A veteran beauty writer and dermatologist discuss the best ways to refresh and relax
Photo: Courtesy retailers Confession: Covering the beauty and skin-care arena for the past several decades, I’ve turned into a product fiend — a hoarder of lotions, creams, serums, and gels. And if they’re really good, I extract every last drop from their containers. The items I riff on below keep my neck, chest, haunches, arms, legs, elbows, knees, and feet not just smooth and de-scruffed, but also relatively firm and even energized.
For washing and scrubbing Goop G-Tox Ultimate Dry Brush The most exhilarating of all the bath and body products I’ve ever tried isn’t a cream or gel. It’s the Goop G-Tox Ultimate Dry Brush, and it’s biodegradable, made from the leaves of the Mexican sisal palm — the same agave plant that’s given us tequila. So no wonder it packs a punch.
$22 at Face Stockholm Buy Salux Nylon Japanese Beauty Skin Bath Wash Cloth/Towel Also for in-shower exfoliation, nothing I’ve ever used comes remotely close to the Salux Nylon Japanese Beauty Skin Bath Wash Cloth/Towel.
$65 at Dermstore Buy AmLactin Rapid Relief $15 Then there’s AmLactin Rapid Relief, a drugstore staple that delivers a whopping 15 percent shot of skin-sloughing lactic acid — the AHA derived from milk — in easy-to-maneuver lotion form. Yes, it has a slight buttermilk smell, which can be offset with the addition of a perfume oil or, for instance, one of the two following scented body balms in my regimen.
$12 at Tweefontein Herb Farm Buy Moroccanoil Night Body Serum I’m guessing that Moroccanoil’s powers-that-be decided, while choosing a name for its syrupy, highly concentrated Night Body Serum, that it was simply too mesmerizing and swoon-inducing for daytime use, so they earmarked it for bedtime. Smart decision. Lately I’ve been taking late-night showers just so my skin can best absorb its dense argan and tsubaki oils, stress-combating holy basil, and smoothing vitamin C esters.
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