As soon as temperatures drop in the fall, our skin never fails to get rough and prickly like a cactus. However, earlier this year, we started curating a body care routine that’s saved us from blotchy skin and scaly dry patches. Best of all? we only use three products to get the job done: First Aid Beauty’s Body Scrub Exfoliant, Versed’s Retinol Body Lotion, and Fenty Beauty’s Whipped Oil Body Cream. That’s it.
These three picks aren’t just our secret weapon against dry skin, either; they also smooth out my texture, firm loose skin, and give us an overall radiant appearance. Below, shop my go-to body care essentials, starting at $18.
First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub Exfoliant
I always start with an exfoliator to slough off dead skin and buff out my dry patches, which are especially prominent on my legs, elbows, and shoulders. What I love about First Aid Beauty’s body scrub is that it doubles as a chemical and physical exfoliant, combining glycolic acid and lactic acid to loosen the skin’s top layer and decongest pores, while pumice buffing beads scrub it away.
Even on days when this is the only step I do, my skin immediately feels soft and smooth post-shower, which leads me to the best part: The body scrub comes in a squeeze tube, making it mess- and slip-free.
Versed Press Restart Retinol Body Lotion
This Versed find is not only firming and texture-smoothing, but gentle enough for sensitive skin like my own. It contains encapsulated retinol—a stable version of retinol that causes less irritation, redness, and dryness, as well as tightening and improving aging skin. Versed’s overnight treatment also features cocoa butter and squalane: two moisture-locking ingredients that soothe those pesky, scaly dry patches.
Fenty Beauty Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream
I’ve been a fan of this Fenty Beauty body cream for years. Not only does it smell deliciously fresh with a blend of bergamot, white orchid, and jasmine, but it’s an oil and cream mixed in one. Made of almost 25 percent rich butters, per the brand, oils like Kalahari melon, baobab, and sunflower oil nourish the skin, while glycerin, a humectant, draws moisture into the skin. I’m not exaggerating when I say that my legs and arms are baby-soft and well-hydrated all day.
