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10 Body Care Products to Pamper Yourself With This Summer
Level up your body care game with these seasonal essentials.
Once the heat hits, most people tend to reveal a lot more skin. Want to give your arms, décolleté, torso, and legs some extra love? Your best bets: hydrating body washes, scrubs, oils, and lotions with fresh and energizing scents that help keep your skin soft and glowy, while awakening your senses. Opt for products with superb formulas that contain antioxidant, exfoliating, or nourishing ingredients, and bid farewell to rough, dull patches and hello to luminous skin. These 10 body washes and moisturizers are sure to make you look forward to showering (even more!) this summer.
Body Firming Extra-Firming Gel, Clarins
With its refreshing fragrance and texture, this gel provides a toning effect upon application, as well as long-lasting hydration for all skin types. And since it doesn’t feel sticky on the skin, you won’t even have to wait before getting dressed!
Price: $62
Naturally Derived Body Lotion (Coconut Mint), Hey Humans
We love everything about this body lotion which provides lasting hydration, from its formula which contains shea butter and vitamin E, to its recyclable aluminum bottle, and of course, its deliciously fresh coconut mint scent.
Price: $15
Turbo Body Lotion Energizing Gel Moisturizer, Jack Black
Come summer, we’re all about gel textures and herbal scents, so we’ve carved out a permanent spot for this body lotion on our bathroom counter. We can’t get enough of its lightweight texture which absorbs lightning fast and its fresh eucalyptus scent which conjures up memories of peaceful days at the spa.
Price: $47
The Body Serum, Nécessaire
Containing hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and a ceramide, this fragrance-free serum feels lightweight and fresh on the skin, disappearing in just a few seconds. It works to hydrate and strengthen the skin, giving it an instantly plumper appearance.
Price: $60
Huile Prodigieuse Néroli, Nuxe
This recent neroli version of Nuxe’s famous Huile Prodigieuse imparts moisture to your face, hair, and body thanks to its dry texture which absorbs quickly without ever feeling heavy. We can’t resist its calming neroli, bergamot and lavandin scent
Price: $53
Bom Dia Bright Body Cream, Sol de Janeiro
This colourful tub contains a supremely hydrating formula that blends exfoliating AHAs, an antioxidant vitamin C ester, and nourishing cupuaçu butter with a warm fragrance and plush texture. The result: skin that is incredibly soft and glowy.
Price: $63
Dark Spot Exfoliating Scrub (Piña Colada), Bushbalm
Made from sugar and a mix of essential oils, this exfoliating scrub from Bushbalm, an Ottawa-based body care brand, has a superfine texture that is actually pleasant to massage onto your skin. It helps remove dead skin cells and brighten your skin—and this version with a pineapple coconut scent is perfect for summer.
Price: $30
Vinotherapist Foot Beauty Cream, Caudalie
Fight dry, rough skin on your feet with this cream which smells like grapes and contains grapeseed oil, shea butter and red vine extract. Finally, an efficacious formula that sinks in fast enough that you can go on with your day almost immediately after applying it!
Price: $20
Conditioning Body Wash, Dermalogica
Not only is its formula as nourishing as can be, but this gel cleanser mixes lavender, eucalyptus, rosemary, tea tree, and lemon oils, boasting an invigorating fragrance that transforms your everyday shower into a relaxing experience that soothes the senses.
Price: $45
Almond 2-in-1 Exfoliating Soap, L’Occitane
Much more than your average soap, this exfoliating bar which contains sweet almond oil cleanses, exfoliates, and softens skin while massaging it and promoting micro-circulation thanks to its nubby side. And let’s not forget its decadent vanilla and almond scent!
Price: $17
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