I picked up a bottle of Aubrey Organics Ultimate Moist Lotion last time I went to the store. I like to support Aubrey organics because it is the trifecta — really cruelty free (bought the CCIC leaping bunny logo cruelty free), vegan (it has a vegan logo), and organic.

Aubrey Organics was one of the first organic skincare lines — it was founded in 1969 and has been producing completely natural products with no synthetics of any kind added since then — all Aubrey Organics products use only herbs, essential oils, and natural vitamins as additives, and citrus seeds, vitamin A, C, and E for preservatives. They are also formulated by Aubrey Hampton and hand-crafted in small batches in the Aubrey Organics Tampa, Florida, manufacturing plant.

So I bought a bottle of the basic unscented Aubrey Organics lotion. So far, I like it, it’s nice. Unfortunately it’s a mediumweight lotion — I’d prefer something a little more moisturizing. It goes on streaky, but fades to clear. The only real problem I had with it was that it’s not liquid enough — once the bottle is mostly empty and the pump stops working, it’s virtually impossible to get the last remaining ounce of lotion out. Also, while it is supposed to be unscented, it has a sort of . . . gluey . . scent. I much prefer the gluey scent to some weird chemical scent, but next time I may opt for a different Aubrey scent — the lotion comes in Green Tea & Rosemary and Passionfruit scents as well.

So far, the only drawback this lotion has (other than the price, which is a little high — $10 for 8oz — but considering the lotion is completely organic, understandable) is that it doesn’t have any UVA protecting sunscreen in it — it does come in a “Morning Meadow SPF 15″ option, but the spf in that lotion is Padimate O — not mexoryl, avobenzone, octocrylene, zinc oxide, or titanium dioxide, so it will not protect against skin cancer. I can sort of see why Aubrey Organics doesn’t use mexoryl or avobenzone — they’re not organic or natural, they’re synthetic (I think), and I can also sort of see why Aubrey Organics doesn’t use zinc oxide or titanium dioxide — they are natural, but they tend to not be transparent, which is very important in a lotion. So I’m taking a star off for lack of UVA-protection, but I understand why the lotion doesn’t have it.

Aubrey Organics Ultimate Moist Lotion (8 oz) is available for $8.71 at Amazon.com, as well as most natural drugstores and grocery stores. I’ve seen it at Whole Foods.

Ingredients: Coconut Fatty Acid Cream Base, White Camellia Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Aubrey’s Preservative (Citrus Seed Extract, Vitamins A, C and E).

Categories : 4/5 stars, Aubrey Organics, cruelty free, cruelty free companies, lotion, organic, vegan