Everyone has a skincare routine in some form or another, but how much time are you putting into your body care routine? Our bodies aren’t given the same level of TLC when it comes to cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturising – but it’s time for that to change.
With so many beautiful body care products from Sol de Janeiro, By BEAUTY BAY, Glow Hub, and more, it’s never been easier to build a body skincare routine you’ll enjoy doing on the reg. Whether you struggle with body acne, dull skin, or have no concerns at all (lucky you), putting time into your new easy body care routine is sure to leave you with happy, glowing skin, so you won’t regret committing to these steps…
Why Should You Have a Body Care Routine?
Keeping your body’s skin looking and feeling its best goes beyond a quick swipe of shower gel and a towel dry. A consistent body skin care routine packed with products and ingredients designed to cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturise skin is essential. Our skin comes up against it every day, whether it’s pollutants, sweating, ageing, or environmental stressors – so helping it out with a body care routine will keep it smooth, soothed, hydrated, nourished, and glowing.
The Best Body Skin Care Routine
Ready to invest in your body care routine? It’s time to move away from a quick wash with shower gel and only moisturising your legs once in a blue moon. Follow these simple steps and you’ll have glowing, smooth and hydrated skin in no time…
Step One: Exfoliate Your Body
Regular exfoliation is an essential step in a good body care routine. Whilst you don’t need to exfoliate or scrub your body every day, we would recommend doing it 2-3 times a week. Doing so will help get rid of dry, dead skin – leaving you with a glowing, smooth texture. Using a scrub is also great for helping to prevent ingrown hairs as part of your shaving routine.
If you’re using a physical scrub, like the Sol de Janeiro Bom Dia Bright Scrub – which uses crushed maracuja seeds – you’ll want to apply it to damp skin and massage it in circular motions. This will help thoroughly exfoliate your skin, as well as stimulate circulation – great for helping your skin absorb all the other great body care products you’ll be following with.
Our Favourite Body Scrubs
Physical scrubs typically use crushed seeds, salt, and sugar to help rid your skin of dead skin cells. Look for ingredients like AHAs and salicylic acid too – these will help unclog your pores deeply, leaving you with super soft skin. These are some of our favourite body scrubs to use in our body care routines…
Step Two: Cleanse Your Body
Our bodies go through a lot each day, and whilst they may not need makeup removal like our faces, they still require a more thorough cleanse than they are likely getting. For a good body care routine we recommend cleansing your body daily – and this means more than a quick lather of shower gel, too. Look for shower cleansers that will deeply cleanse your body and take the time to clean from your neck to your toes.
The Best Shower Cleansers
A good cleanser will do more than just wash your skin on the surface level. You can find cleansers that will help target breakouts like the Glow Hub Purify & Brighten Body Cleanser, which uses salicylic acid and willow bark to unclog pores and soothe skin. The By BEAUTY BAY Body Cleansing Balm will deeply wash your skin and remove product buildup just as effectively as your favourite makeup remover. Or, a beautifully scented and hydrating shower gel, like the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4-Play Moisturising Shower Cream Gel, will leave you with nourished skin that smells like the delicious Cheirosa 62 fragrance – we adore it.
Step Three: Indulge With Body Oil
Just like exfoliating, this step of your body care routine doesn’t need to be done daily. Using body oil will help to hydrate your skin even more deeply than your go-to body cream would. Try to use one a few times a week before you moisturise – you won’t regret it. Body oils are best applied post-shower when your skin is still warm, as this’ll help your skin to absorb all the deeply nourishing ingredients of your chosen oil. You’ll then want to follow with a moisturiser, to lock the hydration in and guarantee soft, smooth skin all day long.
Body Oils for Your Routine
You can find oils with firming properties, those which will leave you glowing, or even tinted for a sun-kissed, shimmering finish – all perfect for adding to your new body care routine…
Step Four: Finish With A Body Cream
Unsurprisingly, the final step to any good body skincare routine is a body cream. Just like your face, hydration is key to happy, healthy body skin too. Try to moisturise your body daily to keep it well nourished and any dry skin at bay. If you don’t have time to do your whole body every day, try to at least moisturise those areas more prone to dryness, like elbows, knees and shins.
Our Favourite Daily Body Moisturisers
The best body moisturisers are fast-absorbing and non-greasy, meaning you don’t have to wait for them to soak in before getting dressed and you’ll be far more likely to stick to daily moisturising. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin are also good to look out for – they all work to deeply hydrate and lock in moisture – exactly what you want from a good body cream.
There you have four simple steps for a body skincare routine that will leave you with happy, hydrated, soft and glowing skin all year round. Just don’t forget to follow your moisturiser with a sun cream if your skin’s going to be exposed to the sun – SPF isn’t just for your face!
