It gets quite bemusing just caring for the face sometimes, we forget about the body and the dried-out skin we got around the elbows, don’t we? So here I am to help you breakdown the body lotion world to you. 

First things first The Application, body moisturizers should be applied and reapplied in a certain way, understand how and when the best time for body lotion is to be applied.

Body lotions are categorized for, treating dry skin, treating dark skin, treating body acne, treating strawberry legs, protection from sun and when you want to reduce the fine lines and dullness.

Body Lotion for Dry Skin

For dry skin go for a body lotion which has cocoa butter or shea butter in it. It has been said by our elders that any oil be it mustard oil or coconut oil, is the ultimate remedy for almost everything, but times are different, now we need to care and protect our skin differently. Everything is getting customized nowadays, so are our problems and their remedies. Shea and cocoa butter have more fatty acids which means they stay on the skin for quite longer than ordinary oils. They give good sun protection as well. But people with active acne or allergy should not use these two ingredients as they can lead to clogged pores. Also, these ingredients are best in a body lotion and should not be applied on the face.

Body Lotion for Dark Skin

Dark and tanned or burnt skin is very common in summer season. We barely try to apply sunscreens to our faces but now body too. Well do we have any other choice, no we don’t.

But there are some active ingredients which work like magic and give you that brand new skin like a baby.

• Kojic acid
• Alpha Arbutin
• Niacinamide
• Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid

These active ingredients work like wonders in body care, they work wonderfully for whitening or toning down the sun damage on the skin. Since these are active ingredients and acids then they should be used at night for better absorption and results.

Body Lotion for Body Acne

Body acne is a serious concern which people with clogged pores or who sweat a lot faces. Body acne basically forms on the back of the body, reason being that it the isolated area of the body which we do not clean properly. And what a coincidence back acquires most of the surface area of the body leading to a network of sweat glands which work beneath our skin. All of this helps the back to produce more sweat and secretions which can lead to clogged pores. How to get rid of body acne?

There are active ingredients such as Salicylic, Azelaic and Glycolic, Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs). These help to exfoliate the top layer of skin and unclogs the pores. There are other active ingredients in the market as well such as benzoyl peroxide which are way too harsh for skin. These over-the-counter drugs are readily available for the masses, but they should be used under supervision of a dermatologist.

Body Lotion for Strawberry Legs

Old razors, Epilators or waxing, all of them can cause strawberry legs. We all have been mistaken about the hair removal ways; the real deal is how you do the aftercare. When we glide razor, we are cutting the skin and when we are using epilator or waxing, we are irritating the skin where the roots are. These foreign sensations, compels the skin to release melanin from the melanocytes in the skin. Melanin is a natural substance which is always produced when there is any injury to the skin, be it scars, cuts, wounds, melanin will be there and make it darker in color.

So, when melanin is released on the skin after hair removal we get strawberry legs. How to get rid of strawberry legs? First of all, before the skin knows that some injury has been done to it, we need to stop the release of melanin. How to stop the release of melanin, all we have to do is take good care of the skin after hair removal. We need to put low viscosity cooling body lotions, which include aloe vera, menthol or cucumber, even the gel body lotions would work.

After cooling down the skin we need to protect and cover. So now again put up a nice layer of salicylic acid body lotion after bathing and pull up those cotton jammies. Just keep it in mind that our skin is vulnerable at this stage, so we need to protect, protect and protect!

Body Lotion for Anti-Ageing