Body care has come a long way from fruity shower gels, with active ingredients now common in our creams and lotions. But we’re not about to set you off on a seven-step daily ritual. ‘Taking care of your skin from the neck down is just as important as it is for the face, but it doesn’t have to be as complicated,’ says Paula Begoun, founder of Paula’s Choice. A few simple steps will change the way your body looks – and how you feel about it.
START WITH THE BASICS
CLEANSE
Unless you’ve worked up a sweat, our skin doesn’t need vigorous cleaning. Using too much cleanser, particularly one that strips the skin, a soap-free pH-balanced lotion, will cleanse, hydrate and reduce bumps and blemishes.