E! illustration/Courtesy of GlossierKeeping your body clean, soft, and moisturized is a full time job—especially during the chilly winter season. Our skin lets us know that we need a little (or a lot) more TLC, too. It gets tighter, drier, and (among the most sensitive of us), flakier.
Whether you're an everything-shower-every-other-day girl with hundreds of products decorating your shower shelves or you're a daily three-in-one mastermind, there's a perfect product (or three) out there for you and your body's needs.
Remember: while the body's skin is thicker than the one on our faces, it can still be a victim to overexfoliation. Be aware of the products you're using, don't combine chemical and physical exfoliation, and leave the toughest formulas to once or twice a week. Lastly, finish off with a lotion or oil.
As a seasoned beauty writer, I've tried many bodycare products—below you'll find some of my personal favorites, alongside viral and trending products with thousands of reviews. You'll find everything from prestige luxe brands like OSEA Malibu and celeb-owned brands like Courtney Cox's Homecourt to affordable classics like Dove and Bath & Body Works.
We always focus on our faces, but the rest of our body deserve the same love too. So, keep scrolling to shop our picks for the best body care products for soft hydrated everything from hands to feet.
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
L'Occitane is an iconic brand when it comes to body care, but the brand's signature shea butter hand cream is especially beloved and top-rated. With nearly 2K reviews, this cream is a lifesaver during the winter with its thick formula that instantly absorbs into the sensitive skin of your hands.
VOESH Hand & Body Glow Holiday Gift Set
You can't go wrong with anything from this body care brand, the full line is all about hydrated and glowy skin—from hands to feet. This limited-edition holiday gift set includes an exfoliating body wash, body balm lotion, and hand balm in the addictingly sweet and bright scent of fig and amber.
OSEA Total Body Glow Trio
OSEA is everyone's secret to glowy and soft skin. Take advantage of this gift set's value, which includes everything you could possibly need for a full-body routine. It includes OSEA's top-rated Undaria Algae Body Oil, Salts of the Earth Body Scrub, and the plant-based body brush.
Glossier Crème de You Dry-Touch Body Butter
While there's so many excellent body lotions and butters to choose from online, one of my personal favorites (top of the list) is the Glossier Body Butter. Not only is the scent heavenly (with its pink pepper, iris, and ambrox), but the heavy texture sinks right into the skin effortlessly.
OneSkin OS-01 BODY Topical Supplement
If you're looking for a powerful fragrance-free formula, meant for senstive and mature skin, this is a topical supplement in a body lotion. It's powered by the brand's signature peptide, and it promises to improve skin texture, appearance, and hydration while strengthening the skin barrier.
Nopalera Cactus Body Polish
This is a hidden gem from a Latina-owned brand that your shower needs. It's a three-in-one oil cleanser, exfoliant, and moisturizer Body Polish in a prickly pear cactus oil, pad fibers, achiote seed oil, and tangerine oil formula that promises to leave your body smooth, hydrated, and smelling good.
Dove Brown Sugar & Coconut Butter Scrub
If you're looking for a drugstore body scrub, this Dove one is a delicious gourmand option. Its notes of vanilla, brown sugar, and coconut purée are the perfect cherry-on-top to the softness you'll get from the physical exfoliation!
Homecourt Cipres Mint Hand Wash
Founded by Courteney Cox, Homecourt is known for its exquisite scents and clean formulas. This hand wash is luxe gift to give your hands (and bathroom) with its formula of argan oil, Australian hibiscus flower extract, and coconut-derived surfactans.
Soft Services x DedCool Theraplush “Xtra Milk” Retinol Hand Repair Cream + Travel Size Perfume Spray Gift Set
Soft Services is all about powerful formulas and innovative exfoliating products, so you really can't go wrong with any of its offerings—from the Buffing Bar to the hand cream. Yet, we can't help but feel drawn to this collaboration with fragrance brand DedCool. This set offers Theraplush, a retinol hand cream, in DedCool's Xtra Milk fragrance.
Bath & Body Works True Blue Spa 60 Second Manicure Hand Scrub
If you're looking for physical exfoliation for way less, this Bath & Body Works hand scrub is the 60-second manicure you've always yearned for! It's a spa-in-a-tub that's infused with sugar crystals, shea butter, and vitamin E.
Baby Foot Original Exfoliation Lavender Scented Foot Peel
A classic for a reason, these foot peels from Baby Foot are the only product you'll need for your feet. It promises to exfoliate those pesky dead skin cells to reveal the smoothest skin you've ever felt on everything from your toes to your ankle.
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