We give a lot of love to our faces, but body skincare has tended to be an afterthought. A quick slather of lotion and call it a day. That’s been changing, first slowly, and now rapidly. Just this past year, Google Trends and Meta report searches for body care have jumped over 1000%. And what’s exciting: Today’s body creams and oils are stepping up with advanced ingredients like nutrient-rich botanicals, retinol, and probiotics to deliver the goods below your neck
“It’s nice to finally see attention on the body!” says Alison Carroll, co-founder and CEO of Wonder Valley, a plant-based skincare brand. “Body skincare is deserving of performative formulations, better and cleaner ingredients, and time and care in the daily routines we carve out for ourselves.” As a pro in the clean skincare circles, Carroll has a healthy rulebook: “Start with what to avoid: parabens, sulfates, synthetic dyes and synthetic perfumes. This is a large surface area and daily application of harmful elements has a negative impact. From there, focus on microbiome-friendly ingredients that will strengthen your skin’s barrier, soften, and provide lasting hydration.”
Remember, adds Shannon Davenport, founder of Esker, botanical skin oils. “Your skin protects you from environmental stressors, bacteria, and toxins while helping regulate temperature and moisture. Keeping it healthy and hydrated supports its natural function and contributes to overall wellness.”
"This is a serious workhorse of a body oil. It starts a highly effective form of Vitamin C THD to penetrate deep into the dermis to tackle fine lines, pigmentation, and dullness. The other players include ceramides derived from olive oil, luxurious plant oils, including wild-harvested cacay oil from the Colombian Amazon, rosehip, avocado, apricot, and ylang ylang oils to heal, moisturize, repair sun damage, boost elasticity…the list goes on, all while giving you a gorgeous glow."
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