by Lena — Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 10:49 am
in Bath & Body, Cheap Thrills, Made in Indonesia, Skin Care, Tested and tagged with Vivelle
Many of us know the benefits of olive oil for our health and our skin, and many beauty and skincare products in the market tout it as one of its ingredients. But olives are not native to our tropical country, so virgin olive oil can be pricey. There is an alternative, however, that is gaining in popularity, and that is virgin coconut oil (VCO), taken from the meat of the coconut (Coconus nucifera, found everywhere in Indonesia).
Our elders have taken advantage of the many beauty benefits of coconut, such as the coconut milk for the hair and as skin moisturizer. VCO intensifies these benefits in a more concentrated form, without losing the aromatic properties of the coconut. I’ve been using VCO for my hair and my skin for years, sometimes ingesting it for it’s health benefits (coconut is loaded with vitamin E, and supposedly controls appetite). But VCO is essentially oil, so it’s greasy and not something you want to use when you head out of the house, so I was always on the lookout for products containing coconut oil that is more convenient to use.
So you can imagine how excited I was when I saw the set of Vivelle body lotion with the words ‘virgin coconut oil’ printed large on the tube. They all contain VCO and olive oil, and there are 3 variants to the set–for normal skin, for dry skin, and for very dry skin. Talk about double, no, triple!, whammy! I opened one tube and tried some on my hands right there at the store! 
What differentiates the three is the amount of VCO they contain (twice and three times the VCO in the dry skin and very dry skin formula, respectively, compared to the normal skin formula). There is also some variation in scent and ingredient (normal skin has bengkoang or Jicama extract, dry skin has orange extract and very dry skin has white tea extract). The VCO, olive oil and the aromatic extracts are listed high in the ingredients list, so I feel confident that they do contain a significant amount of these oils.
I bought the dry skin and very dry skin formula, and really like them both. They sink quickly into the skin, not at all greasy, and make my skin softer right away (maybe because they contain Cyclomethicone, a type of silicone). I also like their scent, although they do smell a bit artificial, they’re not overpowering and does not last. I do wish, though, that Vivelle had retained the coconut fragrance for at least one of the variants.
The skin of my body is not dry, so I asked FD-er Silvershore_Lake, who’s got very dry skin, to give the one for very dry skin a try. After a couple of days, she reported no negative reaction to her skin, and proceeded to use the lotion for the whole body. She said it really moisturized her skin and the fragrance is nice, and that she would purchase again.
The very dry skin formula is also advertised to prevent stretchmarks, and I think this is cool because, face it, there’s not a lot of locally-made product for this, so if it really works, wow! If anyone does try it for stretchmarks, please let other moms-to-be know the results in the FD Mommies Chatter forum on preventing stretchmarks.
I bought these Vivelle body lotions in a supermarket near my house; they vary in price: about Rp9,000 for the normal skin formula (the cheapest) to about Rp14,000 for the very dry skin formula.
Has anyone else tried these? Please share!
@riskandria oops sorry for the late reply. You can try Vivelle VCO and olive oil body lotion. Read the review here http://bit.ly/ifPXad
Yay! Thanks Lena for sharing
I have rather dry skin and I hate greasy body lotion. So far I alternate between Marks & Spencer and Bath & Body Works. I love them, but not so much regarding the price ^_^
Will definitely grab the one for dry skin the next time I pay a visit to the supermarket.
waw cool!bisa dibeli dimana yah lena?kok kayanya belom pernah liat :sweat:
Wait wait, so these lotions don’t smell like coconut at all?? *kuciwa berat*
I have #9……. for my smelly cracked feet……. smells so good and it doesn’t go greasy….. Baru seminggu pake nya and so far so good….
ah..blm coba…mau ah! garis kehamilan byk nih…thkies Lenceh mariceh..;)
kemarin sempet liat di minimarket deket rumah, yg dry skin enak yah baunya… seger
Affi, ada yg bau coconutnya kecium kok… gw lupa yg varian mana. Pas gw endus gw pikir emang wangi coconut, ternyata semuanya emang mengandung VCO
Currently using no. 9 due to Lena’s recommendation in body lotion thread….
