absorbed non-clogging, oil-free, hydrating and cooling moisture lotion with a sun protection factor of 15. Innovative technology controls excess sebum and shine while delivering essential moisture to areas most in need.

Ingredients:

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

How To Use:
Apply to the face and neck after cleansing and toning, using your finger tips.

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

My Experience with The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15:

Packaging:  The lotion comes in a small aqua blue plastic tube with a flip top cap. The tube has a striped design which actually reminds me of seaweed :p The packaging is simple and effective. The cap shuts tight and you can easily travel with this tube with no fears of any product leakage.

Texture and Performance: I have combination/oily skin – my T-zone is oily and my cheeks are normal to dry. I was happy to find that this product is meant for combination/oily skin. The product mentions that it is mattifying and also has a SPF of 15. I thought what is there to not like and gladly spent my 20 dollars on this. And that’s where my woes started!

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

The texture of the lotion is slightly runny like a typical lotion and I thought this looks like a nice light lotion to apply during summers. Unfortunately, it takes a good 2-3 minutes to get absorbed into your skin. During that time, your face looks shinier than ever. After a while, the shine goes away, but you are still far from a mattifying look that it claims. It does nothing to control the oil production and my face starts getting oily after 2 hours or so.

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

The only good thing that it does is to make my face soft and supple and it has a SPF of 15, so I don’t need to layer on a sunscreen.

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

The lotion has a mild pleasant fragrance which is typical of the entire seaweed range.  To summarize, I am amazed how a product meant for oily skin and meant to mattify can do exactly the opposite! I am not at all pleased especially having spent 20 dollars on it.

The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion

Pros of The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15:

  • Moisturizes well and makes the skin soft and supple.
  • Contains SPF of 15.
  • Mild pleasant fragrance.
  • Travel-friendly packaging.
  • Certified organic ingredients.

Cons of The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15:

  • Takes a long time to get absorbed.
  • Does not live up to its claims of a mattifying lotion.
  • Does not control the oil production and skin becomes oily within 2 hours.
  • Expensive and this one does not even deliver.

IMBB Rating:

2/5

Would I Repurchase The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15?

No, I would not recommend this product as it is quite expensive and does not live up to its claims. I would not repurchase it either as it does nothing for me.

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4 thoughts on “The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Moisture Lotion SPF 15 Review

  1. Manaswini, I am also not too impressed with these face lotions by TBS. I had used the body shop tea tree skin clearing lotion and it used to grease up my face further. I dumped it after a few uses!

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