Listed below are the best products to exfoliate your body. If you want soft supple skin then this is a necessary step in your body skincare journey. You might be exfoliating your face but your body needs love and care too. You’ll notice improved skin texture and a more radiant appearance when you use these products.
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Best products to exfoliate body
There are many options within a couple of categories when looking to exfoliate your body. I’ll be exploring scrubs, body polish and brushes. All of these can be viewed as a treatment for your skin and can improve its texture and appearance. The scrub is an exfoliator and a cleanser. The polish removes dead skin cells and moisturizes. The brush smooths skin, helps get rid of acne and improve blood circulation
Scrub
This is an exfoliating treatment that can be done at home or the spa to slough old dead skin off your body. The result is renewed looking, soft, smooth silky skin after use. The materials are usually a bit abrasive in order to make sure the old dead skin is separated from the new skin. Another benefit of this type of treatment is improving blood circulation, improving skin tone and fighting cellulite.
Budget: Frank Body Original Coffee Scrub
This scrub will be such a lovely treat for you if you enjoy coffee. Not only does it look exactly like coffee it also smells like fresh brew while you use it in the shower
The ingredients include almond oil, sea salt as well as vitamin E which does a great job at moisturizing the skin. It also contains coffee grounds which exfoliate your skin. Note that because of its loosely packed state it might get messy but it will go down the drain without clogging it.
Mid-range: SkinCeuticals Micro-Exfoliating Scrub
People with combination will love this product, it contains tiny less abrasive microparticles which slough off dead skin cells revealing fresh beautiful skin. This a gentle and balanced product that can be used all around the body for soft skin.
Luxury: Dior Hydra Life Time to Glow Ultra Fine Exfoliating Powder 45
Of course the luxury brand is Dior, but this is a great product and Dior is a great brand for a reason. This is a great option for dry skin as it won’t crate skin irritation or issues by being too abrasive. This is a fine powder that gets the job done well without irritation
Dry skin is prone to cracking if you use a product that is too abrasive. So Dior created a gentle delicate product that can be used on dry skin and still make sure skin is radiant, exfoliated, smooth and hydrated.
Polish
Body polishes are usually more of a light exfoliation, sort of like a body facial. Afterwards, at spas, body polishes are usually the treatment you get as a first step to a body wrap. Usually, materials such as sugar, rice bran, coffee grounds, and salt and pecan hulls are combined with one or other massage oil and applied.
Budget: First Aid Beauty Cleansing Body Polish with Active Charcoal
First aid always has great offers on their product range and this is no exertion. It will be sure to remove dry patches and flakes off your skin while still being gentle and non-abrasive.
This is a great product because in addition to the physical exfoliation you get there is also a chemical exfoliation at play. It won’t compromise your skin barrier but will improve texture, make it more radiant and make your skin softer.
Mid-range: Herbivore Coco Rose Coconut Oil Body Polish
This has an aroma of fresh coconut and freshly picked roses which is a really amazing combination. The formulation contains pink clay which is a great detoxifier.
Your skin will be scrubbed by tiny sugar granules, don’t take them lightly though, these little sugars will scrub you down. It’s not a harsh product to use so it’s great for sensitive skin. As an added bonus this it’s an 100 percent natural product so you don’t have to worry about any nasty chemicals being rubbed into your skin.
Luxury: French Girl Organics Sea Salt Body Polish 44
This is such a pretty green colour, it reminds me of those green facials that we see on TV spa’s. This product is spa worthy as it will give you a luxurious scrub. This product will buff your skin naturally and will leave you oily skin hydrated not greasy.
It’s geared to people with oily skin. In order to take care of oily skin you need to exfoliate without removing all the oil. If you remove all the oil all that does it make your oil glands produce more oil. This clears away all dead skin and impurities but won’t strip the oil on your skin.
Brushes
Brushes can range from abrasive to quite soft depending on your skin concern. They’re great because you can alter how much pressure you want to add to it for a different cleaning effect. The brush smooths skin, helps get rid of acne and improve blood circulation
Budget: Mio Body Brush
This brushes uses bore bristles to exfoliate your skin. It can be used on either dry or wet skin and the manufacturer recommends you alternate between the two. The bristles are not prickly and the plastic fingers give a nice massage to your skin.
After use expect softer and smother skin, your skin tone will also improve as your old dead skin will be sloughed off leaving fresh new soft skin.
Mid-range: Aromatherapy Associates Polishing Body Brush
When using a dry brush it’s always helpful to have a brush with a strap (as this one has) so it won’t accidentally fall out of your hands, straps are also helpful because you can grip on it well enough to use. The other benefits to this brush is that it improves skin tone, enhances lymphatic drainage and helps get rid of cellulite
The brush has natural sisal bristles, if you aren’t used to a brushes on your skin this might seem a little abrasive but you’ll get used to it, they are that way to ensure dead skin is removed. Get ready for a new lovely soft skin tone after use.
Luxury: ELEMIS DETOX SKIN BRUSH
Elemis skincare products are generally quite impressive and this brush is quite impressive as well. It will help eliminate dead skin cells, improve circulation, as well as aiding with your body’s natural detoxification process. Thankfully the bristles do this without irritating the skin.
Even after just a week the drier parts of your body (that you weren’t aware were dry and rough) will feel smooth, the texture increasing immensely. This allows your body butters, lotions, creams to be better absorbed into your skin and really do its job. Follow this link to find a natural moisturizer for oily skin.
That’s it for my list of the best products to exfoliate the body. Try the products out to see if you like them. If you would like to find drugstore/affordable or Korean options for your face click the links. If you enjoyed this article or know someone who might then please share the article.
