With tons of lotions, potions, and more flooding the shelves of your favorite beauty product retailer, how do you choose the bath and body products that make it into your beauty artillery? What beauty products will cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturize best? Fret no more. Our latest installment of the PageDaily Awards has you covered in all categories, from body butters and scrubs to shower gels and shaving creams. We’ve tested them all—hard-to-find luxury lines, natural and organic beauty products, discount beauty products, drugstore brands, and everything in between. And we’ve weeded out the so-so and not-even-close to give you the best of the best. With our PageDaily Award winners, your bath and body will thank you this winter.
Best Body Lotion: Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Lotion
• Nongreasy formula infused with essential lipids and vitamins B5 and E
• Clinically proven to moisturize and soothe extra dry, damaged skin in 1 week
• Use daily for best results
• Ideal for extra-dry, sensitive skin
Buy Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Lotion, $10.49, at drugstore.com
Best Body Butter: Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter
• Shea butter and squalane (a moisturizing oil) heal dry skin, delivering hydration for up to 24 hours
• Enriched with jojoba oil and beta carotene to protect and soften skin
• Ideal as an everyday body butter, applied directly after showering
• Perfect for all skin types
Buy Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter, $35, at kiehls.com
Best Hand Lotion: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturizing Hand Treatment
• Fast-absorbing cream formula moisturizes for up to 8 hours
• Soothing emollients smooth and soften rough, dry skin and cuticles
• Reverses damage from winter weather
Buy Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturizing Hand Treatment, $16, at drugstore.com
Best Hand Soap: Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Lightweight foam washes away dirt, while leaving hands soft and lightly scented
• Formula includes moisturizing honey, coconut milk, and fruit extracts
• Also available in 33 other scents, including a holiday collection
Buy Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Gentle Foaming Hand Soap (here in Nectarine Mint), $3, at bathandbodyworks.com
Best Foot Lotion: L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream
• Ingredients include lavender essential oil to purify skin, arnica extract to reduce irritation, and mint to cool feet
• Shea butter increases skin’s softness and comfort
• Best used daily after showering
Buy L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream, $26 (5.2 oz.), at loccitane.com
Best Shower Gel: Philosophy Be Somebody Water Lily Shampoo, Bath & Shower Gel
• 3-in-1 shampoo and bath and shower gel gently cleanses skin and hair
• Made of natural extracts and antioxidants to soothe and calm skin
• Scented with citrus and water lily
• Shower gels are light cleansers great for fragrance, as compared to body washes, which cleanse, smell good, and provide additional benefits from moisturizing to anti-aging
Buy Philosophy Be Somebody Water Lily Shampoo, Bath & Shower Gel, $16, at philosophy.com
Best Body Wash: Aveeno Positively Nourishing Antioxidant Body Wash
• Available in Blackerry + Vanilla and White Peach + Ginger
• Rich, cleansing formula is fortified with antioxidants to repair cell damage and protect skin from free radicals
• Available starting in February
• Body washes cleanse, smell good, and provide additional benefits from moisturizing to anti-aging, as compared to shower gels, which are light cleansers great for fragrance
Buy Aveeno Positively Nourishing Antioxidant Body Wash, $6.99, at aveeno.com
Best Body Scrub: Fresh Sugar Acai Body Scrub
• Combines sugar crystals to scrub away dead skin cells, hydrating sugar fruit acids to promote new cell growth, and cupuacu seed butter to leave skin silky-smooth
• Gentle enough to use daily
• Scrubs smell great, remove dead skin cells, then pile on the added benefits, as compared to exfoliators, which are all about the scent and the dead skin cell removal
Buy Fresh Sugar Acai Body Scrub, $48, at fresh.com
Best Exfoliator: Carol’s Daughter Sweet Honey Dip Chocolate Brown Sugah Scrub
• Cleans pores, washes away dead skin cells, and leaves skin balanced and hydrated
• Contains proteins, vitamin E, antioxidants, and olive oil to soften skin
• Primrose oil improves skin’s cell rejuvenation and elasticity
• Exfoliators are all about the scent and the dead skin cell removal, as compared to scrubs, which smell great, remove dead skin cells, then pile on the added benefits
Buy Carol’s Daughter Sweet Honey Dip Chocolate Brown Sugah Scrub, $34, at sephora.com
Best Bath & Shower Tools: Earth Therapeutics Bamboo Bath Collection
• Made from eco-friendly, naturally anti-bacterial bamboo fibers
• Collection includes bath & body sponge, bath mitt, complexion mitt, complexion towel, and bath pillow
• Helps unclog pores and stimulate circulation to revitalize the skin on face and body
• Ideal for sensitive skin
Buy Earth Therapeutics Bamboo Bath Collection, $4.99–$14.99, at earththerapeutics.com
Best Body Bar: Sabon Loofah Soap
• Glycerine-based soap poured into a natural loofah
• 2-in-1 skin cleanser and exfoliator
• Also available in Amber, Lemon, and Lavender
Buy Sabon Loofah Soap (here in Lychee), $7, at sabonnyc.com
Best Shaving Cream: Eos Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream
• Nonfoaming cream formula includes aloe, oat, shea butter, and antioxidant vitamins E and C
• Improves skin’s moisture level and prevents razor bumps
• Available in Pomegranate Raspberry, Vanilla Bliss, Lavender Jasmine, and Sensitive
Buy Eos Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream, $3.49, at evolutionofsmooth.com
Best Razor: Bic Soleil Twilight Triple Blade Disposable Shavers for Women
• Perfect for sensitive skin
• 3 blades give a close, smooth shave
• Lubricating strip contains lanolin and vitamin E
• Lavender-scented handle with nonslip grip
Buy Bic Soleil Twilight Triple Blade Disposable Shavers for Women, $5.99, at walgreens.com
For more of our top beauty picks, read PageDaily Awards: The Best Beauty Gadgets & Tools.
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