Even if you give the lotion enough time to really dry into your skin (a few hours to a day) it will still wash off, because it's not in your skin, it's only superficially on top of your skin and when your skin sheds it'll come off w/the skin. The best thing you can do is take a shower and exfolliate (sp?) your skin before you put the lotion on and then make sure you're letting it soak in for a while before you shower again