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Posted by Dain, Thursday, May 05, 2005 3:13 AM (Eastern)
Now, I'm not big on bath and body products. I'm meticulous about cleanliness, so a daily or twice daily shower becomes more a burden than anything else. But we all must get clean, and there's no use in being lax in our considerations when it comes to products.
BODY WASHES
Actually, I prefer soap. I don't like to bother with a pouf. But dorm showers being what they are, body gels and body washes are by far the more economic proposition. Since I have dry skin in the winter and normal skin in the summer, they must NOT be stripping. Otherwise, as long as they smell good (but not strongly), that's about all I ask for. I like Dove Intense Moisture (nice floral scent) and Johnson's ExtraCare Softwash (powdery but floral). Neither have very interesting scents, but they're nice and quite mild (important when you don't want your products to clash with your perfume). I haven't really ventured into the high-end market as far as body cleansers go, and the only product I'd ever repurchase is LUSH's Alkmaar soap, which has a marvelous scent.
EXFOLIATION
Body scrubs are an awkward phenomenon, to me. I don't much like scrubs for my face, so when it's for the body, it seems even more useless. But viscose cloths, which can be found in virtually any oriental market, are positively brilliant. They're far more effective—you can literally see the yucky dirty dead skin cells roll off—and they're a lot easier to use.
MOISTURIZATION
Bar none, it's Palmer's Cocoa Butter lotion, and I prefer the fragrance-free (because I'm rather sensitive and picky when it comes to scents). It's rich and makes skin supersoft, but it sinks in with comparative ease (considering how rich it is... it sinks in better than my Olay Quench, for example, and cocoa butter is far more luxurious). I also use the aforementioned Olay Quench on my legs, not the regular lotion, but the "Radiance Reviver", which has a "kiss of self-tanner", but not for its moisturizing benefits per se, but for its subtle tanning effects. A nice lighter weight lotion I also like is Nivea Soft Creme, which has a soft powdery scent that isn't too invasive. But for very dry, flakey winter skin, there's no better solution than to slather on the Palmer's.
BATHS
Oh, I adore baths. Unfortunately, not a thing I get to indulge in often, given that dorms mostly have showers. But I love LUSH bath products: Butterball and Ceridwen's Cauldron. So lovely. High-quality products that always ensure peace of mind, somehow.
Labels: bath and body, beauty notes, dove, johnson's, LUSH, nivea, olay, palmer's
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