Best body oil – our recommendations for cult classic, best for shimmer and best drugstore option
DRY, flaky, and itchy skin doesn’t feel good for anybody, and sometimes a lotion just doesn’t cut it.
The answer? The best body oils for deeply nourishing hydration will banish dryness and restore super-smooth, silky-soft skin.
Body oils use a host of good-for-you goodies to condition and restore your skin’s moisture and elasticity. They can often also be used for a multitude of things, including as a hair mask, to condition your cuticles, and give extra hydration to rough areas like elbows and knees.
What’s more, some body oils also help to diminish the appearance of scars, cellulite, discolouration and stretch marks.
Want a little extra shimmer and sheen in your life? There’s an oil for that, too.
We’ve rounded up the best body oils below so you can get your gloss-and-glow back.
1. Best body oil: Star buy
- JASON Vitamin E 45,000iu Oil Maximum Strength Oil, £10.99 from Look Fantastic – buy here
If you’re looking for an oil that completely nourishes your face as well as your body, and is also an affordable price, this is just the ticket.
The multi-functional formula helps improve elasticity, hydrates, heals damaged skin (great after a day in the sun), and helps minimise the appearance of rough and wrinkled skin.
Massage all over hands, face and body for a total moisturising makeover.
2. Cult classic
- NUXE Huile Prodigieuse Multi Usage Dry Oil 50ml, £18.50 from John Lewis – buy here
This iconic product is a luxurious multi-tasking dry oil (read: non-greasy) that works to repair skin AND hair.
Packed with a host of good-for-you plant oils – camellia, hazelnut, borage, St John’s Wort, sweet almond and macadamia – it offers high hydration levels, leaving skin soft and glossy.
It also boasts the free-radical-fighting Tsubaki oil, so it packs an anti-ageing punch, too.
Slather all over for soft and gorgeous-smelling skin (think rose, lily and vanilla vibes); rub over stretch marks to diminish their appearance; use it as a deep conditioning hair mask for ultra-glossy locks; or add a drop to your foundation for smooth application and a dewy finish. It’s truly a little miracle-worker.
Psst! Shimmering version also available, and also gorgeous.
3. Best drugstore body oil
- Palmer’s Coconut Oil Body Oil, £7.35 from Superdrug – buy here
We love a great-value Palmer’s product – and this amazing body oil is no exception.
There’s a number of reasons it’s received rave reviews: it smells delicious, like you’re on a far-flung exotic holiday; it dries quickly so you can get dressed and out the door with no hanging around; it leaves skin feeling silky-soft and smooth; you can use it on your face and your hair; and, of course, the purse-happy price.
Basically, everyone should have a bottle of this go-to oil in their bathroom cabinet.
4. Best body oil for stretch marks
- Love Boo Super Stretchy Miracle Oil, £15.99 from Look Fantastic – buy here
Stretch marks are just a part of life – but it doesn’t mean we can’t try to diminish them.
This 100% natural-blend formula harnesses super-rich argan oil and passion flower oil to treat dry patches, while mandarin oil repairs damaged skin cells and encourages cell renewal to restore skin’s elasticity and smooth surface.
It’s safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and can even be dabbed on your wrist to help prevent morning sickness, thanks to lemon and ginger extracts.
5. Best body oil with shimmer
- Barry M Tahitian Body Oil, £5.95 from Feel Unique – buy here
Want a body oil that hydrates and gives you a subtle shine? Slather this gorgeous glow-tion all over and you’ll be a bronzed goddess or god in an instant.
Infused with pure coconut oil for deep moisturising, the tropical Tahitian Gardenia scent is also delicious.
Simply smooth into skin after a shower for a subtle sunkissed sheen. Get set, glow.
6. Best body oil for scars
- The Chemistry Brand Retin-Oil, £16.14 from Look Fantastic – buy here
Packed with anti-ageing and healing beauty wonder retinoid (a powerful form of vitamin A), this highly-concentrated oil does it all.
It minimises the redness and appearance of scars, stretch marks, cellulite (yes, really), and discolouration for a more healthy-looking, even-toned skin surface.
Oh, and it hydrates for softer skin, too, of course.
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