Hugo Naturals: Baby Hugo Oil

I have to admit that I'm not crazy about the texture of most baby lotions I've tried. Because of that, I've taken to using oil on Leoling after-bath, instead. In the past, we just used food grade coconut oil, but the packaging is a bit messy. As I had a little money to spend, I decided to give Hugo Naturals a try. The whole "food grade ingredients" thing is pretty appealing to me. I admit that I was fairly fond of their Baby Hugo Shampoo & Body Wash, so I took advantage of a discount code to give their baby oil a shot.

So, without further ado...

Baby Hugo Oil

Leo approves of the purple, flowery label. 

First Impressions:

The product has an interesting pump design that limits the flow. We've had some pretty nasty accidents involving packaging in the past, so I admit that I was happy with the bottle itself. Then came the moment of truth...smelling it.

Leoling tried to eat it. No lie.

The lightly textured, amber colored fluid smelled dominantly of vanilla, with a faint coffee hint beneath. This isn't quite so surprising after a look at the ingredients--it actually has coffee extract in it.

Trying it Out:

It took about three squirts to have enough to rub into Leoling's skin. The oil warmed readily, and didn't absorb into my hands right away. Of course, this also meant that it took a little more rubbing into the little guy's skin than our usual coconut oil, but he didn't seem to mind. It certainly adds to its value as a massage oil. The scent remained constant, a moderately strong vanilla odor that lingered.

I tried this one on my husband and myself as well. The husband liked it, but not as much as our usual coconut oil. I found it took a little longer to soak into my own skin, as well. It seems like the moisturizing effect shows more the next day.

Overall:

I am a pretty big fan of the bottle. The oil itself smells pleasantly of vanilla, with a sort of underscent of coffee, which comes out overall sweet and dark. The scent lingers much longer than in the case of the company's baby body wash. That could make or break it for someone, depending on how they feel about lingering scents. I appreciate that the ingredients are entirely non-toxic, so if little guy actually had managed to eat it, he would have been unharmed.

All that said, I think we as a family prefer plain coconut oil over this. However, it is fairly nice. With a mixture of sweet almond, jojoba, and borage oil, accented by several herbs, it seems to condition skin well and doesn't soak in so quickly that it's tricky to use for massage, while still not leaving one overly greasy afterwards, like I find mineral oil to.