Unscented Body Butter: Why We Make a Naked Body Butter

Most of us pick a body butter with our nose first. But sometimes the best smell is no smell at all. That is why we make Naked Body Butter: our richest body butter, made unscented, with nothing added for smell.

When a product of ours is called Naked, it means we left the scent out on purpose. No essential oils. No fragrance. The base is the same one we use in our scented versions, so you get the same feel without the smell.

That matters more than you might think. Labels can be confusing. In the U.S., fragrance ingredients can be listed with one word, "fragrance," instead of naming each one ¹. And a product that says "unscented" may still have fragrance in it, added to cover up the smell of other ingredients ¹.

Our Naked body butter has no "fragrance" line at all. Every ingredient is listed by name on its page, heaviest first, so you can read exactly what you are putting on your skin.

The stars are shea butter, cocoa butter and oats. Shea and cocoa butter are rich plant fats that give a body butter its thick, creamy feel. Oats and aloe make it smooth. Glycerin helps draw water to your skin. Avocado, castor and coconut oils help it spread.

The full list also has the helpers every lotion needs: an emulsifying wax that keeps water and oil mixed, and a small amount of ingredients that keep the jar fresh. No synthetic detergents, no mineral oil, no petroleum.

We hear from all kinds of people who pick the plain jar:

• Perfume wearers. Your body butter will not fight your perfume.
• People who find scents too strong. Some people simply do not like a smell that sits on their skin all day.
• Shared homes. One jar the whole family can use, whatever their nose likes.
• Gift givers. When you do not know someone's favorite scent, unscented is a safe bet.

Fragrance can bother some people. The FDA notes that some parts of fragrance formulas may cause allergic reactions or sensitivities for some people, and suggests they choose fragrance-free products and check the ingredient list ¹.

If you love scent, our classic body butter comes in lavender. It is the same rich shea, cocoa butter and oat base with essential oils added, lavender first. It is a nice one to use before bed.

If you want plain, go Naked all the way. Our Naked hand lotion is lighter than the body butter, with shea, cocoa butter, oat and aloe and no essential oils. Our Naked bar soap is just coconut, olive, avocado and castor oils made into soap, with no essential oils at all.