Body lotion for very dry skin

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter has the best record: 30 of 30 reviewers with dry skin said it kept their skin moisturized and comfortable. Among reviewers who list dry skin, it worked for 12 of 12. CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion follows at 20 of 21, and 14% of its reviews call it good value.

  • 245 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Feb 2018 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it keep dry skin moisturized? What buyers said
  1. Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter 30 said either way
  2. CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion 21 said either way
  3. L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Body Oil 28 said either way
  4. Moroccanoil Body Lotion 27 said either way
  5. OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil 8 said either way
  6. belif Aqua Bomb Hydrating Body Moisturizer 26 said either way
  7. Kiehl's Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream 9 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for dryness. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter Best record Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter 30 of 30 say it kept their dry skin comfortable See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

The whole list is close, from 23 of 26 up to 30 of 30. Scent and texture come up in the praise more than the score gaps do, so they may decide it for you.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter

Josie Maran

Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter

Best for soft skin and scent

30/30 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

43% praise the scent and 37% say it smooths rough skin. Price is the main gripe, at 13%. All of its reviews come from Sephora.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 43%
  • Smooths rough skin 37%
  • Absorbs fast 27%
  • Not greasy 20%
  • Hydration lasts 17%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 13%
  • Greasy or sticky 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 30 of 30
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination12 of 12
  • Dry12 of 12
  • Normal3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light11 of 11
  • Light-medium to medium7 of 7
  • Medium-tan to tan5 of 5
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Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

2 CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion

CeraVe

Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Best for everyday value

20/21 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

Ulta reviewers carry this one, at 20 of 21. 14% call it good value and 14% say it smooths rough skin, while 7% say it irritated their skin.

What buyers praise

  • Good value 14%
  • Smooths rough skin 14%

What buyers complain about

  • Irritates skin 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 20 of 21
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
3 L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Body Oil

L'Occitane

Almond Supple Skin Body Oil

Best for a scented body oil

25/28 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

A body oil that 47% praise for scent, and 23% say it isn't greasy. 13% said it wasn't moisturizing enough and 13% mention the price.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 47%
  • Smooths rough skin 30%
  • Not greasy 23%
  • Absorbs fast 23%
  • Hydration lasts 13%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 13%
  • Strong or bad scent 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 25 of 28
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination12 of 14
  • Dry6 of 6
  • Normal2 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light10 of 10
  • Light-medium to medium4 of 6
  • Medium-tan to tan5 of 6
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked7 of 7
4 Moroccanoil Body Lotion

Moroccanoil

Body Lotion

24/27 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

Scent is the headline, with 57% praising it, and 33% say it isn't greasy. The main complaint is that it wasn't moisturizing enough, from 17%.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 57%
  • Smooths rough skin 47%
  • Not greasy 33%
  • Absorbs fast 23%
  • Hydration lasts 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Strong or bad scent 10%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 24 of 27
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination14 of 14
  • Dry5 of 6
  • Normal5 of 6
5 OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil

OSEA

Undaria Algae Body Oil

8/8 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

A body oil with a small sample, so it ranks below products with more reviewers. On OSEA's own site 19 of 19 say it worked, which we show but don't count. 67% mention the scent.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 67%
  • Not greasy 22%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 22%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 8 of 8
  • Brand site 19 of 19 shown, not counted
6 belif Aqua Bomb Hydrating Body Moisturizer

belif

Aqua Bomb Hydrating Body Moisturizer

Best for a lighter feel

23/26 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

Lighter in feel: 31% say it isn't greasy and 17% say the hydration lasts. It has the weakest record here at 23 of 26, and 21% said it wasn't moisturizing enough.

What buyers praise

  • Not greasy 31%
  • Absorbs fast 21%
  • Hydration lasts 17%
  • Nice scent 14%
  • Good value 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 23 of 26
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Dry10 of 11
  • Combination8 of 8
  • Normal3 of 5
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light15 of 18
  • Light-medium to medium6 of 6
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked13 of 13
7 Kiehl's Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream

Kiehl's

Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream

8/9 say it kept their dry skin comfortable

Few reviewers weighed in (9), so treat 8 of 9 with care. 44% call it hydrating and 33% say it isn't greasy.

What buyers praise

  • Not greasy 33%
  • Good value 33%
  • Absorbs fast 22%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 8 of 9
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination4 of 4
  • Dry3 of 4

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 31,636 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for dryness and read the newest matching reviews, up to 30 per product and store, posted between Feb 2018 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  2. CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion Ulta (29 reviews counted)
  3. L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Body Oil Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  4. Moroccanoil Body Lotion Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  5. OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil Ulta (9 reviews counted)
  6. belif Aqua Bomb Hydrating Body Moisturizer Sephora (29 reviews counted)
  7. Kiehl's Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream Sephora (9 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. Dry skin girlies, what’s your go-to body lotion or moisturizer? r/beauty, Jun 2025, 270 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which body lotion works for very dry skin?

Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter has the highest share, at 30 of 30. CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion follows at 20 of 21, and L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Body Oil and Moroccanoil Body Lotion are close behind at 25 of 28 and 24 of 27.

Is a body oil or a body cream better for very dry skin?

Reviews don't pick a winner. The two body oils here, L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Body Oil and OSEA Undaria Algae Body Oil, sit at 25 of 28 and 8 of 8, in line with the creams and lotions.

Does CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion work for very dry skin?

20 of 21 reviewers who mentioned dry skin said it kept their skin moisturized and comfortable. 14% call it good value.

Are these scores a fair test?

They show what reviewers chose to write about. People often post when a product surprises them, so shares run high here and small gaps are close to a tie.

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