If the swing between frigid out of doors temps and too-dry heaters is wreaking havoc in your pores and skin (identical), it’s time to contemplate including the perfect physique butters to your routine. Not solely can these moisturizers assist increase hydration and lock in moisture, however their clean and velvety texture is good for nourishing pores and skin throughout the winter months, when chilly, dry air could cause extra flakiness and itchiness (and exacerbate delicate pores and skin circumstances like eczema or keratosis pilaris). Right here, we examined over a dozen completely different physique butters and narrowed it all the way down to our 12 favorites that go away the pores and skin feeling extremely nourished. Our high decide general was the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Body Cream, a cult-favorite of Glamour editors and contributors alike as a result of it hydrates for hours (due to the cupuaçu butter infused within the components) and smells extremely scrumptious with notes of salted caramel and pistachio.
The very best physique butters, at a look
How we selected the perfect physique butters
We examined physique butters by evaluating their consistency, how hydrated they made our pores and skin really feel, and the way lengthy the scent lasted (if they’d perfume). We paid shut consideration to how they lathered onto the pores and skin, how rapidly they absorbed, and in the event that they left our pores and skin feeling tender post-application, with no stickiness or residue left behind. Collectively, we’ve examined over a dozen physique butter all through our editorial careers, and these have been the picks that rose to the highest.
Finest General: Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Physique Cream
Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
Sol de Janeiro’s Bum Bum Cream has gained a cult following—and for good cause. (In truth, Glamour’s artwork director, Allie Folino, praised the the Delícia Drench Body Butter as her favourite Sol de Janiero body butter of all time.)
The Bum Bum Cream has coconut oil, cupuaçu butter, Brazil nut, guarana, and acai oil that work collectively to melt and tighten pores and skin for a visibly supple look. Glamour’s commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary is an enormous fan of this physique cream as a result of it makes her pores and skin really feel extraordinarily tender and has a long-lasting scent. “I’ve most likely gone by way of 10 of those tubs over the span of my magnificence profession. It smooths out my dry patches and leaves behind probably the most scrumptious scent that makes me sit up for moisturizing each time I step out of the bathe. I at all times deliver a mini tub after I’m touring to maintain my pores and skin nourished and crack-free post-plane TLC, particularly after I’m headed someplace chilly.”
Finest for Delicate Pores and skin: Necessaire The Physique Butter
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
You probably have delicate pores and skin, dermatologists suggest a fragrance-free physique butter. “The feel is wealthy however absorbs properly, making it nice for very dry pores and skin with out feeling greasy. Most physique butters do comprise fragrances, so for these with very delicate eczema inclined pores and skin, it is a nice choice,” says Dr. Rambhia. This luxury decide additionally combines niacinamide and hyaluronic acid plus ceramides for an ultra-hydrating and velvety end. It’s additionally non-comedogenic, which makes it appropriate for acne-prone pores and skin.
“I take care of breakouts on my again typically, so utilizing a non-comedogenic moisturizer in these areas has made an enormous distinction. The components of this one is light-weight and absorbs into the pores and skin rapidly, so that you don’t really feel greasy or sticky post-application. I might undoubtedly suggest this one to anybody who has physique breakouts however nonetheless desires to make sure that their pores and skin is hydrated and silky,” says Glamour’s Kilkeary.
Finest for Dry Pores and skin: Youth To The Individuals Superberry Agency + Glow Dream Physique Butter
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
In case your pores and skin wants a lift of moisture, look to this creamy physique butter that can soften and clean your pores and skin. It has a mix of niacinamide, cupuaçu butter, yuzu and inexperienced tea to get rid of redness and uneven texture. Glamour’s Kilkeary loves this butter for when her legs are wanting notably dry. “I wish to slather this throughout my legs in the event that they’re wanting cracked and uninteresting, and it immediately provides a layer of shine with out grease or oiliness. It additionally smells so good you’ll really feel such as you simply obtained a therapeutic massage.”
Finest for Calming Pores and skin: Skinfix Barrier+ Lipid-Enhance Physique Cream
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour contributor Brigitt Earley
“It is a luxurious, fragrance-free cream-butter hybrid that is clinically confirmed to enhance pores and skin barrier operate. It incorporates a patented triple lipid advanced, peptides, and shea butter. What makes it stand out is its mixture of barrier-supporting lipids with energetic components like peptides and seaweed extracts for each hydration and pores and skin firming,” says Dr. Rambhia.
