To be honest, I like the idea of this lotion better than the actual product. I wanted an all natural moisturizer free of parabens so I thought this store would be perfect. Although their products are 97% all natural, they still use chemicals to preserve them, where other companies are finding natural ways to preserve their products.

I asked them what would be good for oily to combonation skin and the sales girl showed me this. I looked at this list of ingredients and although there was that few percent chemicals in it, I liked all the other ones so decided to give it a try.

The smell wasn't the best but that's probably the licorice root, so that's not a big deal (smelled like black licorice, but I prefer my products to be fragrance free so smell isn't important to me, although I think this has fragrance in it as well).

Maybe I was using too much, but it was a little greasy too. After I put it on, my face looked like a giant shiny oil slick. The texture was thin as well and lacked substance. My face felt really greasy, not moisturized after using this product, and I think it made my pimples worse.

This might be good for people with really dry skin, but it definitely was not for me. Although Aveda has some great products, this moisturizer just did not do it for me. I like a lot of the ingredients in it, but the formulation doesn't seem to work. I still have half a bottle left...what a waste!