Best exfoliating body scrubs for smooth and soft skin

Best body scrub for: Getting soft and smooth pre-holiday

Fans of the brand’s Holy Grail Bum Bum cream will not be able to get enough of this scrub. It has the same holiday-in-a-bottle buttery coconut aroma and is designed to be used ahead of your moisturiser. The polish should be buffed all over your body straight after the shower while your skin is still damp to remove dead cells and leave your skin feeling silky soft. It contains Amazonian guarana seeds that acts as a natural exfoliator, while the nourishing properties of coconut, açai and cupuaçu butters give your skin a boost of hydration and moisture.

Best body scrub for: Chemical and physical exfoliation in one

There is a reason why this is considered a cult product so bring the same care, love and attention that you would typically reserve for your face from head to toe with this hard-working hero from Kate Somerville.

The formula is made up of a potent combination of chemical and physical exfoliants that include papaya, pineapple and pumpkin as well as lactic and salicylic acid. These work in tandem to ensure a thorough process that resets the clock on your skin’s health. It’s gentle but packs an active-fuelled punch.

Best body scrub for: Prepping the skin for moisturiser

Grape seed oil takes a starring role in this buffing formula from Caudalie. The luxury French skincare label has expanded its offering to the biggest organ in the body in a two-step routine that begins with the scrub. First you apply the grape seed oil, honey and vitamin E-enriched formula onto your skin and then you follow with body lotion. This beginning part ensures your skin is prepped, smoothed and soft to encourage better absorption of the nourishing, moisturising creams.

Best body scrub for: fruity fresh

The WISHFUL Yo Glow Enzyme Scrub is one of our favourite facial exfoliators with its gel-to-peel and pineapple fruit enzyme-based formula. This iteration for the body has the same star ingredients (the pineapple mentioned above as well as papaya enzymes, AHAs and BHAs) with the addition of detoxifying charcoal. Without causing irritation or stripping the skin of its natural oils, it removes dead skin, dirt and grime that can clog pores and lead to ingrown hairs.

Best body scrub for: Gentle exfoliating

With Fresh’s Brown Sugar Body Polish, you will incorporate a luxury spa-like formula into your skincare ritual with immediate glowy effects. The brown sugar crystals act as a non-irritating exfoliant that leaves you with a smooth and healthy complexion. It is combined with citrus oils known for its brightening effects and natural humectants to pack in moisture. Massage into wet skin all over your body but particularly areas of dryness and rough patches.

Best body scrub for: Hydration and exfoliation with a floral fragrance

Enrich your body with this deeply hydrating body polish from Herbivore that not only removes dead skin cells but packs a moisturising punch. The formula is made up of virgin coconut oil and Moroccan rose, which gives it a fresh aroma that is just the right amount of sweet and floral to send your senses into overdrive. There is also pink clay within the formula to detoxify your skin and shea butter for nourishment. All in all, this product will leave your skin looking bright and smooth. What more can you ask for?

Best body scrub for: Unisex scrubbers

Aesop has become a cult label and not solely on account of the brand’s aesthetically pleasing minimalist design - although can we just take a moment of appreciation?The products live up to the hype, especially the body scrub.

There are two variants; Geranium Leaf and Redemption - the latter of which combines pumice, bamboo stem and pine needle oil. Housed in a bold, green tube, the former opts for botanical oils over pine needle oils to give it a fresh, citrusy scent over the aromatic alpine. It has a clear but grainy gel texture that buffs into your skin to increase cell turnover and prep it for the next moisturisation stage.

Use only once or twice a week on wet skin and then rinse.

Best body scrub for: Keratosis pilaris

This body scrub was created to combat bumps caused by keratosis pilaris. This skin condition causes rough patches on areas like the upper arms and thighs and this buffing powerhouse gets to work to remove and exfoliate these areas to leave smooth skin in their wake. This is done through the power of AHAs and Bisabolol extracts that, when applied to wet skin, act as a peel and microdermabrasion in one. There’s also antioxidants contained within the scrub that help to shield against enviromental aggressors like UV rays and pollution.

Best body scrub for: Detoxification and illumination

With Australian Pink Clay at the heart of this scrub, it will offer instant detoxifying and brightening effects - and not just because of the biodegradable glitter contained within the formulation. The multi-purpose product delivers real results in just 10 minutes. It attracts and eliminates toxins to give a deeper cleanse with the combination of macadamia seeds and shells as well as coconut. It also gets to work tightening your pores and reducing the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite. Take a small scoop of the sand and rub it all over your body while you’re in the shower and then rinse.

Best body scrub for: All-natural scrubbing

If you’re not drawn in by the amusing captions on the front of the Frank Body products, then you will be after you have sampled the contents. The all-natural and vegan formula takes coffee grinds and its long list of skincare benefits and transforms it into a scrub for you to exfoliate your skin. It will promote blood flow, collagen production, unclog your pores and help to reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks.

Best body scrub for: Bali vibes

There is a reason why this product boasts a long waiting list. Not only is it scented with a deliciously addictive dragonfruit and lychee aroma, but it is also a lovely non-drying formula where the sugar scrub works triple time to exfoliate your skin. Using powerhouse Balinese ingredients like the coconut flower, volcanic pumice and virgin coconut oil, it will leave your body looking soft, smooth and radiant without feeling sticky. Use the brand’s silicone mitt to buff the sugar into your skin and rinse with warm water.

Best body scrub for: invigoration

If you’re not a morning person, we understand. It’s tough to get motivated after a difficult and interrupted sleep but Neom is here to help with its invigorating scrub that will get you ready than ever to take on the day. It is crafted from sugar, safflower, jojoba, sunflower oil, vitamin E and the brand’s essential oil blend to act as a mood elevator, while working wonders on your skin. The entirely natural formulation should be massaged all over your body on either damp or dry skin and gently rinsed, allowing the excess oils to absorb in. You will be left feeling optimistic and positively glowing.

Best body scrub for: healing honey

The healing powers and medicinal benefits of honey are well documented and Nuxe is giving you the opportunity to incorporate the powerhouse ingredient into your skincare routine through a luxurious scrub. Massage the product on damp skin to reap the nourishing rewards and give lacklustre skin a new lease of life. The formula combines honey with sugar crystals, sunflower, argan and borage oils to lift away dead skin cells and leave skin soft and supple.

Best body scrub for: zen

Bring the pampering practises of the spa home with you in the form of this body scrub from ESPA. It combines natural sea salts with grapefruit, cypress and eucalyptus to buff away dry and dull skin, while treating you to a mood-boosting effect. The added bonus of sweet almond oil nourishes the skin and adds to the lovely fragrance. Your body will be left feeling the perfect level of oiliness, hydrated and super soft.