I normally use the Almond Smooth or Nourishing Moisture lotions when using the Vasoline Intensive Care Lotion. I haven’t m gotten the Cocoa Radiant one in years, until now. It was pretty obvious something was different when I did a sniff test in the store, but I figured maybe it would be different once I got it actually on my skin. So when o got home and tried it, it became EXTREMELY clear something was VERY different. I remember the vivid cocoa smell from when I tried it awhile back, now nothing about it smells like cocoa or anything remotely similar. This is literally bug stray in a lotion. The citronella is OVERWHELMING and after reading the ingredients (which are much more chemically than previous formulas), Hydroxycitronellal was in it. And after doing some ... MoreI normally use the Almond Smooth or Nourishing Moisture lotions when using the Vasoline Intensive Care Lotion. I haven’t m gotten the Cocoa Radiant one in years, until now. It was pretty obvious something was different when I did a sniff test in the store, but I figured maybe it would be different once I got it actually on my skin. So when o got home and tried it, it became EXTREMELY clear something was VERY different. I remember the vivid cocoa smell from when I tried it awhile back, now nothing about it smells like cocoa or anything remotely similar. This is literally bug stray in a lotion. The citronella is OVERWHELMING and after reading the ingredients (which are much more chemically than previous formulas), Hydroxycitronellal was in it. And after doing some light research on this chemical, I came to the conclusion that the bad effects it potentially can have on our skin and bodies heavily outweigh the good it does. And after reading about a few of the other ingredients, it’s evident that the “bad ingredients” they want to appear to have done away with are in a sense still presence just in different forms. For instance, Limonene molecules can react with the air and create formaldehyde. And not to even mention the Ingredients in this lotion that are extremely toxic to dogs, geraniol, linalool, etc. My dogs is always around me, always licking me, and not only can these ingredients make them sickly, it can severely damage their major organs. I understand many of these ingredients are in safe moderations in the formula and they do have beneficial properties in regards to the lotions and what it’s meant to do and what not. But this one has really freaked me out. And I LOVE Vaseline products and I have been using them loyally my entire life but this Cocoa Radiant lotion and the rabbit hole I went down on the new ingredients (new and old) are making me want to never put this stuff on my skin again.. I know if I started researching all my other lotions and body care products I’d be freaked out about many other brands as well, but Vasoline is one of my top favorites and one I’ve grown up on and swore by my whole life. But anywho, to sum it all up, the Cocoa Radiant Intensive Care Lotion is citronella scented not cocoa, so if you want to literally smell like actual bug spray repellent than this is the lotion for you. And research the ingredients you’re putting onto your skin, people. It’s scary. I’ve never been the person to really care about ingredients like that but after everything I read tonight I am definitely going to start paying a little more attention.VASOLINE, I love you, guys. I really do. But this ain’t it.

Warning for loyal users - I have been using this lotion daily for the last 15+ years so imagine my surprise when I woke up to my whole body swollen and bright red the morning after replacing my bottle. I am still dealing with the bumps and the itching. At first I had no idea what had caused the reaction since I hadn’t changed anything in my skin routine. After comparing the ingredients on the new bottle to an old bottle I knew exactly what caused my allergic reaction - THIS lotion. Then I landed here and saw the other reviews saying the same thing. Vaseline (already emailed you too) if you’re reading this perhaps it is time to listen to your customers and consider going back to the previous formula! You could have put “new formula” on the bottle at least!

I have been using Vaseline cocoa butter for years without problem. Today I opened up a new package that was purchased in a three pack. I immediately noticed how thin the cocoa butter was going onto my hand. I placed it all over my face as usual and noticed a different smell too the bottle is new Vaseline jelly. Vaseline Cocoa butter with jelly comes in the same exact bottle as the regular cocoa butter without Vaseline jelly. Vaseline company should have advised that this was a different product on the bottle advising customers that is different from the regular Vaseline, cocoa butter, and one cannot tell the difference since the bottle is exactly the same. The only difference in the new Vaseline cocoa butter is that it has Vaseline jelly in it. making the product ... MoreI have been using Vaseline cocoa butter for years without problem. Today I opened up a new package that was purchased in a three pack. I immediately noticed how thin the cocoa butter was going onto my hand. I placed it all over my face as usual and noticed a different smell too the bottle is new Vaseline jelly. Vaseline Cocoa butter with jelly comes in the same exact bottle as the regular cocoa butter without Vaseline jelly. Vaseline company should have advised that this was a different product on the bottle advising customers that is different from the regular Vaseline, cocoa butter, and one cannot tell the difference since the bottle is exactly the same. The only difference in the new Vaseline cocoa butter is that it has Vaseline jelly in it. making the product thinner and has a barely noticeable little tiny notation on the bottle Vaseline jelly.I expect when a company changes the product that they will advise on the bottle that the product is different in someway so the customer knows it’s different, which I noticed immediately. I hope I suffer no adverse actions from this new cocoa butter with Vaseline jelly in it.