We often obsess over the products we use on our faces, but your body’s skin is often the first to show
signs of aging. Make it a priority to treat your body’s skin—your largest organ—with the same care you
give your face. Below, find a host of products guaranteed to get your skin smooth, youthful and glowing
—all without ever hitting a spa.
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100% Pure Organic Chocolate Mocha Body Scrub
With this indulgent scrub, there’s no need to skip dessert. Belgian dark chocolate works to soften and exfoliate, while organic Hawaiian Kona coffee beans stimulate the skin and increase circulation. Made from all-natural ingredients, this vegan scrub also features grapeseed and black currant oils and vitamins C and E to moisturize skin and leave your body looking—and smelling—divinely delicious. (18, www.qvc.com) |
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Aveda Caribbean Therapy Body Cleanser
Great for your early-morning shower, this cleanser stimulates your body and mind. Cleanse and hydrate with a creamy blend of exotic fruit and nut oils, including passion fruit and coconut, and wake up your senses with aromas of amyris, vetiver and lime. ($24, www.aveda.com) |
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The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Stick
Perfect for rough spots like elbows, knees, cracked heels and even cuticles, this solid cocoa butter stick intensely moisturizes. Because it melts upon contact, all you need to do is simply rub it over your dry areas in order to render them smooth and soft.
($14, www.thebodyshop.com) |
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Clarins Tonic Body Treatment Oil
The 100-percent natural extracts and essential oils in Clarins Tonic Body Treatment Oil help improve skin elasticity without leaving your skin feeling greasy. Excellent for preventing stretch marks, the oil helps firm the texture and appearance of skin tissue.
($46, www.sephora.com) |
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Clinique Acne Solutions Body Treatment Spray
Breakouts aren’t limited to above the neck (backne, anyone?). This oil-free formula helps prevent blemishes even in hard-to-reach spots with a spray that works even upside down—perfect for freshening up post-workout. ($19.50, www.clinique.com) |
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Dove Regenerating Night Body Lotion
Slather this lotion on and let it do the work for you while you sleep. Formulated to help strengthen and renew skin’s natural moisture barrier at night when cell turnover is faster, its soft scent will relax you before bed.
($7.99, www.drugstore.com) |
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Green by Nature Banana Shea Body Butter
Take dry skin on an island vacation with this tropical, banana-scented body butter. With a blend of botanical extracts, nourishing essential oils and luxurious floral essences, this rich cream moisturizes dry skin and helps restore its vitality. ($11.99, www.greenbynaturebeauty.com) |
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Lush Wiccy Magic Muscles Massage Bar
Bottled massage oils can be one tacky mess, but these luxurious bars, made from cocoa, coconut and shea butters, can be used as an after-shower moisturizer. Glide the bar over dry skin and rub to absorb. For more fun, let your main man try it out the next time he complains about your full-to-bursting beauty cabinet. ($7.95, www.lush.com) |
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Neutrogena Rainbath Shower & Shave Body Wash
We love anything that simplifies our skincare routine, and this two-in-one shower and shave gel is no exception. Use as a body wash—or add a few drops as you’re running a bath—to clean and moisturize. Smooth the gel on legs for a close shave that smells fresh — and won’t clog your razor.
($7.99, www.drugstore.com) |
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Osmotics Cosmeceuticals Blue Copper 5 Age Repair Body Lift Most women stress over the effects of age and gravity on their busts, bellies and behinds. This silky cream helps firm and tone those three problem areas, combining the anti-aging benefits of copper with biopeptide technology and unique plant extracts to improve skin texture and stimulate collagen and elasticity.
($95, www.osmotics.com) |
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Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care Botanical Buffing Beads
This scrub’s tiny jojoba beads and other botanical nutrients inside help exfoliate skin, open clogged pores and prevent blemishes. Once exfoliated, skin is perfectly prepped for a moisturizer or other topical treatment. ($36, www.sephora.com) |
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Red Flower Ohana Gingergrass Bamboo Scrub
Inspired by a centuries-old Japanese cleansing regimen, this gentle scrub invigorates skin with oils of ginger, lime and bamboo, all of which stimulate circulation and increase blood flow, while removing rough, dry skin. Blue tansy helps calm and soothe skin, fir oil revives and tones, sea algae silkens, and mineral-rich silt encourages cell renewal. The result? Absolutely glowing skin. ($62, www.redflower.com) |
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Spa Ritual “Close Your Eyes” 21 Mineral Bath Salts
Stress shows on your skin, so relax with these calming and hydrating bath salts. Made with Egyptian geranium essential oil, adding these to your tub helps reduce anxiety.
($22 for 7 oz, go to www.sparitual.com for stores) |
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