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This $12 Product Is The Industry’s Best Kept Secret For Smooth Skin All Over

Body exfoliators are a must in your skin care routine.

Feb. 27, 2022

If you’ve ever dealt with dry, rough patches of skin or pesky keratosis pilaris (aka chicken skin-like bumps on the back of your arms or around your knees) then you’ve probably wished there was an easy solution to your texture problems. Luckily, the beauty industry is bringing these types of full body skin issues out of the shadows and into the light by developing products that cater to a total body care routine. A body exfoliator in particular can tackle dead skin buildup and clogged pores before, during, or after a shower so that you’re left with silky smooth skin from head to toe.

Depending on how involved you like your skin care routine to be, there are a variety of products to choose from in the body exfoliator space, but most options fall into one of two camps: physical or chemical exfoliants. The former is your scrubs and polishes, which use a physical particle like sugar, walnut husks, salts, oatmeal, jojoba beads, and more to buff away dead skin cells and smooth the surface of your skin.

Chemical exfoliants are comprised of either enzymes or a variety of different acids, from BHAs (beta hydroxy acids) like ferulic and salicylic, AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids) like lactic and glycolic, and even the recently trending PHAs (poly hydroxy acids) like gluconolactone and lactobionic acid. While the best one for your skin is dependent on your skin type (like how oily you are) and tone, they all work to dissolve dead skin cells, increase cell turnover, unblock your pores, and smooth your skin.

So, if you’re on the hunt for a new product or two that can deliver that polished feel to your arms, legs, and more, then it might be time to incorporate a body exfoliator into your skin care routine. Check out five of the best options on the market right now.

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LANCER

The Method: Body Nourish 325ml

$80

Using a chemical exfoliating doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your skin’s moisture levels. This body cream utilizes 10% glycolic acid to help even out skin texture, but blends it with glycerin, marula oil, kigelia extract, and kalahari melon seed oil for a nourishing total body treatment that leaves your skin touchably soft.

MUTHA

Body Contour Serum, 100 mL

$95

If you want to target skin texture as well as tone and firmness, this lactic acid-rich formula also utilizes caffeine to boost circulation, baobab seed oil and squalane to soothe and boost hydration, and lecithin to soften any rough patches. Apply this serum before your body moisturizer for a one-two punch of skin care benefits.

Oribe

Cote d'Azur Body Scrub

$65

There’s something so deliciously luxe about taking the time to give yourself a full body scrub in the shower, and this Oribe formula is one of the best. Its natural sugar exfoliants buff away dry, dead skin while rich shea butter and oils like meadowfoam seed, coconut, and sunflower seed douse your skin in much-needed moisture.

Milk + Honey

Body Brush

$12

Utilizing a body brush before your shower or bath not only helps to boost circulation and glow but also provide an exceptional total body exfoliation. Just move the brush along your limbs with medium pressure, always moving towards the heart, on completely dry skin. Bonus — you’re never at risk of running out of product when you’re really in need of exfoliation.

Roots & Bloom

Multi-Acid Exfoliating Treatment Pads - 15pk

$15

If keratosis pilaris has you down, using an exfoliating acid pad can work wonders to unblock those clogged pores. Use one of these pads as a spot treatment for anywhere you’re experiencing KP after the shower and then top with a lightweight body lotion or gel moisturizer.

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