Summer is unofficially underway, and it's time for easy-breezy living, summer dresses and bare skin. But while you may be summer-ready, is your skin? It's time to reveal your summer body — even if it's a work in progress. Nothing gets skin warm-weather ready faster than changing up your shower companions to seriously active body care. Your dynamic duo is a new exfoliating body scrub and softening body wash; key ingredients like sugar and sea salt scrubs, AHAs, shea butter, coconut oil and more are your summer superheroes.
For Summer 2024, we sorted through the best body scrubs and body washes to jump-start your smooth skin this season. There’s one for nearly any price point or skin type. A good tub-side combo can soften skin so well that sometimes additional moisturizer isn’t even necessary. With so many choice options, all you’ll need after is to admire your newly sleek and soft self.
Scroll through to shop for the perfect body scrub and wash from Frank Body, Bath and Body Works, First Aid Beauty and more favorites.
Best Body Washes for Summer 2024
UltaLa Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil
This gentle formula is a lathering cleansing oil for dry and sensitive skin for both face and body. Its key ingredients, niacinamide, shea butter and glycerin, help make skin softer than before you showered. One review says, "It really helps dry skin and it is gentle enough for even a baby."
$20
Shop NowL’OccitaneL'Occitane Almond Shower Oil
From French brand L’Occitane, the almond body wash is more than soap — but an oil-to-lather hydrating experience that leaves skin silky and softly scented like an almond confection. It’s also available in large-size refills.
$29
Shop Now on Amazon$29
Shop Now on SephoraNécessaireNécessaire The Body Wash - Replenishing Oil-In-Gel Cleanse with Niacinamide, Vitamin C/E + Omega 6/9
Since RHOBH's Amelia Gray Hamlin mentioned this Nécessaire body wash resolving her uncomfortable skin issues — even calling it life-changing, it’s grown a popular following for the clean, hydrating formula that is safe for sensitive skin. Available in scents like eucalyptus and santal , it’s concentrated enough to last a long time (which helps justify the price tag).
$25
Shop NowSoft ServicesSoft Services Comfort Cleanse Ultra-Soothing + Moisturizing Body Wash
Said to be ultra-comforting and sensitive-skin-safe, this vegan hydrating wash from Soft Services also doubles as a shave lotion. The high glycerin content can moisturize skin, and it’s free of many common irritants including fragrance and parabens.
$32
Shop NowUltaHempz Limited-Edition Tropical Coconut Herbal Body Wash
Notes of coconut water, sliced banana and fruit nectar are a summer delight. This Hempz body wash also gently exfoliates, cleanses and hydrates with AHAs, hemp seed oil, shea butter and aloe vera for a total skincare experience.
$20
Shop NowDoveDove Exfoliating Melanin Body Wash Even Skin Tone 5% Pro-Ceramide Serum with BHA
An exfoliating body wash with a pro-ceramide serum and beta hydroxy acids from Dove, formulated for melanin-rich skin tones. The mango and coconut scent will have you vibing right into summer, while the skincare ingredients claim to even tone and help prevent acne. It's even PETA Approved Vegan.
$10
Shop NowNativeNative Body Wash For Women and Men
If you prefer naturally-derived ingredients and a sulfate, paraben, and dye-free formula, Native’s body washes might be the ones for you. Available in several scents like citrus and musk, coconut and vanilla, and more, glowing reviews say skin is left very moisturized.
$15 and up
Shop NowMario BadescuMario Badescu Rose Body Soap
Immerse yourself in petals with Mario Badescu Rose body wash, a softening rose-scented daily soap. It’s also available in coconut if you prefer island vibes.
$8
Shop NowBest Body Scrubs for Summer 2024
Bath & Body WorksBath & Body Works Vacation Vibe Exfoliating Glow Body Scrub
Soften and polish skin with delicious notes of whipped pistachio, jasmine and praline amber in this brand new Bath & Body Works summer release.
$19
Shop NowFrank BodyFrank Body Original Coffee Scrub
An invigorating java-scented scrub made with coffee, vitamin E and antioxidant-rich oils to polish and smooth away dead skin. It's also top-rated, with nearly 7,500 glowing reviews.
$20
Shop NowFirst Aid BeautyFirst Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub with 10% AHA
This popular body scrub has 10% alpha hydroxy acid, a chemical exfoliant that helps to remove dead skin cells and visible keratosis pilaris bumps.
$30 $24
Shop 20% off with Code SUNSol de JaneiroSol de Janeiro Bom Dia Body Scrub 10% AHA BHA Resurfacing Complex + Crushed Maracujá
Chock full of alpha hydroxy and beta hydroxy acids and crushed Maracujá seeds, this Sol de Janeiro body scrub claims to improve skin clarity, tone, and texture with a two-punch of physical and chemical exfoliation. From the brand that makes the fan-fave Brazilian Bum Bum cream, this scrub claims to help with the symptoms of keratosis pilaris.
$42
Shop NowAvène Gentle Body ScrubAvène Gentle Body Scrub
This gentle exfoliating scrub for sensitive skin helps to moisturize and condition the body while exfoliating away dead skin cells.
$30 $24
Shop NowJosie MaranJosie Maran Argan Oil + Sugar Balm Refillable Exfoliating Body Scrub
We love the refillable packaging on this argan oil and sugar scrub, available in several scents like sweet vanilla. Reviews say it leaves skin smooth without irritating sensitive skin and smells like heaven.
$14 and up
Shop NowOUAIOuai St. Barts Cleansing Scalp & Body Sugar Scrub
Exfoliation is an all-over affair with this OUAI sugar scrub, which is a multi-functional product that can be used as a body or a scalp scrub. Made with coconut oil and an exotic fragrance, happy users say it’s holy grail status.
$18 and up
Shop NowTree HutTree Hut Shea Sugar Exfoliating & Hydrating Body Scrub
Made with sugar for exfoliation and shea butter for hydration, this cotton candy-scented scrub is fun in a tub. If candy scents are not your thing, the Amazon No. 1 bestseller comes in a variety of other scents like strawberry, hibiscus, coconut and more.
$8
Shop NowKiehl'sKiehl's Ultimate Man Body Scrub Soap
If you prefer your scrubs in bar form, this one — made of natural oat bran, oat kernel, and pumice — is geared just for men. It's said to work even on rough elbows and heels.
$20
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