REVIEW: Alverde Body Butter Klostergarten from DM

I bought this Alverde body butter from DM in Berlin for about 3 EUR. The main reason I bought it was that it is kind of natural and I also loved the packaging. I liked the idea of “Klostergarten”, which means “Monastery garden”.

When I bought this body butter I was reading a book by Japanese author Soseki and I thought it was funny how the colors matched between the book and the cream’s packaging. Anyhow, here are my thoughts about it:

Pros

• It really is hydrating, so it does what it should do. If you have dry skin, it is a good cream.
• It has only 200ml. I usually hate large products because I prefer to buy small and different products and alternate in using them.
• On the label it says that the scent is interesting and it really reminds me of a peaceful place.
• Although it is not BIO, it is pretty natural.

Cons

• After 10 hours of sleep, I could still feel some cream in my skin when I woke up. My skin didn’t completely absorb the cream. I think this is strange, considering that I didn’t put on a lot of cream.
• Also, the smell is interesting, but I don’t think everyone will like it.

Neutral

When I wake up, in the morning, the skin isn’t scented anymore. I also use, in parallel, another body cream, from Sabon, and its scent lasts at least 12 hours on my skin. I personally prefer a lasting scent, but I don’t know how healthy this is. Maybe it is better not to last that much. Maybe it’s just a matter of prefferance.

It gives a little tingling sensation. This sensation creates a warm feeling, so I think this is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for winter. Those with cold feet could really benefit from applying this cream. I did this, before going to sleep, and I had warm feet all night. But I don’t think it would be nice to apply this cream during summer times, when it’s already hot outside. Also, there might be some people who don’t like this kind of tingling sensation, so this body cream might not be suitable for them.

Will I repurchase?

I don’t think so. It is a good body cream/ butter, but I am sure there are other creams, equally good, and I would like to try them also. Maybe my next body cream will be also a cream from Alverde.