When summer comes around, the hot weather brings with it a desire to show a bit more skin, so naturally, I start to focus on my body care regime a whole lot more. Of course, as luck would have it, summer also happens to be the time that I encounter the most problems with my skin – from dry patches to – so the best summer body care products become a huge part of my beauty routine. I’m not alone.
Summer body care is currently trending on TikTok, with a recent growth of 1.2M views, and the ‘body skincare routine’ trend has increased by 1,025% since last year according to Pinterest’s trend report. So, like any good shopping editor, I have been dutifully trying out every summer body care product I can get my hands on.
Whether it has a nourishing, cooling, clearing or smoothing effect, I want to hear about it and put it to the test. I’ve tried pretty much everything out there and have managed to narrow my list down to a carefully curated edit of the best 11 to shop. From hydrating-yet-lightweight and to , and refreshing , here are the ones I believe are worth every penny and make of the difference.
The name of this product doesn’t lie, it actively cools the body as it’s applied—sort of like chewing a minty piece of gum, but for your skin. This is the product I like to bring out at the end of a long, hot and sweaty day, because if there’s anything better than an evening shower in the summer, it’s a super cooling one. Enriched with white tea, aloe vera and a p.