By now, facial serums are likely a commonplace component of everyone’s skincare routine, from the ardent skincare aficionados to the relatively uninitiated. With potent antioxidants and botanicals to treat targeted skin issues and concerns, serums provide benefits that our regular facial moisturisers simply can’t match. That being said, it’s time our skin from the decolletage down benefited from the same kind of care we give our faces. Enter body serums, a (fairly) new category of skincare products specifically formulated for our bodies.
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Much like their facial counterparts, body serums are more effective than traditional moisturisers at treating specific skin concerns. With their consistency typically sitting somewhere between a face serum and a lightweight body lotion, body serums make for the ideal addition to your summer skincare routine.
Whether you’re looking for chemical exfoliation in the form of glycolic and lactic acids, to treat body acne with salicylic acid, hydrate your skin with hyaluronic acid, or simply improve overall radiance and skin texture, there’s a body serum out there for you. Designed to be used in conjunction with (i.e. under) your regular body cream or lotion to provide additional moisture and lock everything in, here are our favourite body serum picks.
1. The Chemistry Brand Retin-Oil
Containing anti-ageing favourite retinoid, as well as vitamins C and E, this dry oil works to improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks, skin texture, and skin discolouration, while providing an anti-ageing effect. Because why shouldn’t your body get the same treatment as your face?
2. Paula’s Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA
The perfect body serum for those with blotchy skin; salicylic acid in this treatment works to exfoliate dead skin and keep pores clean, preventing and treating bacne, body acne, and rough skin. The inclusion of chamomile soothes skin, while willow extract regulates sebum levels in the skin.
3. Moroccanoil Night Body Serum
Designed to be applied before bed, this dry oil formula combines Morocannoil’s signature hydrating and softening argan oil with firming tsubaki oil. Additionally, vitamin C provides a mild brightening effect while protecting from environmental stressors.
4. REN Clean Skincare AHA Smart Renewal Body Serum
Made with lactic acid, REN Clean Skincare AHA Smart Renewal Body Serum promotes your skin’s natural exfoliating process, revealing smoother, more hydrated limbs. Xylitol works to hydrate by attracting water molecules in your skin to the surface while a probiotic extract strengthens the skin’s moisture barrier, resulting in a healthy glow.
5. The Chemistry Brand Hyaluronic Concentrate
Essentially just a massive tub of hyaluronic acid. Combined with red marine algae, it’s the perfect serum to apply post-shower and before moisturiser for visibly more hydrated skin.
6. Paula’s Choice Skin Revealing Body Lotion 10% AHA
Ideal for treating rough skin, keratosis pilaris, and uneven skin tone, this lightweight lotion uses 10% glycolic acid to promote exfoliation and reveal smoother, softer skin.
7. Vaseline Body Lotion Fresh Glow Skin Serum
Designed to be used in place of a moisturiser, the budget-friendly Vaseline Body Lotion Fresh Glow Skin Serum contains soothing niacinamide (vitamin B3) to calm irritated skin and provide lasting hydration.
8. iS Clinical Youth Body Serum
Courtesy of celebrity cult-favourite brand iS Clinical, this body serum is packed with hydrating, nourishing ingredients. Panthenol (or vitamin B5) encourages good skin cell function, hyaluronic acid draws moisture to the skin, and botanical extracts like blue microalgae and liquorice root provide antioxidant protection from environmental stressors.
9. Saint Jane Luxury Body Serum
A luxe, boujie option, the Saint Jane Luxury Body Serum effortlessly glides onto skin, providing a hit of antioxidant-rich botanicals and CBD which work to soothe and hydrate the skin.
10. Sisley White Ginger Contouring Oil For Legs
Specifically designed for your pins, the Sisley White Ginger Contouring Oil For Legs is a serum-oil hybrid that supports circulation and promotes feelings of lightness, while toning legs and improving skin texture.
Words by AR Staff
