Palmer's

Palmer's is manufactured by E.T. Browne Drug Co., founded in 1840, making it one of America's oldest skincare companies. The Cocoa Butter Formula line has been a household staple for decades, earning Palmer's the title of America's number one cocoa butter brand with a track record spanning multiple generations.

14 products reviewed

77/100 Score

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Daily Skin Therapy Lotion in brown and gold pump bottle

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Cocoa Butter Formula Daily Skin Therapy Lotion

A no-nonsense body lotion that has earned its place in millions of medicine cabinets through sheer reliability and unbeatable value. The cocoa butter, petrolatum, and glycerin trio delivers genuine moisture at a fraction of luxury prices, though the fragrance and dyes mean it is not for everyone.

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Drugstore Scar Treatment MVP

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Cocoa Butter Formula Skin Therapy Oil

The Skin Therapy Oil is Palmer's most sophisticated body oil — an eleven-ingredient, preservative-free blend of argan, rosehip, and cocoa butter that targets scars, stretch marks, and aging skin at a price that makes daily use feel indulgent rather than irresponsible. Thirty thousand five-star reviews cannot all be wrong.

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Drugstore Body Glow Essential

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Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturizing Body Oil

A fast-absorbing, gloriously affordable body oil that delivers Palmer's signature cocoa butter moisture and glow in a lighter format. The twelve-ingredient formula is refreshingly simple, though the benzophenone-3 inclusion is an odd choice that keeps this from being a clean-ingredient standout.

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Pregnancy Stretch Mark Staple

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Cocoa Butter Formula Tummy Butter for Stretch Marks

A thick, comforting pregnancy body butter that combines Palmer's cocoa butter heritage with Centella asiatica, argan oil, and hydrolyzed proteins for a formula that goes beyond simple moisturization. It cannot prevent stretch marks — nothing topical can — but it makes the experience of rapidly changing skin significantly more comfortable and well-cared-for.

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Budget Body Care Staple

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Cocoa Butter Formula Body Lotion Fragrance Free

A reliably hydrating, no-frills body lotion that delivers on its cocoa butter heritage at an unbeatable price point. The fragrance-free formula unlocks Palmer's signature moisturizing power for scent-sensitive users, though the 'fragrance-free' label deserves a small asterisk given the botanical oils in the ingredient list.

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Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick

A gloriously simple, oversized cocoa butter stick that costs less than a coffee and does more than most products ten times its price. The ten-ingredient formula is pure pragmatism — cocoa butter, mineral oil, vitamin E, and a wax base that glides on anything dry and makes it better.

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Tropical Body Care Upgrade

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Coconut Oil Formula Body Lotion

Palmer's modernized, plant-oil-forward body lotion that trades the classic cocoa butter identity for a tropical coconut experience. The cleaner ingredient list (no mineral oil, no dyes) and richer botanical blend make it the more polished Palmer's option, though the fragrance allergens and comedogenic coconut oil keep it from being universally suitable.

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Cocoa Butter Formula Daily Skin Therapy Body Lotion

The lotion format of America's most iconic cocoa butter brand delivers reliable, affordable moisturization with a scent that has become a cultural touchstone. Not the most sophisticated formula on the shelf, but decades of consumer loyalty and an unbeatable price-to-performance ratio make it a body care essential for dry skin.

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Heritage Body Care Classic

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Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E Body Lotion

The original scented Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotion in its classic packaging — a heritage body care product that delivers reliable, affordable hydration with the most recognizable cocoa butter scent in drugstore skincare. Nearly identical to the newer 'Daily Skin Therapy' relabel, with pure tocopherol as a minor formulation distinction.

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Full-Body Brightening Pioneer

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Skin Success Anti-Dark Spot Fade Milk

A rare body lotion that takes brightening seriously — packing niacinamide, retinol, vitamin C, licorice root, and songyi mushroom into a lightweight full-body format. It fills a genuine gap in the market for affordable body-specific hyperpigmentation treatment, though the fragrance allergen load and Padimate O keep it from being universally suitable.

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Budget Brightening Triple Threat

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Skin Success Anti-Dark Spot Fade Cream

A genuinely impressive three-active brightening cream — niacinamide, retinol, and vitamin C — at a price point that makes prestige dark spot treatments look absurd. The active ingredient strategy is serious dermatology at drugstore pricing, but the fragrance allergen load and comedogenic base ingredients are the trade-offs you accept at this price.

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Budget SPF Lip Essential

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Cocoa Butter Formula Moisturizing Lip Balm SPF 15

A dirt-cheap SPF lip balm that delivers cocoa butter moisturization and basic sun protection, but the oxybenzone and synthetic fragrance keep it from being an easy universal recommendation. Best for budget-conscious users who tolerate fragrance and are not concerned about chemical UV filter safety debates.

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Budget Brightening Multi-Active

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Cocoa Butter Formula Eventone Dark Spot Corrector

A surprisingly sophisticated multi-active brightening serum at a drugstore price, combining five distinct melanin-targeting pathways. The hexylresorcinol and songyi mushroom extract duo is genuinely interesting, but the heavy fragrance allergen load and DMDM hydantoin were always this product's Achilles' heel — and its discontinuation speaks for itself.

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Cocoa Butter Formula Eventone Suncare Sunscreen Stick SPF 50

A pocket-sized sunscreen stick that brought Palmer's cocoa butter comfort to sun protection, but the oxybenzone content and comedogenic base aged poorly as consumer preferences evolved. Now discontinued, it is a product of its era — functional but no longer aligned with current sunscreen standards.

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★★★★★

3.5 (150)

$5.99