8 Ways to Smooth and Firm Rough Winter Skin


Cold weather begets dry skin. It’s an equation we forget until we’re faced with patchy, rough skin under our long sleeves and leggings again. The answer to reviving winter skin lies in full-body scrubs and firming creams that encourage cell turnover for fresher-looking skin. While we can’t all book a full-body spa day, we can exfoliate, hydrate and buff at home. Here are 8 skin-smoothers that will get your body back into a springtime mood.  

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Versed Buff It Out ($18)

Softer, smoother skin from the neck down is attainable with this medium grit exfoliator that polishes with pomegranate extracts and AHAs like lactic and glycolic acid.

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NativaSPA Quinoa Firming Body Lotion ($25)

Using quinoa oil rich in omegas and nutrients, use this firming cream on arms, legs, thighs and anywhere you want to feel and see a softer, brighter skin texture.

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alo Renew & Glow Body Polish ($42)

Cleansing and exfoliating with botanical oils, amla antioxidant superberries and meadofoam, this sugar-based scrub is ultra hydrating and will leave skin baby soft.

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JLO Body Smooth + Seduce Hydrating Body Cream ($60)

Use morning and night for snatched skin all over. This whipped body cream is fast-absorbing and contains caffeine, fermented olive oil, longan seed extract and essential amino acids.

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Tree Hut Tropic Glow Firming Sugar Scrub ($10)

A firm glow is eminent with this supercharged version of the cult-classic scrub line. A special formulation featuring sugar, shea Butter, cupuaçu butter, guarana and natural oils nourish and polish dull, dry skin.

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Woo Woo Bright & Buff Body Scrub ($9)

Kiss dry flakes goodbye with this natural, plant-based exfoliator which is also safe to use in intimate areas like the bikini line. Bamboo extract and aloe work overtime to refine and restore lackluster skin in every nook and cranny.

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Gold Bond Age Renew Retinol Overnight Body & Face Lotion ($14)

Get smoother skin in your sleep with this overnight lotion that you can use from your face to your neck and all the way down to your toes. In just eight weeks reveal younger-looking skin with this nonirritating retinol formulation that also hydrates with shea and cocoa butter.