Body oil that isn't greasy

Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil has the best record: 14 of 16 reviewers said it sank in without leaving them greasy, oily or sticky. eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil follows at 14 of 17 and Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil at 15 of 22, while Vaseline Glazed Glisten Shimmering Gel Body Oil has the weakest record here at 7 of 30. Each record rests on a fairly small group of reviewers, so lean on the pattern more than the exact shares.

  • 125 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Oct 2017 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it sink in without feeling greasy? What shoppers said
  1. Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil 16 said either way
  2. eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil 17 said either way
  3. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil 22 said either way
  4. Byoma Nourishing Body Oil 17 said either way
  5. Vaseline Glazed Glisten Shimmering Gel Body Oil 30 said either way

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

Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil Best record Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil 14 of 16 say it sank in without feeling greasy See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Fast absorption is no guarantee against a tacky feel. 40% of Byoma Nourishing Body Oil reviews praise how fast it absorbs, yet 16% call it sticky.

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 Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil

Palmer's

Coconut Oil Body Oil

Best for nice scent

14/16 say it sank in without feeling greasy

Shoppers like the scent (61%), the non-greasy feel (43%) and how fast it absorbs (35%). Palmer's own site agrees at 9 of 10, which we show but don't count. 9% call it greasy or oily. A small group of reviewers is behind the record.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 61%
  • Absorbs fast 35%
  • Nice glow 9%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Target 14 of 16
  • Brand site 9 of 10 shown, not counted
2 eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil

eos

Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil

Best for nice glow

14/17 say it sank in without feeling greasy

50% say it isn't greasy and 40% say it absorbs fast. 20% mention soft skin and 20% a nice glow, while 15% said it stayed greasy.

What buyers praise

  • Absorbs fast 40%
  • Nice scent 35%
  • Soft skin 20%
  • Nice glow 20%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Target 14 of 17
3 Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil

Palmer's

Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil

Best for soft skin

15/22 say it sank in without feeling greasy

Soft skin stands out here, at 37%, and 44% say it isn't greasy. Scent splits shoppers: 41% like it and 19% call it a bad smell. Greasiness comes up in 19%. Palmer's own site shows 6 of 7, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 41%
  • Soft skin 37%
  • Absorbs fast 22%
  • Good value 11%

What buyers complain about

  • Bad smell 19%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 15 of 22
  • Brand site 6 of 7 shown, not counted
4

Byoma

Nourishing Body Oil

Best for absorbs fast

10/17 say it sank in without feeling greasy

Fast absorption is the draw, at 40%, and 12% call it good value. Still, 16% say it felt sticky and 24% didn't like the smell, and 7 of 17 reviewers said it left them greasy, oily or sticky.

What buyers praise

  • Absorbs fast 40%
  • Nice scent 24%
  • Good value 12%
  • Soft skin 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Bad smell 24%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 10 of 17

Share of 25 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

Vaseline

Glazed Glisten Shimmering Gel Body Oil

7/30 say it sank in without feeling greasy

Reviews here are rough: 23 of 30 reviewers said it stayed greasy, oily or sticky, and 50% mention greasiness directly. It is sold as a shimmering gel oil, and 10% like the glow. Reviews copied from Vaseline's own site are much kinder at 9 of 9, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Nice scent 23%
  • Nice glow 10%
  • Soft skin 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Bad smell 10%
  • Too expensive 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 7 of 30
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 1,672 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about greasiness, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Oct 2017 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 (15 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

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. Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil Target (23 reviews counted)
  2. eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil Target (20 reviews counted)
  3. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil Target (27 reviews counted)
  4. Byoma Nourishing Body Oil Target (25 reviews counted)
  5. Vaseline Glazed Glisten Shimmering Gel Body Oil Target (30 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which body oil isn't greasy?

Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil has the best record (14 of 16), followed by eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil (14 of 17) and Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil (15 of 22).

Is Vaseline Glazed Glisten body oil greasy?

Often, according to reviewers. Just 7 of 30 said it sank in without feeling greasy, the weakest record here, and 50% mention it feeling greasy or oily.

Which body oil absorbs fast?

40% of Byoma Nourishing Body Oil reviews mention fast absorption, along with 40% of eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil reviews and 35% of Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil reviews.

Which body oil smells good?

Scent praise is common for Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil (61%) and eos Shea Better Cashmere Body Oil (35%). On the other side, 19% of Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Body Oil reviews and 24% of Byoma Nourishing Body Oil reviews call the smell bad.

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