FYI, the Secret to Baby-Soft Skin Just Might Be This $6 Bodywash
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This AHA body soap uses grapefruit and glycolic acid to help slough off dead skin cells. It also smells dreamy and can be used to help clear stubborn body acne.
Pros: Softens skin, helps acne
Cons: Some find it to be drying
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, oatmeal, grapefruit extract
Customer review: "I’ve been struggling with some body acne and decided to try this body wash. It works well, I do feel like I’m seeing a difference in my arms as well as the smoothness of my skin."
With 8.8% glycolic acid, this bodywash is a true heavy hitter. Once you scrub yourself with this, you'll feel like you have a brand-new layer of skin.
Pros: Helps acne, sloughs off dead skin, gentle
Cons: Some don't like the bottle
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, urea, glycerin
Customer review: "I typically have breakouts on my chest and back. Once I started using this twice a week no more breakouts! It pumps out thick but it lathers well and a couple pumps is good for the whole body. No irritation, no red skin. My skin was so smooth after using it. Love this."
This is one of my personal favorite options for glowing skin all over. With 5% glycolic acid, lemon extract, and sugar maple extract, this bodywash really does feel like a body treat.
Pros: Helps acne, sloughs off dead skin
Cons: Some find the consistency too thin
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, lemon extract, aloe vera
Customer review: "It smells heavenly, and within a couple days I noticed a huge improvement in skin texture. Brighter, smoother and hyperpigmentation is almost gone."
Kosas does it again with this bodywash that smooths, evens skin, clears breakouts, and even calms sensitive skin down thanks to allantoin, a skin-soothing ingredient.
Pros: Helps acne and KP, sloughs off dead skin
Cons: Doesn't have a rich lather
Key ingredients: AHAs, fruit enzymes, allantoin
Customer review: "I’m glad that I took a chance on this because I absolutely love it. The scent is light, fresh and clean smelling. It’s not overbearing and works great with my sensitive skin. I bought it to see if it would help with the KP on my upper arms and it’s working wonders. It doesn’t lather the best but my sensitive skin is loving this formula. My late night itchy skin is gone. I couldn’t be happier and that totally justifies the cost for me."
Not only does this rich-lathering body lotion have glycolic acid, but it's also infused with aloe vera and vitamin E to help soften skin.
Pros: Helps acne, softens skin
Cons: Iridescence might irritate sensitive skin
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, vitamin E, aloe vera
Customer review: "I love the scent and it really makes my skin feel soft, without feeling greasy. I have a tendency to be a little oily in some areas and dry in others. This works great for both! I like the way it looks. It’s a pretty color and has a beautiful iridescence to it. It lathers enough that you feel clean but not so much that you think you might have to do an extra rinse. It’s probably my favorite body wash."
Glycolic and salicylic acid work together in this bodywash to deliver seriously smooth results. Luckily, thanks to watermelon-seed oil, it's also hydrating, so you won't feel stripped after using it.
Pros: Helps acne, softens skin
Cons: Expensive
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, watermelon seed oil
Customer review: "I love the scent, very fresh and clean. My skin feels soft, smooth and hydrated."
More of a bar-soap kind of person? Try this cleansing bar to brighten and soften skin. With three types of acid—AHAs, BHAs, and PHAs—this bar soap is a true triple threat.
Pros: Helps acne, brightenss skin
Cons:
Key ingredients: AHA, BHA, PHA
Customer review: "When I have cystic breakouts along my chin , neck and jawline which is typically all the time, it usually takes about two weeks to heal and a month to fully disappear. But after using this soap just for one day, I woke up the next day with super clear skin, blemishes completely flattened and all redness almost gone! My skin tone appears even more glowy and even-toned."
Clear annoying body acne with this shower gel. Six percent glycolic acid is joined by tea tree oil to help your skin look its absolute best.
Pros: Helps acne, brightens skin
Cons: Some found it a bit drying
Key ingredients: AHA, BHA, PHA
Customer review: "I absolutely love this body wash! It smells so good. It’s light and refreshing and the scent is not overpowering. It feels like a really mild body wash and never irritated my skin whatsoever. It feels luxurious in the shower."
This body cleanser is formulated to specifically target dry skin, so it helps with flakiness. Use it in the winter when your skin needs exfoliation and a boost of hydration.
Pros: Helps acne, brightens skin
Cons: Some wish it lathered more
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid
Customer review: "Have used this product as a body cleanser for approx 5 years per my dermatologist's recommendation. It leaves your skin feeling soft and hydrated even before applying lotion."
Anyone who struggles with keratosis pilaris knows how irritating it can be to deal with. With 15% glycolic acid, this is one of the most potent formulas on this list, so it will help dissolve bumps and even texture. It also has salicylic acid, so it banishes oil, too.
Pros: Helps acne and KP, brightens skin
Cons: Some find it drying
Key ingredients: Glycolic acid, salicylic acid
Customer review: "I continue to use the KP soap and lotion at least once weekly. The KP is not gone, but the redness has toned way down and I can't get over how soft my skin is now. I never expected my skin to be clear enough that I would enjoy wearing shorts and sleeveless tops again, but here we are."
A spot treatment for any pesky body acne.
Smooth on this serum before bed once a week and reveal glowing skin.
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A toner with glycolic acid is nothing short of genius.
