Product: Shea Butter Lotion from the Limited Edition Holiday Greenery Collection at Sweet Grass Farm. Shown below with the Holiday Greenery Liquid Hand Soap in the Sweet Grass Farm rust-free chrome caddy. 

Ingredients: Purified water, butter cream complex (olive oil, coconut oil, & shea butter), acetyl alcohol, stearate alcohol, green tea extract, aloe vera, vitamins A, E, & D, essential oils, fragrance.

Basics: From Sweet Grass Farm, “Our rich and moisturizing shea butter lotion formula will provide your skin with all the nutrients it needs during the busy holiday season. Lush with the fresh green fragrance of winter greens, the Lotion features shea butter to nourish skin, and absorbs quickly.”

Company information: Sweet Grass Farm creates good-for-you and gentle skin care products along with home items such as hand soaps, candles, and more. Most of the ingredients used by Sweet Grass Farm are natural and mild, although they also use some fragrances over plain old essential oils or natural scents.

The Limited Edition Holiday Greenery Collection consists of the Shea Butter Lotion, Liquid Hand Soap, Liquid Dish Soap, 100% Soy Candle, and Fragrance Sticks.

What I think:

Shea Butter Cons:

I didn’t think that this shea butter absorbed quickly on wet skin. To me that’s a large con, because if you use lotion after every shower, it’s time consuming to have a lotion that needs a lot of rubbing in.

I liked the scent; however, I think that this particular scent is not terribly appropriate for lotion. Of course this is a personal preference, but it’s a little strong and not a scent that I would associate with body care.

I don’t think that people who are sensitive to scents would like this product. It’s a little strong. And while the scent doesn’t hang around all day, it’s too much if you like subtle. Luckily I do like heavily scented items. But if you like a mild scent, this lotion is not for you.

Shea Butter Pros:

Did absorb quickly on dry skin. So, if you need a lotion, say by the sink, for after hand-washing, this would work well.

While this lotion did not absorb quickly, it did leave my skin ULTRA soft all day and into the next. I would absolutely try another shea butter or lotion product from this company and use it on days I have more time to lounge around.

Packaging is recyclable and is clearly marked as such. One of my biggest pet peeves about green beauty products are companies that miss this point. If your product can be recycled, tell me so. Sweet Grass Farm scores an A+ here.

Bonus points for pretty packaging – I like products that look great sitting out – if you visit their website, you’ll notice that all the Sweet Grass Farm products look beautiful and old fashioned, like they came from a small town country shop.

I really like the scent – it’s clearly earthy and a very wintery holiday scent. It reminds me of pine and cedar forests. While I didn’t love this scent as a lotion, I’d be super quick to snatch up a soy candle or some fragrance sticks from the Holiday Greenery Collection. Both would create a really nice holiday home atmosphere for the holiday season. They’d also make a nice holiday gift.

Holiday Greenery Shea Butter Lotion final score:

Three out of five pretty trees: This product only got three trees, because I would not buy this product. Normally, that means a product might get only one tree, however, in this case I’m giving it a three, because I would very likely buy a candle or fragrance sticks from the Holiday Greenery line; something I wouldn’t have known had I not tried the Shea Butter Lotion.

Also, I like that this company clearly lists their ingredients on their website and packaging. I like that they use essential oils, and I love how pretty their various product lines are. Also, their products are well priced for natural items.

Final word: So overall, I recommend not going with this Shea Butter Lotion, but I would try the Holiday Greenery candle or fragrance sticks or check out one of their other products. Personally, I like the looks of their lovely handcrafted soaps, their Baby Wash with Aloe Vera & Lavender Oil, and their Bath Salts. They have many other products to choose from as well.

$9.95  – Shea Butter Lotion (16.9 oz)

+ Sweet Grass Farm