Emang top abis ^^, bener2 bikin gua yg super duper dry jadi moisturised, and wanginya enak…
I don’t know about the stretchmark, mungkin harus pemakaian rutin br bisa keliatan hasilnya. I’m still on my first bottle, and definitely will buy again when it runs out. Recommended!
Gw juga pake yg ungu, baunya enak & seger! kulit jd lembab banget tp ga lengket lho.
cowku aja sampe puji2 bilang kulit gw alus tp ga lengket, ga kyk body butter b*d* s**p yg biasa gw pake itu lengket buanget. yang penting harganya jauh lebih murah dengan kualitas yg ok banget!
recommended!!!
Thanks, Lena. Cocok nih buat kulitku yang very dry. Bisa dibeli di supermarket mana ya?
Gw nyoba dua duanya. Kl yg ngelembabin banged menurut gw no 9, tp wanginya gw ga kuat, terlalu strong buat idung gw. Kl yg no 6 wanginya enak cm kurang nenduang.
Kl gw bilang termasuk the best drugs store lotion for local brand.
skip… HATE the coconut smell. kecuali kalo kepepet banget kulit udah super kering baru lari ke merek ini kali ya, hehehehee…..
re tp ini ga ada wangi coconut sm sekali loh.
uhm..,q lom pernah coba VCO yg bt handbody..
tp q pke lulur yg pke VCO
alus,lembab n enak bgtzz dikulit…
BALI ALUS merknya (g smua supermarket pnya lo..)
ada g pernah nyoba?q pernah coba herborist n sekar jagad sblmnya tp akhirna mantap pilih BA walo nyarinya kdu lari ke mall ^_^
ntar de nyoba vivelle
wah kayanya bagus..bandung lagi dingiiin, kulit kering ga mempan pake vaselin..dulu biasa pake body butter body shop tp mahalll bgt deh buat kantong mahasiswa gw ..tp gw blm pernah liat produk ini d bandung..hunting time nih..hehehe
btw body scrubnya vivelle jg lumayan. gw pake yg green tea. kalo ga salah mengandung olive oil gitu.
ini wanginya sama ya ama body scrubnya ya?
gw selama ini sih make body scrubnya..(dari semua varian scrubnya, yang belum gw coba tinggal bengkoang)
klo body scrubnya, yang gw suka sih yang pepaya ama green tea.. itu ada juga ga ya lotionnya?
wah sudah banyak yang coba ya ternyata!
kelihatannya produk ini memang masih baru, mungkin belum ada di semua toko, harus sabar dan cek secara rutin mungkin…
affi iya, gak ada coconut smell at all kalo nurut gue.
ijoli, hmm apa mungkin yg normal skin ada coconutey smell? nurut gue sih gak ada, tapi gue endus di toko jadi mungkin kurang menghayati hahaha
leela kayaknya untuk mencegah garis kehamilan la, bukan menghilangkan, tapi bisa dicoba aja, mungkin kalo dia efektif memperbaiki sel2 kulit, garis kehamilan juga bisa pudar….
scrub vivelle justru gue belum pernah coba, tapi dari deskripsi wanginya, kayaknya yg mirip cuma bengkoang ya? soalnya papaya dan green tea gak di line body lotionnya…
freshsmell, lulur bali alus sudah banyak yang coba, bisa dibaca2 di thread scrub, di FD forum
vink, suit suiiit! jadi tambah mesra dong gandengannya
baca reviewnya jadi kepengin coba, sekalian melengkapi scrubku yg merk vivelle juga. dari dulu gw suka scrub vivelle yg kemasan lama, dan yg kemasan baru scrubnya terlalu halus buatku
onik, ternyata scrub yg sekarang itu packaging baru ya. kemarin gue gak sengaja liat yg package lama di apotik di melawai, baru sadar udah pernah coba ahhaha. tapi gak gitu inget resultnya, berarti tidak berkesan….
