Product Rating:   (32 reviews)
I wanted to tell you about how much I LOVE your products. The devotion comes from what your products did for my 2 year old daughter. She has a mild case of eczema that causes bumps on her skin however this winter some became very nasty. I tried many moisturizing products and eventually took her to the doctor who prescribed her a high dose hydrocortisone cream. I found your website and thought one last thing to try was the Beautiful Body Butter and the Lip & Body Treatment Balm and those worked beautifully! I never filled the prescription and she is fine without harsh medicines! Thank you!
—Trisha M.


My hands can get really dry and irritated from working as a nurse, constantly washing my hands. At night, I apply the Beautiful Body Butter to both hands, and by morning they feel so much better. It seems to aid in healing very well. I keep it at my bedside. It's great!
—Ann L.


I recently tried your Beautiful Body Butter. I have regular pedicures, but also wear sandals and slides nearly all summer. My heels usually get rough a few days after my pedicure and I struggle to keep them soft. I have tried everything under the sun. BEAUTIFUL BODY BUTTER WORKS! It softens the roughest heels and elbows and they stay soft all day! I love the large size and the reasonable price. Many, many thanks from Mary with softer feet.
—Mary L.


Thank you for the Beautiful Body Butter! It is all you claim, and more. My 52-year-old neck and chest looked better after just one day's use. I cannot thank you enough for this product for my dry, sensitive skin. Oh, and the light cocoa aroma is delicious!! I have spent thousands of dollars over the years on products that generally caused allergic reactions; all of your products I have tried so far have just felt great, looked great, seemed made just for me! Thank you again.
—Pamela H.

Beautiful Body Butter
I love this product! I keep it hidden in my drawer, so my sister doesn't feel compelled to dip into it every time she walks by my room! It is so rich and smooth and seems to keep in the moisture for hours and hours. The natural cocoa smell is fantastic. Not perfumey in the slightest- just a very subtle, delicious aroma. Now if I can just get my cats to stop licking it off me!
—Robin H.

Body Butter
I've used this for years now & simply would not be able to live without it. The only product that keeps my feet & hands truly moisturized.
—Joy P.

Best Body Butter..
I absolutely love your body butter! It is the only moisturizer I can use on my dry feet that doesn't make my itching worse. Most other body butters work great at first, then they worsen my itching to where I have to apply them every few hours. Your product is the only one that doesn't do this! I can apply it once and not need to reapply for 7-8 hours. It's also the first tub of body butter I've ever finished!
—Anna

so good i want a bigger portion!
this is so good i beg you please make it in a bigger size
—megan-skye

Nothing works better
I have incredibly dry skin--itchy, flaky, feels like it's two sizes too small--and I live in a desert 7,000 feet above sea level. Everything I've tried, if not completely ineffective, had to be reapplied several times throughout the day. Paula's Beautiful Body Butter, on the other hand, provides real relief. Not just on the hands, elbows, feet, and other typically dryness-prone areas--I use Paula's exfoliating body lotion and then apply the body butter all over just once a day. And for the first time in my life, my skin is comfortable. Thanks, Paula.
—Olivia

S. J.
I purchased this for my husband, who suffers from dry cracked skin on his hands. Wonderful product! His skin is so much better!
—Susan Harmon

love the cream, not the packaging
I loved this cream. I am constantly in search for anything to rescue my dry, cracking hands from bleeding splits, especially around my thumbnails. And I adore that all Paula products are unscented. Any scent at all in products I smear on my hands seems to end up on my face and makes my eyes itch and run. However I wish this came in a tube. I am maybe a little too cootie conscious and hate things I dip into. I also resent the false bottom making this package bulkier than it needs to be. And it takes up too much counter space in my tiny house being short and wide. Please, please consider packaging this in one of your beautifully designed tubes that sit on their heads so product is always ready to squeeze out and stays relatively sterile inside the package. And takes up almost no space on the counter.
—Anita

Works well, I don't like the scent, though
I really liked the softening and moisturizing effect of this product. However, I cannot tolerate the smell. If it was fragrance-free or smelled better, I would definitely purchase it. Customer Care: All of our products are fragrance-free and as such, any smell that occurs in our products is a direct result of the ingredients that are used. Please call our Customer Service for assistance if you would like to find a replacement. Please note that we have a 60-day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
—Liz

We Love our Instant Gratification
My skin got so dry it was actually pretty rediculous. Also, my 9 month old baby started to have dry patches on his arms and back. I ordered this lotion, and it is so thick that it just about melts once you take it out of the jar. The scent has a hint of chocolate (probably from the cocoa seed butter), but it is still fragrance free. After using it just ONE time, my skin looked great, and the dry patches on my baby are gone after using it twice. That is some instant gratification if you ask me. Awesome.
—Mindy

