Our Top 10 Best Body Exfoliators | Cult Beauty (2024)

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Let’s face it, sometimes we all need a good scrub... Whether it’s to polish our limbs for the summer or shed that dry skin during the winter, some of the best body exfoliators can make a huge difference to how our limbs look and feel.

But with so many options on the market, picking the best body exfoliator can sometimes feel overwhelming. With that in mind, we’ve done the hard work for you and gathered the top 10 best body exfoliators that’ll leave your skin feeling baby-soft in no time.

Ready to buff, polish and glow?

TOP 10 BEST BODY EXFOLIATORS

    1. Fresh Brown Body Polish
    2. Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Spot Exfoliant
    3. AMELIORATE Smoothing Body Exfoliant
    4. L'Occitane Almond Shower Scrub
    5. ESPA Relaxing Salt Scrub
    6. Luna Daily The Everywhere Exfoliate
    7. Kopari Beauty Body Bumps Be Gone
    8. Biossance Squalane and Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub
    9. MALIN+GOETZ Eucalyptus Hand + Body Scrub

OUR TOP 10 BEST BODY EXFOLIATORS

Fresh Brown Body Polish

Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish 240g

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RRP: £36.00Current price: £27.00

240G

Revive lackluster skin instantly with Fresh’s Brown Sugar Body Polish. Powered by nourishing actives, including apricot kernel oil, camelina sativa seed oil and ginseng root extract, this delicately scented polish lifts away dead skin cells while leaving your limbs coated in a sweet, citrusy scent.

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Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Spot Exfoliate

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Spot Exfoliant (210ml)

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RRP: £34.00Current price: £23.80

Under the surface bumps, spots and pimples your skin care bug bear? Cue: Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Body Spot Exfoliant. Ready to relieve your face, chest, back and knees, it’s infused with vitamin E, salicylic acid and soothing chamomile, to boost brighter, radiant looking skin from your head to your toes.

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AMELIORATE Smoothing Body Exfoliant

Crafted by a clever blend of the brand’s unique LaH6 Skin Hydrating complex,cocoa, shea butter and coconut oil, AMELIORATE’s Smoothing Body Exfoliant replenishes your skin’s moisture levels while simultaneously exfoliating your limbs. But that's not all, with the addition of biodegradable bamboo granules it both physically removes rough skin and chemically sloughs away stubborn skin.

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L'Occitane Almond Shower Scrub

L'Occitane Almond Shower Scrub 237ml

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RRP: £22.50Current price: £16.88

Luxuriate your limbs in the shower with L’Occitane’s Almond Shower Scrub. With a gel-like texture enriched with crushed almonds, this gentle daily body cleanser buffs limbs for a velvet-to-the-touch finish. Soothing and smoothing, itsmothers skin in a delicate, delicious scent of fresh almonds that lings longer after you’ve gotten out of your shower.

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ESPA Relaxing Salt Scrub

ESPA Relaxing Salt Scrub 700g

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RRP: £40.00Current price: £30.00

Working like a trifecta for your body and soul, ESPA’s Relaxing Salt Scub nourishes your skin, refines your limbs and helps comfort your mind. Bursting with natural sea salts to sweep away dry dull skin, this spa-in-a-jar is also infused with sweet almond oil to hydrate and bay and lavender to help calm your mood. All that’s left to do is breathe and say ahhhhh.

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Luna Daily The Everywhere Exfoliator

Luna Daily The Everywhere Exfoliator 180ml

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RRP: £20.00Current price: £15.00

Suitable to use everywhere, yes, even your intimate areas, Luna Daily’s The Everywhere Exfoliator is the active infused scrub that tackles bumps, dry skin and ingrown hairs. Supercharged with a 3% triple action AHA of lactic, glycolic and malic acids, this transformative skin smoother utilises non-abrasive rice beads, vitamin E and aloe vera to soothe redness, lift dead skin and bring back your body’s soft, natural glow . Have we potentially found the best body exfoliator on the market? I think so...

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Kopari Beauty Body Bumps Be Gone

Kopari Beauty Body Bumps Be Gone 250ml

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RRP: £24.00Current price: £18.00

Refine the texture of your limbs with Kopari’s Beauty Body Bumps Be Gone. Utilising a 10% cocktail of glycolic and lactic acids, this daily polisher helps loosen dead skin while refining and promoting a smooth-to-the-touch finish. What’s more, with a formula packed with volcanic sand, fine coconut shells, pumice and antioxidant rich green tea extracts, it purifies your pores while simultaneously hydrating your skin.

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Pacifica Coconut & Charcoal Underarm Detox Scrub

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RRP: £19.00Current price: £13.30

Have a problem with your pits purging while you transition to a natural deodorant? Reach for for a softened, smoothed and refined finish. Formulated specifically to bring back balance , this refreshing formula is blended with activated charcoal to detox and draw out impurities and coconut oil to help remoisturise. The result? Underarms that are brighter, look more even and feel balanced.

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Biossance Squalane and Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub

Biossance Squalane and Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub 200ml

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RRP: £22.00Current price: £15.40

Soften and shift rough, dry skin with Biossance Squalane and Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub. Relying on both physical and enzymatic exfoliants, it utilises sugar crystals to buff away skin cells while pomegranate enzymes break down the bonds between them. Plus, with the addition of hydrating powerhouse squalane, it ensures your skin remains supple and hydrated post polish too.

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MALIN+GOETZ Eucalyptus Hand + Body Scrub

MALIN + GOETZ Eucalyptus Hand + Body Scrub 250ml

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RRP: £32.00Current price: £24.00

Reveal radiant skin from your hands to your toes with MALIN+GOETZ’s Eucalyptus Hand + Body Scrub. Buffing dry patches with a blend of lactic and mandelic acid, this all-over exfoliator breaks down dirt and dead cells effortlessly. Polishing skin and simultaneously soothing them, this potent potion also calls upon niacinamide, chlorophyll and a refreshing, eucalyptus aroma to leave both your limbs and your mind feeling refreshed.

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BODY EXFOLIATOR FAQs

What is the most hygienic way to exfoliate your body?

Whether you’re using an exfoliating tool or not (think mitts, gloves, loofas or brushes), it’s imperative that your hands are clean, your tools are sanitised and the formula you’ve chosen has some sort of antibacterial ingredient added into it, think: salicylic acid and tea tree oil.

How often should you exfoliate your body?

It is recommended that you should exfoliate your body between two-three times per week. This is because it helps with promoting skin renewal, clearing away dead skin cells, preventing ingrown hairs and maintaining smooth skin.

Is it better to exfoliate in the morning or at night?

There is no hard and fast rule to whether it’s better to exfoliate in the morning or at night. This totally depends on your personal preferences and how you like your self care routine. There are pros to both. For example, if you exfoliate in the morning, it helps wake up your skin and boosts circulation, while at night it helps remove build up, supports your skin to repair itself, and allow your body lotions to absorb better.

And there you have it, a full body run down of the best body exfoliators to ensure the skin from your hands to your toes feels soft, smooth and super slinky.

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