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The Most Luxurious Body Scrubs to Prep Your Skin for Summer
From coffee-infused concoctions and sugar-based delights.
As the weather warms up, we prepare to don micro miniskirts and short shorts along with the summer’s ultimate accessory: skin. But before we slip into the slinky sundresses and skimpy bikinis we need to prep the skin with a little TLC. Exfoliation sloughs away the dead cells, reduces texture and gives skin a radiant glowing appearance. While these body scrubs shouldn’t replace your regular body cleanser, the coffee-infused concoctions and sugar-based delights can help you get ready for your hot girl summer.
We’ve done the leg work (pun intended) and rounded up 12 body scrubs for smooth, glowing skin that’s ready to take on the summer heat.
Céla Seed to Skin Scrub
This heavenly body scrub by Toronto-based skincare brand Céla is like bringing the Hammam Spa home. Made with finely milled Amazonian cupuaçu seeds, Abyssinian oil, shea butter, rosewater, peach and jasmine, this moisturizing scrub dislodges surface impurities and debris and leaves the skin feeling smooth and smelling delicious.
Price: $42
Josie Maran Bohemian Fig Argan Oil + Sugar Balm Refillable Exfoliating Body Scrub Jar
Sugar-based body scrubs attract moisture and gently buff away dead skin without stripping it and this delicious fig argan oil balm from Josie Maran is not only effective but smells delicious and comes in refillable packaging. Layering it with the Josie Maran vanilla whipped argan oil firming body butter creates the ultimate sweet summer scent as well as gorgeous smooth skin.
Price: $66
Epic Blend Coconut Coffee Scrub
Wake up your skin for summer with this coconut coffee scrub from Epic Blend. Roasted and ground Arabica coffee, raw sugar, pacific sea salt, green tea extract and coconut extract come together to create a gentle exfoliator when massaged into wet skin (raw coffee scrubs can be too scratchy and damage the surface of the skin) and leaves a delicious but subtle summery scent with the zingy espresso.
Price: $24
Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish Exfoliator
Fresh caught the internet’s attention back in the heyday of YouTube beauty influencers with its Sugar Lip Polish Exfoliator, and while the brand may have fallen out of fashion with the TikTok generation, this Brown Sugar Body Polish is to the skin what that fan favourite was to the lips. The brown sugar exfoliates while the citrus and ginseng oils nourish, brighten and tone the skin. Jojoba and sweet almond oil provide long term moisture and a delightful scent.
Price: $93
Lush Co-Mingle Body Scrub
Lush’s 3-in-1 body scrubs come in multiple scents, but we’re partial to Co-Mingle which has a light mousse texture, almost like a body wash. It’s made with ground tagua nut and bamboo for scrubbing along with shea butter for moisturizing and a relaxing lavender scent. The product cleanses, moisturizes and exfoliates all in one, so in true Lush fashion, it also reduces consumption and waste.
Price: $29
Ouai Cleansing Scalp & Body Sugar Scrub
This gentle exfoliating scrub from skincare brand Ouai can also be used on the body and the scalp as an occasional alternative to shampoo. In the shower, section wet hair and apply the colour-safe scrub directly to the scalp, rinse and follow up with conditioner for a squeaky clean feel and hair that smells of bergamot, lychee and white musk.
Price: $54
Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Body Scrub
At this point Sol de Janeiro needs no introduction. The brand has gone viral several times for its deliciously scented body sprays and moisturizers but this scrub delivers the same signature warm and spicy fragrance while also exfoliating and smoothing the appearance of skin with finely milled, soft-as-sand cupuaçu seeds and sugar crystals. Perfect for summer.
Price: $57
Biossance Squalane + Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub
The use of pomegranate enzymes makes this scrub from Biossance a powerful resurfacing body exfoliator that is more gentle than using AHAs. The addition of the brand’s signature squalene also ensures the scrub remains gentle and smooths, softens and hydrates without stripping the skin.
Price: $38
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA
First Aid Beauty is another brand that became known for its lip products but the brand’s high performance body products are also worth a second look. This 10% AHA scrub will reduce the appearance of bumps and redness and is a great option for anyone who suffers from “strawberry skin” on their arms or legs. Small pumice buffing beads remove dead cells, glycolic and lactic acids brighten and smooth while bisabolol soothes redness.
Price: $40.50
OSEA Salts of the Earth Body Scrub
This naturally derived salt scrub from clean beauty brand Osea is made with Pink Himalayan salt, shea butter and wild gigartina seaweed to exfoliate, soften and smooth the skin. Incorporate this lavender scented scrub into a luxurious everything shower, followed by a thick moisturizer or body oil to lock in the goodness.
Price: $57
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