Our recent heatwave has left my skin needing way much more love. Do you spend hours finding the right face oil but don’t know where to start when it comes to the rest of your skin? It is time to show those limbs some love, so here are my go to body moisturisers and body oils that are guaranteed to keep your body hydrated and soft
Bodhi & Birch – Nordic White Body Oil
I mean if we are going to start, lets start this good and proper. This body oil is utterly compelling. From the award-winning luxury British Brand, Bodhi & Birch, this skin nourishing oil is skin soothing aromatherapy at its best. Using ethically sourced ingredients, it is fair to say that this product is one of my favourite finds of the last 12 months. I imagined it would smell amazing but it is way more than that. The aromatic blend of Bodhi & Birch’s Nordic White Body Oil is simply unlike anything else I have tried. Wonderfully mind clearing, uplifting and soothing too. I adore this!
Nordic White is a curative tonic of Spruce, Cypress and Pine, enlivened with the freshness of Sweet Fennel with soothing undertones of Frankincense. The fragrance is clean and reassuring, balanced with a soft lingering sweetness.
£42 for 100ml – www.bodhiandbirch.com
Aurelia – Firm & Replenish Body Serum and Dry Body Oil
Lets be honest most of us are on a tight timescale in the morning and we need products that feel good, smell good and sink in quickly so we can get on to the rest of our morning routine. Enter Aurelia Probiotic Skincare. Two of my favourite products from the range are the Firm & Replenish Body Serum and also the Firm & Revitalise Dry Body Oil. I flip between the two of these depending on my mood and how my skin is on the day. One thing is for sure, they are both a treat for the body and the mind.
The Aurelia Firm & Replenish Body Serum is skin loving blend of nourishing essential fatty acids, think vitamin E and cocoa butter, and soul lifting essential oils including mandarin, bergamot and cedarwood. Brilliantly hydrating and yet lightweight. One of the best moisturising serums I have tried!
Aurelia’s Firm & Revitalise Dry Body Oil has been a firm favourite of mine since I first tried it a few years ago. It feels like a treat, it smells like a treat, it massages in like a treat and it dries on your skin …. like a treat. This dear reader is a gorgeous body product. The half of the oils used in this body oil I had never heard of …. mongongo, kukui and kalahari…. but when they are mixed with fatty acid rich borage and macadamia oil I love how they hydrate my skin. The blend of neroli, lavender, rose and mandarin essential oils are calming and uplifting.
Weleda – Skin Food
This last Christmas my Mum geniusly gifted me my first Skin Food by Weleda … thanks mum:) I love that this incredibly moisturising handbag friendly sized tube is great to be used on my face, eyes, elbows, hands, feet and generally any rough patches of skin on the body. This balm-like beauty hero is packed full of natural skin nourishing ingredients and has been a daily favourite to soothe my skin during the Beast from the East cold snap!
Ingredients include sunflower seed oil, pansy extract and avocado oil …. but I think it smells of gin and tonic. Word of warning, it does come out pretty thick and the smallest amount will make an impact. It does take longer to absorb, oh but when it does …. it is sublime. Try it as a night mask, it is also brilliant as an all natural highlighter, can this product get any more multi- purpose?
Evolve Organic Beauty – African Orange Aromatic Lotion
The key notes in this stunning body lotion are blood orange, vanilla, spicy black pepper and cedarwood. Blood orange is well-known for its collagen promoting properties and it also brings a gorgeous zest to the aroma. This pump styled product is great at tackling rough patches of skin on your body and also sits nicely by my desk for my hands! Evolve Organic Beauty continues bring out great products at accessible price points ….. they also are picking up awards left right and centre! Body Moisturiser goals and is also 99% natural, vegan and cruelty free!
