Kiehl’s Expands Iconic Creme de Corps Line with Three New Fragrance Profiles

The new variants — Creme de Tranquillité, Creme de Énergique, and Creme de Amour — retail for $49 in the US, roughly 460 kronor per the Metro Mode report.

For readers who evaluate body butters by formulation, the headline is that the base has not been reformulated. The variable is fragrance.

The base, unchanged

Creme de Corps has relied on three functional ingredients since its early-1970s debut: cocoa butter (a stearic-acid-rich triglyceride, solid at room temperature), shea butter (an occlusive that reduces transepidermal water loss), and squalane (a hydrocarbon lipid closely matching compounds already present in the stratum corneum). The three new variants retain the shea butter and jojoba butter base; fragrance is layered onto the existing emulsion, not substituted into the emollient system.

The scent profiles:

• Creme de Tranquillité — black tea, jasmine
• Creme de Énergique — bergamot, cedar
• Creme de Amour — fig, sandalwood, amber

For buyers who avoided the original because of its faint cocoa-butter note, this is the structural change. For buyers who tolerated the base scent, the formulation trade-off is minimal.

Endorsement, not evidence

Both Page Six and Metro Mode document a roster of high-profile endorsements attached to the original. Oprah Winfrey discussed the product on Good Morning America in 2012, referencing its effect on the greyish, dusty appearance dry skin can take on. Priyanka Chopra has publicly identified as a Kiehl's user. Reality television personalities have promoted the formula to Page Six.

Endorsement indicates reach and consumer trust. It does not substitute for INCI review. The formulation stands on its emollient composition regardless of its celebrity roster.

Practical notes for the buyer

• Price: $49 in the US, roughly 460 kronor.
• Availability: The new variants had not reached Sweden at time of writing, per Metro Mode. Buyers outside the US should confirm with local stockists before ordering.
• Application: Apply to damp skin immediately after showering. Occlusive ingredients function by trapping existing moisture in the stratum corneum — they do not add water content independently.
• Brand-claim context: Kiehl's states that 96% of users in an internal test reported less flaky skin after four weeks. This is the brand's own figure and should be read as such.
• Patch testing: Any new fragrance component warrants a small-area test before full-body use, particularly for reactive skin types.
• Existing scented alternative: The Soy Milk & Honey version remains in market as the only previously available scented Creme de Corps variant.