L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream for oily skin
Shea Butter
Glycerin
Dimethicone
Sunflower Seed Oil
Apricot Kernel Oil
Warning
- LowOily Skin Fit
- HighEffectiveness
- RiskySafety
A poor match for oily skin; the products alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Moderately unsuitable for your oily skin due to the high concentration of emollient ingredients like Shea Butter and Apricot Kernel Oil, which may feel heavy and contribute to excess shine.
- While it offers excellent moisturizing for dry skin due to Shea Butter and Glycerin, these ingredients are not specialized for controlling oil production, making the product less relevant for your oily shine concerns.
Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise against L'Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream for oily skin?
Lovi advises against this body lotion for oily skin because its rich shea butter and apricot kernel oil may feel heavy and add excess shine. A product for oily skin needs a lightweight texture with hydrating agents and peptides, without heavy oils, to manage moisture without adding oiliness or breakouts.
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for oily skin?
This cream is a poor fit for oily skin because it contains heavy softening ingredients like shea butter and apricot kernel oil, which may feel too heavy and cause extra shine. Oily skin needs a product with light hydrating agents and peptides that keep a lightweight feel without heavy oils.
What does Shea Butter do for oily skin?
Shea butter may feel too heavy for oily skin and is unlikely to be the best fit without careful testing. This skin type needs light, non-greasy moisturizers and ingredients that balance oil production without clogging pores.
What does Glycerin do for oily skin?
Glycerin helps keep oily skin hydrated without feeling heavy and supports the skin barrier. Because this product is a weak fit for your skin, an ideal product of this type needs lightweight hydrators and ingredients that balance oil while protecting the skin.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2008International Journal of Toxicology, 2019
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily skin?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin because its rich ingredients like shea butter and apricot kernel oil may feel too heavy and cause extra shine. Oily skin needs lightweight lotions with glycerin and niacinamide that add moisture without oiliness.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
This cream is a poor match for your oily skin because it contains heavy ingredients like Shea Butter and Apricot Kernel Oil that may feel heavy and cause extra shine. Oily skin needs light, oil-controlling moisturizers with ingredients like niacinamide or hyaluronic acid to keep skin balanced while using retinol.
How often should I use this cream?
This body cream is a poor match for oily skin because heavy ingredients like Shea Butter and Apricot Kernel Oil may feel too thick and add excess shine. Oily skin needs lightweight, oil-free lotions or gel moisturizers with ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to keep skin hydrated without clogging pores or causing extra oiliness.
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily skin?
This cream is a poor match for oily skin because it contains heavy rich ingredients like Shea Butter and Apricot Kernel Oil that may feel too heavy and cause excess shine. Oily skin needs lightweight oil-free lotions with ingredients that help control oil production instead of heavy creams.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It contains fragrance (parfum, benzyl alcohol, linalool, coumarin, citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, and geraniol) and drying alcohol (alcohol).
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.
Lasers in Medical Science, 2025A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.
Military Medicine, 2024A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.
Skin Research and Technology, 2000Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007
Ingredients
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Tapioca Starch, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Sodium Pca, Sorbitol, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil Apricot Kernel Oil, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sunflower Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract, Mel Honey Extract, Polyacrylamide, Ceteareth-33, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Xanthan Gum, Disodium Edta, Urea, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Alcohol, Tocopherol, Parfum, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Coumarin, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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