kalo mau butirannya lebih gede, tambahin sendiri aja garam atau gula di scrubnya…
hai girls, i using this for 3 bottle, verry recommended deh.. kulit lembab mungkin krn mengandung VCOnya itu, mirip2 sama body butter.. apalagi yg varian white tea seger banget..
aku sudah coba yg no. 9
loveeee it so muchhhh
suka wanginya & cepat meresap
i wanna tryy ^^
aku sudah coba..like it so much..especially yg white tea..*aku cobain ke kulit hubby dan viola..!! sukses besar..kulker-nya jadi so moist..belakangan dia baru nyadar…*nda ini kan buat ibu hamil..koq dikasih ke aku…gubraks..!!..overall very recommended stuff…d^_^b
eh nambah lagi….daku belinya di supermarket…TipTop 4 about 8800-1300an/each
q jg skrg lg nyoba yg ijo (white tea), wah enak bgt, wanginya jg seger, sampe” swmiq jg make krn seneng sm wanginya sm kandungannya.. dia jg makin seneng cium kulitku.. hm..
kiki noval hahaha pagi2 gini gue udah ngakak. men!
belinya di mana y untuk lotion coz sy cari di supermarket/mall blm ada. klo lulurnya sy sdh pakai… bisa pesan loyionnya?
Dimana belinya?????????????
kami mau beli lotionnya buanyakk
arie & ega,
Sudah tersedia di supermarket dan hypermarket terkemuka kok.
d mall pejaten dpn kntor g ada. di tangerang jg blm ada
Beneran tuh lotion vivelle ada yg bisa mencegah strechmark? Coz skg aku lg nyari produk yg bs mencegah strechmark…maklum lg hamil muda,…kmrn cari maternity di beberapa apotik ga ada,..klo vivelle yg untuk ibu hamil itu yg warna apa? Bs dibeli dmn? Dan kisaran harga berapa? Thx
nunu, gak tau benar atau enggaknya, tapi yg no 9 (botol hijau) disebutkan untuk prevent stretchmark. harganya 14rb-an, yg paling mahal dari antara 3 varian itu. kalau sudah dicoba, lapor sini ya jeng
Aku cari di carrefour yg 9 selalu aja kosong. Yang selalu ada cuma yg 3 doang. Laris manis banget produk ini. Kepengen nyoba deh, buat di kantor. Kasian kulitku kering kerontang kesembur AC
. Kalo pake lotion biasa ga mempan
dah coba vivelle yg #9, and wooww….i luv ittt!!! senengnya dpt body lotion yg bs bikin kulit aku halus n wanginya enak bgt sampe2 hubby-ku nanya pake parfum br ya say?hehe……
dan juga harganya itu gk bikin aq bangkrut secara aq kan doyan banget pake body lotion, karena tempatku tinggal di daerah dingin bandung, yg kelembabannya tinggi jd bkin kulit aq kering kerontang…n pake b/l ini bikin kulitku lbh moisturized, n gk lengket sama sekali pdhl di kakaku ktnya trll lengket, malahan dya lbh suka yg #6…. tp makenya hrs rajin..
@ ega…udah banyak koq di supermarket,coba di browsing lagih…:)
@ nunu..kalo ga salah yg warnanya ijo bu..wanginya juga seger…#6
@ lena…hihihihi….
*telat liat ni thread lagih….
Hi, I recently went to Bali on holiday and bought a few products from this brand. I am interested to know if I can purchase this item online as it smells fantastic and is a great moisturizer! Could you please let me know or if there are any contacts that I can reach in Indonesia?
Thanks
i recently bought the one for very dry skin… it works, love it…
soalnya aku tinggal di daerah dingin.. very recommended. value for money.
Aku dah nyoba pake yang “white tea” selama seminggu ini dan so far bagus banget untuk kulitku yang sepanjang hari kena AC
were do i uy this product I amin australia
wanginya enak, gak kalah ama yang mahal.
Kalo beli banyak, belinya dimana yah?,