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L'Occitane en Provence's new Shea and Organic Cotton Ultra Comforting Serum is one of those things that make ya go "hmmm." At just 15 ml (0.5 fl.oz.) for $38, let's hope you have a thick wallet and not too much red busting to do! As any good anti-irritating salve should be, it's hypoallergenic and fragrance- and paraben-free, so that's right on, but that's about all the nices I can think of to say about this stuff. Maybe it's just that the shea butter-based formula seems extra oppressively thick in this heat, but I can't see why anyone would bother buying this. (On second thought, it would be great for a plane, since no TSA employee is gonna hassle you about a beauty product that's less than an ounce!) I'd recommend Clinique Redness Solutions for a better buy and overall product.