Soaps, lotions, peels and treatments that really go skin deep
Treat your body well, with effective washes and lotions. Photograph: Dmitry Belyaev/Alamy Stock Photo
Treat your body well, with effective washes and lotions. Photograph: Dmitry Belyaev/Alamy Stock Photo
Sun 17 Jan 2021 01.30 EST
Aside from Ameliorate launching products to treat keratosis pilaris (the rough bumpy skin that resembles a plucked chicken), body care hasn’t been particularly innovative. Yes, there are oils that smell so good they double up as scents; there are moisturisers that penetrate your skin, as opposed to lazily languishing on the surface; body washes that don’t dry and irritate… But proper innovative formulas using active ingredients? Pah. But that’s changing. Now there are salicylic and lactic acid-infused washes (La Roche-Posay) and sprays (Murad) to treat and prevent acne and breakouts below the neck. Body lotions that incorporate vitamin C (Beauty Pie) and retinol (Paula’s Choice) to c