“Although a bit extra like a cream in consistency than a thick physique butter, this product is extremely moisturizing,” says Glamour contributor Brigitt Earley. “You do have to actually rub it in, however it actually penetrates pores and skin for lasting hydration. Nice for toes and elbows, particularly for the reason that end is not greasy.
Finest for Firming: Osea Undaria Algae Physique Butter
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour contributor Brigitt Earley
Osea’s physique butter guarantees as much as 72 hours of hydration due to components like undaria seaweed, shea butter, and ceramides which replenish the pores and skin’s moisture barrier and makes the pores and skin feel and look extra resilient and agency.
“I actually like the feel of this product,” says Earley. “It is thick like a standard physique butter, however absorbs sooner and does not go away my pores and skin feeling greasy or waxy. It has a very pleasing citrus-like scent that lingers, however is not potent sufficient to intrude with any perfume you could need to put on.”
Finest for Bumpy Pores and skin: Paula’s Alternative Retinol Pores and skin-Smoothing Physique Therapy
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
When you take care of tough patches or uneven pores and skin tone, you may need to decide up this mild and KP-friendly components from Paula’s Alternative. Utilizing a particular mix of butters and retinol, this physique butter will soothe even the roughest patches for a clean and silky tender end.
“I typically get tough pores and skin patches on my legs and arms when my pores and skin is extremely dry within the wintertime,” says Glamour’s Kilkeary. “This retinol-packed body lotion does an amazing job at calming these areas, helps rid of redness and uneven pores and skin texture or tone. I additionally love that it has vitamin C to brighten and even out areas of discoloration over time.”
Finest Light-weight Moisturizer: Fenty Pores and skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Physique Cream
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
Michele Green, MD, a beauty dermatologist, calls this body-care product vital as a result of the “super-moisturizing” components contains a slew of all-star components like mango butter, sunflower oil, coconut oil, glycerin, and shea butter for intense hydration and a nongreasy end. The fragile fruity aroma is only a bonus.
“This physique butter is such a deal with. I like to slap it on post-everything bathe and let it seep into any dry areas (which generally takes not more than a minute). It leaves my pores and skin silky clean and likewise doesn’t really feel too heavy on the pores and skin post-application. It blends proper in with little finesse and rubbing, and I’ve additionally been loving pairing it with self-tanning drops for further glow,” says Glamour’s Kilkeary.
Finest Scent: Kopari Extremely Restore Physique Butter
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce editor Jenifer Calle
There’s heaps to like about Kopari’s Extremely Restore Physique Butter, from its hyaluronic-acid-spiked components to its downright intoxicating coconut-milk scent. It’s made with coconut oil and skin-softening mango butter, which, in line with Dr. Inexperienced, “incorporates extra fatty acids than shea and cocoa butter to offer further moisture for a smoother, softer pores and skin.”
“I like opening up this physique butter as a result of it smells so good. It additionally truly retains my physique moisturized all through the day (or evening). Between the winter and utilizing an area heater in my bed room, my physique has been extraordinarily dry. This moisturizer retains my physique clean and tender for hours upon hours. It’s difficult to lather on although. You actually need to rub it in as a result of the feel is tremendous thick,” says Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle.
Finest Luxurious: Glossier Crème de You Dry-Contact Physique Butter
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce author Alanna Martine Kilkeary
So that you need to layer your physique butter with fragrance? This luxury decide is a Glamour editor staple. “I’ve at all times cherished the Glossier You fragrance, which is sort of like a temper ring–it smells completely different on everybody, in a good way–so I used to be particularly drawn to this new lotion, which has the same perfume however in a dreamy physique butter kind,” says Glamour commerce director Brie Schwartz. And it didn’t disappoint, she says. “It’s by no means greasy, and as soon as it’s absolutely absorbed, it doesn’t go away a residue and I’ve been utilizing it day-after-day for a number of months, so I can’t wait to restock.”
Finest Barrier-Repairing: Ouai Melrose Place Moisturizing Physique Cream
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Examined and reviewed by Glamour commerce editor Malia Griggs
If you wish to hydrate your pores and skin and restore its barrier, this physique cream is chock filled with butters, squalane and coconut oil that will help you achieve this.
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