Body Scrubs

Summer’s self-tanning and exfoliation go hand in hand – better get scrubbing ladies

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Bum Deal
Price: £17.50
Stockist: Benefit www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk

With its rich oil base, not only does this exfoliator promise to help slim and slenderize those wobbly bits, but it also leaves skin deeply moisturised and soft to the touch. Get to work on your dimply bits and scrub the thick sugar and salt crystals into thighs, arms, hips and behinds to smooth out unwanted lumps and bumps.

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Mint & Melon Scrub
Price: £7.50
Stockist: Boots www.boots.com

Proof that good things don’t necessarily have to come in expensive packages, this super-sized tub of deliciously scented body scrub remains one of our all time favourites – and rings in at under £10. It’s sugar-based, so it dissolves as you scrub to leave an ultra-soft feeling as soon as you wash it off. Plus, we’re totally hooked on the melon and peppermint fragrance – believe us when we say it’s addictive.

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Gommage Caresse
Price: £30
Stockist: Lancome www.lancome.co.uk

Possibly the prettiest pink product around, this exfoliating gel doesn’t just boast good looks. As one of the gentlest products we tried, Gommage Caresse contains a whole host of tiny scrubbing beads and has a high plant-oil content for hydrating and smoothing.

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Shea Body Scrub
Price: £12
Stockist: The Body Shop www.thebodyshop.co.uk

An oldie but a goodie; this long-standing favourite is still as good as you remember it. Its soy oil and shea butter base leaves your bod feeling soft all over, whilst the salty texture sloughs off unwanted dry skin patches and washes away easily in the shower. Top marks.

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Biosenses Body
Price: £16.50
Stockist: Biotherm www.biotherm.co.uk

If you prefer a gel-like formula (rather than your average chunky, salt scrub affair), you could do much worse than this fruity body polish from the science bods at Biotherm. Packed, of course, with their trademark thermal plankton extract, this exfoliator is also bursting with grapefruit and orange oils and tiny exfoliating particles which not only brush off dead skin but also leave you feeling really, really clean!

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Laughter Body Scrub
Price: £25
Stockist: Space NK www.spacenk.co.uk

The best kind of exfoliators are those that do some kind of double-duty (it’s our lazy streak coming out), so we’re all for this Space NK body scrub which combines polishing sea salt with moisturisers and the fragrance of lime and ginger. Mmmm…

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Hot Salt Scrub
Price: £28
Stockist: Bliss www.blisslondon.co.uk

One session with this sea salt wonder and you won’t find it hard to understand why it’s so popular. Super-spa Bliss come up trumps yet again with this magical self-heating (and eucalyptus scented) exfoliator which gives us girls the feeling of a salon treatment at home.

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Sarawak Body Scrub
Price: £12.95
Stockist: Crabtree & Evelyn www.crabtree-evelyn.com

With a tropical scent to die for – featuring ginger, orchid and bamboo notes – this is one product that will really get you in the mood for summer. Plus, its combination of rice and sugar is gentle on more sensitive skins so you won’t feel the sting often left by harsher products.

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Bed Head Oatmeal Scrub
Price: £12.50
Stockist: HQ Hair www.hqhair.com

Try and resist the urge to eat this scrub. We promise, despite its to-die-for sugary scent, it’s actually more effective on your skin.

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Sanctuary Sugar Scrub
Price: £9.95
Stockist: Boots www.boots.com

If the Bliss self-heating scrub is a little out of your price bracket, why not indulge in this half-the-price (though no less gorgeous) version from the Sanctuary. Besides the lovely hot feeling it creates, there are plenty of oils in here to leave skin feeling completely softened after use.