Review (2/5): I REALLY hope they bring the original formula back because this new version is NOT equal to the original and certainly is not be
I just bought this product at a Dollar Tree store, which USED TO carry the original formula of this lotion. I REALLY hope they bring the original formula back because this new version is NOT equal to the original and certainly is not better.
I am a BIG lotion user. My skin doesn't do well without it. I can't have dry feet and hands, it just doesn't work for me. I bought Suave lotion for years because of the agreeable cost (I'm cheap) and the acceptable quality of the product but when I lucked up on Dermasil at Dollar Tree, I found a gold mine! This stuff was top notch and I haven't looked at Suave since finding it, even though it costs a lot more. It was creamy, rich and thick, didn't evaporate and leave you reapplying continually and it was unscented, which made it great for adding your own fragrance to or using on your face if you're sensitive to fragrance. I routinely would buy 10, 10 oz tubes at a time just to keep a good supply on hand, to satisfy my pack rat compulsion and to take advantage of the price. I keep one at work, one in each of my travel bags, I keep some in a smaller container in my purse, I use it on my face with no negative results, it's great for my feet, you don't need a whopping amount of it, the original is just wonderful stuff!! So this weekend I went hunting for more and happened upon this version. The store only had two tubes of it and they were not 10 oz but I bought them anyway. As soon as I tried it I was extremely glad that I only had two tubes of this stuff to get through. It is not as thick or rich, it is not matte like the original either. It's kinda glossy as it comes out of the tube. And you know how you can feel cold air so much better when you use perfumed lotion? Check! And the crowning offense? It has a smell. A hint of chemical to brighten your day. The original has a faint hint of this same smell, which I only noticed after meeting the new version but this version has it a lot stronger. I wouldn't go near my face with this stuff. It's awful in comparison with the original...AWFUL!! I frankly don't know what I'm going to do with the two tubes I bought. I'll think of something. I'm just glad they were from Dollar Tree because I haven't lost any money to speak of.
If you can find the original, grab all that you can! The original formula is STILL wonderful lotion. This new so-called "Advanced Treatment" molarky, however, is for the birds. I don't know what happened, the good ingredients shot up in price, ceased to be available or what but every formula change is not a GOOD formula change. Uuuuuuugh, that smell...