health
April 29, 2026
Sali Hughes on beauty: get your skin ready for summer with the best new exfoliants
Body lotions containing exfoliating acids are infinitely more effective and less messy than granular scrubs
TL;DR
- Exfoliating body lotions with acids are more effective and less messy than granular scrubs.
- These lotions help even out skin tone, slough off dead skin, smooth roughness, and moisturize dry patches.
- Ameliorate's Transforming Body Lotion uses lactic acid and urea for exfoliation and glycerin and sweet almond oil for moisture.
- A new pearlised, tinted version from Ameliorate, the Illuminating Glow, adds a subtle golden tan.
- Grown Alchemist's Resurfacing Targeted Body Lotion effectively exfoliates with lactic, mandelic, and salicylic acids while maintaining a luxury moisturizer aroma.
- Byoma's Smoothing Body Polish combines a granular scrub with polyhydroxy acids.
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