Great moisturizer!
This product instantly moisturized my hands and feet without feeling greasy. It absorbed easily into my heels and cuticles that needed moisturizing so badly! The scent is a faint cocoa butter scent which I find to be light and not over powering. Having been through chemotherapy, I am unable to tolerate most scented products. It is obvious that this product contains no "masking" scent and that does not bother me at all!
—Paige

love it except for the scent
I like to use body butter on my legs, ordered a sample of this and love the moisturizing quality but not the odd scent. Smells a bit like chocolate when you open the package, and after application has a slightly fishy scent. Customer Care: All of our products are fragrance-free and as such, any smell that occurs in our products is a direct result of the ingredients that are used. We are working to make this product optimal for our customers by reformulating the product. Please call our Customer Service for assistance if you would like to find a replacement. Please note that we also have a 60-day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
—Colleen

My Mom Loves This!!!
My mom is super sensitive in every way. She struggles with skin care just like the rest of us. And yet she LOVES LOVES LOVES this product on her feet and hands in the cold, dry winter months. Paula, your products rock, and I have been a faithful costumer since you launched your product line many years ago. I tell everyone who will listen to buy your books and try your products. Some of those people are now loyal customers. What would we do without you???
—Erin C.

Incredible cream!
I usually use this cream every night on my legs, feet and hands. I forgot for a couple of nights and I realized that my skin felt so tight and dry after that and then I remembered I had forgotten to apply the cream. I had no ideas cream was such a life saver! It is worth every penny. Thanks, Paula! I love it!
—Liz

Surprising discovery!
I purchased the Body Butter to soften my dry skin but was incredibly surprised by the positive effect it had on the appearance of my nails! My nails have always been horrible, and unless I spent LOTS of time fussing with them they were dry, brittle and forever breaking. After using the Body Butter for several days I was shocked when I realized my nails were no longer breaking! Now I massage just a little bit of the Body Butter into my nails every day and now they finally look healthy without all the time and expensive products I was using before. Thanks for a great product!
—I J

Wonderful, especially for wintertime skin
This is a wonderful product. We have very cold, dry winters in MN, and I have always suffered with flaky, dry skin until I became a regular user of Paula's products. This is a thick cream with a wonderful cocoa-y scent, and using it regularly has been a Godsend for my skin.
—Lynn

A+++
I love this body butter and I think it smells lovely. I use it on myself and on my babies after their baths. I have noticed a huge difference in our dry winter skin and my feet look great, thanks to this product and the 2%BHA lotion. It is worth every penny and I would not stop buying it no matter how you packaged it. However, I do think it was silly to change the packaging from the tub to the tube. It does not make this more portable and it just makes it harder to get the product out. I wish other customers would stop complaining about the packaging of your products and focus on the product itself.
—Tanya

Great!
Wow! I just got a tube of this and I must say I'm loving it so far. Not too greasy and seems to "coat" the skin and protect it from drying. I think this is going to be my new everyday hand cream.
—Lili

A couple of things...
Would LOVE to see a bigger size and would love to have a flip-top instead of the screw-top. Otherwise, great product!
—Lili

Wonderfully moisturizing but odd scent
Disclaimer: I have a very sensitive sense of smell, so this product's smell may not bother everyone. I think it's primarily from the Cacao Seed Butter because it smells somewhat like chocolate as another reviewer noted. I absolutely love how emollient it is, though, and will be keeping it, buy not reordering.
—Miranda

Wonderful Product
This is a fantastic lotion for my dry skin, and I love the subtle, natural scent. LOVE the new packaging, much nicer than the jar. I just wish you still had the dry oil spray to go with it :(
—Jessica

Pretty Good but..
Good product, moisturizes well. However, it smells really bad! I would not reorder this because of the smell.
—Karina

Works beautifully and smells amazing
This is the most amazing moisturizer I have ever used. Not only does it make you feel silky smooth and it lasts, but it has the most amazing naturally chocolate scent, I assume because of the cocoa butter. I love this stuff! I even sent it to my best friend in Switzerland. Now she and her husband are addicted to it.
—Melanie Kaufman

Works like nothing else!
Every winter my skin gets dry, unbearably itchy, and frequently cracks and bleeds. It responds to no product I have ever tried, including prescription ointments, until this. I love it! And a little bit goes a long way; one jar lasted me all winter. The only thing I didn't care for was the jar, as dipping into a jar over and over is a little icky, but the new tube packaging is perfect.
—MH

