The Best Clean and Natural Body Washes and Body Creams
Clean Body: Washes and Lotions
Clean and organic products aren't just for the dinner table - it's important for overall health to keep harmful chemicals away from your skin, which sucks up nutrients from your soaps and lotions.We've found some great body washes that won't dry your skin, but omit the harsh cleansers,like sodium lauryl sulfate, with moisturizing elements like aloe vera, almond oil, coconut oil, olive oil, seed oils (such as sunflower or grape), and Vitamin E. Our creams omit petroleum, mineral oil, parabens, propylene glycol, synthetic fragrance, and phthalates, all of which can create health problems. The creams cure rough, flaky, parched skin by adding moisture and strengthening its barrier to lock in hydration.
Shampoo and Body Wash (The Honest Co.)
Kids won’t complain about bath time when the products are so gentle. Former actress Jessica Alba is a co-founder of the company that makes them. This hypoallergenic, multi-purpose shampoo and body wash comes in three scents (lavender, orange vanilla, and apricot) as well as a fragrance-free version and is sulfate and paraben-free. Organic botanicals like aloe, chamomile, and calendula, are enhanced with moisturizing coconut and jojoba oils. ($8.99, 10 oz. Shop)
Malie Organics Botanical Body Gloss
If you love the way lip gloss looks on your lips (and who doesn’t) now you can get the same alluring luster on your body, too, from Hawaii’s leading organic beauty brand. This water- and alcohol-free blend of organic botanical butters, is melded with raw island honey and beeswax that is then whipped with extra virgin coconut oil so that it effortlessly glides onto your skin—wet or dry— leaving it with long-lasting shimmering, silky radiance that smells deliciously tropical. ($25, 4 oz. Shop)
Alaffia Everyday Shea Baby Shampoo & Body Wash, Lemon Lavender
Yes, this cleansing body wash is a blend of plant-based ingredients like pure lavender essential oil, ethically traded unrefined shea butter, virgin coconut oil, calming lemon balm, and natural vanilla extract from Madagascar vanilla beans. And it makes great bubbles and smells fantastic. But nearly as important: This extension of Alaffia Sustainable Skin Care was founded to trade shea butter, West African Togo’s indigenous resource. Proceeds are then returned to Togo in the form of community projects. ($7.99, 16.0 oz. Shop)
Skin Authority Olive Fig Shea Butter Body Cream
If your skin is thirsty for moisture, this lush cream—a mixture of shea butter, olive oil and fig extract infused with Vitamin D and essential oils of jasmine, sage, and citrus will do the trick. A cross between lotion and body butter, it quickly absorbs into your skin without clogging pores or giving you that greasy feeling. (You know, when you need to wipe your hands off before getting dressed!) ($28, 4 oz. Shop)
Aminocare Body Wash
This body wash, true to its name, is loaded with natural vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, and Omega 3 and 6. The mild vegetable-based cleansers, botanical extracts and high levels of aloe—a boon for sensitive skin— help alleviate irritation and leave skin feeling soft and silky, not stripped. ($25, 8 oz. Shop)
Lano All Over Everywhere Multi-Cream
This moisturizer is made from ultra pure Lanolin and is 98.4 % natural. Lanolin is an ingredient that closely mimics human skin oils, and is also an animal cruelty free byproduct of sheep sheering. Because it contains milk, it provides heavy-duty hydration and healing from head to toe. (And yes, you can use it everywhere, even on your hands, face, and neck.) ($16.95, 2.78 oz. Shop)
Arbonne Rescue & Renew Detox Body Wash
Skin can look lackluster. This vegan and gluten certified cleanser helps improve clarity as it brightens. Premium botanical ingredients and aromatic essential oils from grapefruit and orange invigorate tired skin, while alfalfa and chicory extracts smooth and improve tone. Mineral salt helps balance the skin. ($32, 8 oz. Shop)
100% PURE Floral Essence Body Cream
100% Pure offers 100% natural products that are free of all harmful toxins, artificial colors, fragrances, and synthetic chemical preservatives. This body cream has a base of organic skin-soothing aloe for maximum moisturizing, and Vitamin E, proven to diminish scars and stretch marks. Add to that nourishing skin butters (shea and coconut) and antioxidant extracts and you have a remedy for repairing even the driest skin, leaving it silky, not sticky. Available in plumeria, rose, and gardenia scents. ($30, 8.5 oz. Shop)
Milk + Honey Gentle Body Wash No. 14
This family-friendly body cleanser is a 100% pure and plant-based formula—a boon for people with sensitive skin, as well as their children, and babies. It is a gentle, foaming body wash made with organic castile soap, and infused with calming, hydrating essential oils, organic lavender, neroli and chamomile, and organic glycerin (which binds water to the skin). Use it in the evenings to benefit from its sleep-inducing aromatherapeutic powers. ($26, 8 oz. Shop)
Thalgo Prodige des Océans Body Cream
This luxurious (and admittedly pricey) cream—a fusion of plant-based microalgae oil and almond and shea butter—melts into your skin so you don’t have to wait for it to absorb before getting dressed. The formulation is clinically proven to reduce the look of cellulite, so goodbye dimples. As you apply the product, the sea salt and violet scent permeates the room, making you feel as though you’ve gained entrée to an exclusive spa by the ocean. ($120, 5 oz. Shop)
