I slathered this on one leg, drugstore baby oil on the other. Then I waited.
The left leg won. By a lot. And I’m still mad about it because I wanted to hate the price tag.
It’s a dry body oil from Humanrace — Pharrell’s skincare line that promises “mindful moisture.” $65 for 4.2 oz. The claim that got me: “absorbs in 30 seconds.” I clocked it at 22.
Squalane Base
Thinner than any body oil I’ve used — almost like water that turned into silk.
Continuous Spray
Actually continuous. No sputtering. You can coat your whole back without contorting.
No Residue
Zero. I put on black leggings 2 minutes later. No grease stains.
Photo: Poko Skincare / Unsplash
Three oils. That’s it. No fragrance, no dyes, no 50-ingredient flex. The hero is sugarcane-derived squalane — which is basically what your skin’s natural moisture barrier craves. Niacinamide is in there too, but at what concentration? They don’t say. Suspicious.
- Squalane: Locks in moisture without feeling heavy
- Niacinamide: Calms redness, but dose is unclear
- Apricot Kernel Oil: Light emollient, won’t clog
- Jojoba Esters: Mimics skin’s natural sebum
Photo: Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho / Unsplash
It pours out like thin honey — golden, liquid, almost too runny. I expected it to slide right off. Instead it sank in before I could even rub. Weirdly satisfying. Weirdly fast.
Week 3: My shins stopped looking like alligator skin. But my elbows? Still dry. It’s not a miracle worker for rough patches — just excellent maintenance for normal-to-dry.
Photo: Maddi Bazzocco / Unsplash
Yes — if you hate feeling sticky. No — if you want deep therapy for cracked heels. My skin looked healthier, not just shinier. That’s the difference.
Photo: Ramez E. Nassif / Unsplash
It’s a genuinely good body oil that happens to have a celebrity name on it. But $65 for something that’s 80% squalane? You’re paying for the spray nozzle technology — and honestly? That might be worth it.