BODY CARE THAT’LL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER
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The creams, oils and exfoliators that’ll elevate your next everything shower (or bath, we’re not taking sides).
The bathroom has been front and centre of our skincare routines over the past year. The ‘everything shower’ (aka the ultimate cleansing activity in which you use all your best body and bath products to exfoliate, shave, cleanse and nourish the skin) became a hobby in its own right. While #ShowerTok took over TikTok with everyone giving their very best bath, body and shower recommendations, garnering 6.5 billion views in the process.
With a slew of luxury body care products on the market, we’re finally treating our bodies with the same care as our faces. Think anti-ageing body creams, AHA serums, nourishing soaps and ingredient-packed body oils.
From Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Anti-Aging Body Cream to Aesop’s cult hand cream, these are the body care products that belong in every bathroom. Get ready to buff, smooth and nourish yourself from head to toe come your next everything shower (or bath, we’re not taking sides).
1. THE SKINCARE-LED BODY CREAM
It’s not just the skin on our face that needs some anti-ageing love. Enriched with a blend of white almond, elderberry blossom and nutrient-rich oils, Dr Barbara Sturm’s Anti-aging Body Cream helps to enhance the elasticity of the skin and reduce signs of ageing. It’s basically a facial for your body.
2. THE ANYTHING-BUT-BASIC SOAP
Bar soap has had a resurgence over the past few years. Not only does it give your bathroom a nostalgic mood but it’s also more environmentally friendly. Gone are the days of soap leaving your skin feeling too squeaky clean; Sisley’s Eau de Campagne Soap is soft and creamy. We say it’s a bathroom must.
3. THE SHIMMERING BODY OIL
Patrick Ta knows a thing or two about creating cult products and his body oils are a prime example. Deliciously scented, they moisturise and illuminate the skin with an otherworldly glow. Plus, they contain vitamin C to boost radiance and stimulate collagen, olive oil and squalene to provide a hit of moisture, and jasmine, saffron and ambergris to deliver on the scent.
4. THE LUXE HAND WASH
A good hand wash is worth every penny. And this one from Aesop is the crème de la crème. Renowned for their incredible scents, it features bergamot rind, vetiver root and petitgrain for a woody, earthy, smoky scent. The addition of finely milled pumice means it’ll gently exfoliate the skin while it cleanses. Clever.
5. THE CULT HAND BALM
How do you treat dry hands? Aesop has the answer thanks to their Reverence Aromatique Hand Balm. A blend of nourishing botanicals helps to soothe and hydrate the skin. Plus, its fast-absorbing formula means you get all the moisture but none of that greasy residue. Hands up if you’re sold?
6. THE ENERGISING BODY SERUM
A serum, for your body? It’s a yes. REN have created a moisturising body serum formulated with lactic acid (AHA) to gently exfoliate dead skin cells (much needed during the cold weather) and help even out pigmentation and skin tone. Add to this shea butter, which nourishes the skin and prevents water loss, and xylitol from vegetable bark to plump, and you have firmer-looking, smoother skin.
7. THE UNIQUE SHOWER GEL
Bottling up the exclusive scent created by AnOther Magazine and Le Labo in a shower gel, Another 13 features the synthetic animal musk, ambroxan, alongside jasmine, moss and ambrette seeds. When it comes to skin-boosting properties, its enriched with vitamin E, olive leaf extract and aloe vera. You’ll never get out the shower.
8. THE NOURISHING BATH OIL
No bathroom would be complete without a Jo Malone London product. Top of our list? The brand’s English Pear & Freesia Bath Oil. A cult favourite for a reason, it’s everything you’d expect from the name; just-ripe pears, a bouquet of white freesias, plus amber, patchouli and woods. To care for the skin? Avocado, sweet almond and jojoba seed oils soothe and hydrate while you bathe.
9. THE EVERYTHING SCRUB
Planning an everything shower? You’ll want to invest in a hardworking body scrub. ESPA’s Relaxing Salt Scrub buffs away dry, flaky skin with natural sea salts; nourishes with sweet almond oil; and soothes the soul with bay and lavender. Who needs the spa?
10. THE SLEEP WELL SOAK
Struggling to sleep? This Works have created the perfect pre-cursor to bedtime with their Deep Sleep Bath Soak. French lavender helps with sleep, while vetivert calms the nerves and chamomile relaxes the mind and body. Eight hours here you come.