How To Get Smoother Skin

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Even though I am very much not a hugger, on this occasion I’m tempted to invite them in purely so you can feel my skin after last night’s thorough revamp. I take skin supplements – Advanced Nutrition Skin Omegas, £34 HERE, which keep any dry skin at bay but I ran out a few weeks ago and thought I’d just leave it to see if they’re really making the difference I think they are. Sure enough, once out of my system my shins and arms were dry as sticks and it was time to take topical action.

I kicked off with Mio’s Heavenly Body Purifying Scrub which to my mind is the very best you will find. I spent a day with the Mio gang a couple of year’s ago doing some consultancy and brought it back home with me as well as getting some resupplies – I actually forgot about it until this tub turned up in my tidying and never have I felt more grateful to discover a ‘lost’ product. It’s in weird, temporary packaging but yours would look like this:

It’s currently an unbelievable £9.20 (I have only just discovered this while checking for a stockist link) HERE reduced from £23. I wouldn’t hesitate. It’s a very finely grained salt scrub boosted with almond and coconut oils. Apply it to damp skin and work over arms and legs before rinsing off. I was doing something of a jig while doing this because Dora got into the bathroom and thought it was the most delicious thing she’d ever tasted.

 

Next up, I dragged out my precious SLMD (from Sandra Lee, aka Dr Pimple Popper) Glycolic Acid Body Lotion which is no longer available in the UK so I eke this one out very carefully.  Great, and accessible alternatives are The Inkey List Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Stick, £15 HERE, or Drunk Elephant Glycolic Body Lotion, £28 HERE. Take your time on this to make sure you’re working it into your skin well – it does make a difference. Glycolic acid is top for munching up dead skin cells and leaving softer, fresher skin behind. If you’re sensitive, try The Inkey List PHA Body Lotion, £13 HERE, which is a gentler way to achieve the same result.

Finally, the following morning I applied L’Occitane Supple Skin Oil, £40 HERE, which made my skin smell as delicious as a fresh almond croissant. Less expensively, you can achieve the same, minus the patisserie vibe, with Byoma Nourishing Body Oil, £14.99 for 200ml HERE. While I can’t wholeheartedly encourage a full on smoosh and body feel, you’re welcome to stroke my arms (briefly) if you see me!


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2 responses to “How To Get Smoother Skin”

  1. Eleanor

    Does the scrub rinse off clean? I love a good scrub but am less keen on the very oily ones that leave a layer of thick oily stuff on you and the entire shower after rinsing, I have that problem with the body shop ones.

    1. Jane Cunningham

      There’s a light oil feel on the skin – but I mean, very light. Without oils acting as a buffer, the scrub would be too harsh on the skin I think.

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