Love the Butter, but it needs a scent!
I love what this body butter does for my feet. But it smells like food oil gone bad. Can't you put a little bit of agreeable scent into formula? U am using a new tube, so I know it has not spoiled. Customer Care Response: We are sorry to hear of your experience with this product. Paula's Choice has a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee within 60 days. Please contact our Customer Service Department to process a return or exchange.
—Liz

Lovely but pricey
I would have given this 5 stars but the price holds me back. This cream is really nice and really works. I have extremely dry, cracked heels. This cream made an amazing difference after only 1 application. It is wonderful on my hands as well. To be honest it is the only PC product I've had any success with. My only frustration is the small size and high price (over $4 an ounce plus shipping!). Light smell of chocolate that might annoy some but I find it nice.
—LA

great product, poor packaging
This is a fabulous product. Instantly soft skin and absorbs quickly, not greasy at all. Worked fabulously for my pregnancy related excema. Only complaint is the new tube packaging-Very difficult to squeeze the thick product out of the tube. I really hope Paula'sChoice will re-think the packaging on this item as it makes it much too difficult to use. I would use this product even on my legs if I could actually squeeze enough out of the tube!
—Marie Maldonado

Super rich body butter but odd scent...
This is a super rich body butter I've ever used!! Works well with a very dry area of your skin, you will see a different result in a couple days. Only if PC could improve the odd scent! Thank you Paula :) Customer Service Response: We are glad you like the Beautiful Body Butter! As one of the antioxidants is cacao, this is where the scent of the product originates (a natural property of the ingredients.)
—Jaitip

Great as Eye Cream
This may sound unusual, but Paula's Choice Beautiful body butter works great as an eye cream. It's the best eye cream I've ever used!
—Samantha Lugo

What makes this product unique?
Paula's Choice Beautiful Body Butter is the solution for problem dry skin anywhere on the body. This decadent treatment cream is our richest, most decadent moisturizer. It forms a protective barrier to help dry, cracked skin become healthy again and feel velvety-smooth. It allows skin to defend itself against moisture loss from low humidity or dry, heated air during cooler months. It contains a superior blend of plant oils, silicone, anti-irritants, and pure cocoa butter. Your skin will feel luxuriously soft and supple.

This product is 100% fragrance- and colorant-free.

Who is this product for?
Beautiful Body Butter is recommended for dry to very dry areas of skin from head to toe. Due to the amount of plant oils and emollients, this product is not recommended for use on acne-prone or oily areas of skin.

How should this product be used?
Massage over dry areas (elbows, heels, knees, and anywhere you want to seal in moisture to soften skin) as often as needed. Should be used after applying an AHA or BHA product to enhance softness and healing.

What Makes Paula's Choice Products Unique?

Created by world renowned skin care expert and author Paula Begoun

Proven effectiveness based on hundreds of published scientific studies

Targeted systems for wrinkles, acne, rosacea, sensitive skin, oily skin, dry skin and more

Fragrance-free, color-free, free of harmful skin irritants, and never tested on animals

100% customer satisfaction guaranteed

Unequalled customer service

Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter (plant-based emollients), Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil (non-volatile plant oil), Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE (emollient thickeners), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter (plant-based emollient), Glyceryl Stearate (thickener), Dimethicone (silicone slip agent), Cetyl Alcohol (thickener), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil (non-volatile plant oils), Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E/antioxidant), Glycerin, Panthenol, (water-binding agents), Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract (anti-irritant), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Butylene Glycol (water-binding agents), Potassium Sorbate, 1, 2 Hexanediol (preservatives), Triethanolamine (stabilizer/pH adjuster), Disodium EDTA (stabilizer), Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol (preservatives).

Directions: Massage over dry areas as often as needed. May be used after applying an AHA or BHA product.

How does Beautiful Body Butter differ from the Paula's Choice facial moisturizers?
Beautiful Body Butter is our thickest, richest, most emollient product. It has a very different texture from any of our facial moisturizers for dry to very dry skin. It is meant to provide utmost protection and smoothing of dry to very dry skin on areas such as hands, feet, elbows, and knees.

What is the difference between Beautiful Body Butter and the Lip & Body Treatment Balm?
In a word, texture. Beautiful Body Butter has a soft, creamy, buttery texture while the Lip & Body Treatment Balm has a thicker texture and richer, more lubricating feel. Another difference is that Beautiful Body Butter is a water-based cream whereas the Lip & Body Treatment Balm is plant oil–based and does not contain water, which gives it a more viscous texture and slightly glossy finish. Both products are excellent for addressing the needs of dry to very dry skin.