Women's Health - UK (2019-07)

96 | JULY 2019

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Women’s Health

Meet the power players that promise to get your body glowing, no matter your skin’s condition

CLEANSE: Eucerin UreaRepair

Plus Replenishing Body Wash,

£15, replenishes moisture levels,

which are low in sensitive skin,

reinforcing the skin’s barrier

and fighting off pollution. Ideal

for urbanites who train outside.

CLEANSE: Sodium laureth

sulphate (SLS) is a common

foaming agent that can cause

chronic dryness. Goop G.Tox

Glacial Marine Clay Body

Cleanser, £27, is SLS-free,

which solves that problem.

CLEANSE: Quench skin’s thirst

with L’Occitane Shower Shake

With Almond Oil, £19.50. The

oil-in-milk formula is loaded

with vitamin E to fight free

radicals, but won’t rob skin of

the moisture it already has.

TREAT: 79 Lux Ultra Nourishing

Antioxidant Rich Body Balm,

£46, contains rose quartz, zinc

and essential oils that nurse the

skin’s barrier back to health,

leaving it soft and supple.

BOOST: To soothe sensitive

skin, keep a BeautyBio Rose

Quartz Roller, £50, in the fridge

and roll the cool crystal across

your body after a tough workout

to alleviate the heat radiating

from muscles.

HYDRATE: Treat dehydrated

skin with powerful humectants.

Neutrogena Hydro Boost

Express Hydrating Spray, £5.49,

is loaded with hyaluronic acid,

which clings on to water from

the air and draws it to your skin.

TREAT: Moisturisers can’t

penetrate the deepest layers of

the skin if dead cells are causing

a blockage on top. Exuviance

Retexturing Treatment, £33,

clears the way, thanks to its

10% glycolic acid content.

BOOST: Aromatherapy

Associates’ new blend is inspired

by Shinrin-Yoku, aka forest

bathing. Lace a bath with Bath

& Body Oil, £46, to reconnect

with the great outdoors.

HYDRATE: Revamped Weleda

Skin Food Light, £7.95, still

contains calendula to soothe

post-shave itchiness, but newly

added cocoa seed butter is the

winner. It has a similar structure

to sebum, so skin readily accepts

it without causing irritation.

TREAT YOURSELF FROM HEAD TO TOE

TREAT: Paula’s Choice Resist

Retinol Skin-Smoothing Body

Treatment, £33, makes light

work of the dullness associated

with dehydrated skin. Retinol

encourages skin to renew itself

at lightning speed, making way

for fresh and healthy cells.

HYDRATE: Body lotions often

contain a lot of water and can

struggle to penetrate the skin.

The Body Shop Ginger Body

Yogurt, £8.50, contains plant

oils to hydrate more deeply.

BOOST: Dehydrated skin can

still get congested. Apply Mio

Clay Away Purifying Body

Cleanser, £21, weekly and let

the white and rosa clay blitz

pores and refine skin.

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