Palmer's Shea Butter Formula is wonderful. I've never used the Cocoa Butter line, but this one is very easily absorbed, it has a faint pleasant smell of summer (kind of tropical) and it hydrates my extremely dry skin while leaving a healthy sheen. I've been using it for a few days now and I apply it to my legs even while wearing pants, because it absorbs pretty quickly and doesn't leave an overly-shiny look. I usually don't like putting on lotions, no matter how great they are -- mainly because even the most absorbent of lotions make my hands feel greasy, but this Palmer's lotion is easy to apply with the nice squirt bottle, and not too thick.

I'm giving this 5 stars because I have found the best of both worlds with Palmer's Shea Butter AND Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotions. I have a large pump bottle (generic) and get an 8.5 oz bottle of BOTH. Then I mix them half and half and find it to be GREAT for me. I go to the YWCA and work out in the pool several times a week and the chlorine really does 'a job' on my skin....ITCH, ITCH, ITCH!! I like both of these lotions, but mixing them together is even better. I put some in a smaller bottle to keep in my gym bag and put this on right from the shower after getting out of the pool. I don't itch anymore!!

Palmer's is the BEST, and in my opinion this Shea Butter Lotion blows their Cocoa Butter away! The Shea Butter formula is so moisturous and seems to seal the skin. Plus, it's white and absorbs completely so it doesn't rub off and the scent is a luxurious light herbal scent that doesn't clash! I am happy to find it here at drugstore.com, as it's not readily available in desert.

Works well, but does not have the warm sweet smell of vanilla that the cocoa butter products have. The smell is closer to a clean herbal smell, but definitely not one that I would rave over. I had expected the shea butter to work better than the cocoa butter, but in reflection I don't think it kept my skin as moisturized as the cocoa butter.