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It even smoothed my elephant elbows.
One thing they don’t tell you about getting older is that you don’t just start to notice signs of aging on your face but also on the rest of your body. For my 42-year-old self, it’s been most visible on my hands and elbows, which seemed to become loose, crepey, and ultra-dry practically overnight.
As a shopping editor who is fortunate enough to test out a slew of top skin care products, I’ve always targeted my face; however, since I type all day, I could no longer ignore my hands and arms. I decided to try Coco & Eve’s Body Moisture Whip to tackle these issues, which I was fortunate to receive from the brand. After using it for nearly one month, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it firmed and hydrated my crepey hands and elephant elbows, and it erased my dry alligator skin and other animal-inspired problems from the neck down.
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It got bad when my son recently commented on how ‘old’-looking my hands had become, so I knew I had to take action. I received Coco & Eve’s cream in both scents—the lychee & dragonfruit and the tropical mango—and I’ve been alternating their use regularly. The moisturizer is formulated with CelluShape technology that firms and boosts elasticity and leaves the body soft and deeply hydrated while also tightening up loose skin.
After applying it everywhere but my face daily, I found that not only is my skin smooth and buttery-soft, it also has a glow to it. Other antioxidant-rich ingredients include coconut oil and cacao oil to increase hydration, fig extract that features vitamins A, B1, and B2 plus omega fatty acids to protect against harmful environmental elements, mango and papaya to brighten and reduce stretch marks, and coffee seed extract to tone skin and improve its overall appearance.
I always apply it right after my morning shower, and while it quickly absorbs without leaving a greasy layer, its moisturizing benefits last throughout the entire day. When I have time, I’ll also use it before bed, particularly on my most problematic areas like my hands, arms, and elbows, so it works overnight. As a bonus, the scents smell amazing, transporting me to a tropical paradise.
Since using the cream, my skin looks more supple and youthful, and I never have a dry and scaly look. The loose, crepey skin on my arms and hands has tightened up, too, and it even smoothed out my keratosis pilaris—those pesky, tiny red bumps—on the back of my upper arms. And shoppers overwhelmingly agree.
One person who said they “suffer with cellulite, especially on [their] thighs” noted that it “buffs out [their] cellulite and leaves [their] skin glowing.” Another person shared that the body cream makes their “skin feel really smooth and soft.” They added that it “lasts on the skin all day,” and they like it so much, they “even bought a second.”
Ahead of the dry skin season, grab my go-to Coco & Eve Body Moisture Whip cream for smooth, firm, and soft skin. Or, shop even more Coco & Eve skin care finds below.
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