The 10 brands loving our bodies

With winter’s onslaught well underway, making sure skin is properly taken care of has never been more important. Stepping in to make sure the body is just as well awarded as the complexion are the following product marvels, keeping moisture levels at their maximum:

Boots Laboratories
Long-lasting hydration is available with Optiva Comforting Body Balm. The rich and creamy concoction targets skin hydration, soothing dry areas for up to 24 hours.  

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Inecto
With its hero ingredient coconut oil, Inecto Pure Coconut Oil Moisture Miracle Moisture Crème is a non-greasy, nourishing formula that is specially designed to be fast-absorbing.

Oil Garden 
This cold-pressed oil is produced without the use of chemicals or heat to ensure the maximum concentration of nutrients remain. It can be used for moisturising, massaging or aromatherapy blending.

Crabtree & Evelyn
Shea butter is a dry skin favourite and is the key ingredient of Crabtree & Evelyn’s beloved hand cream. The three-in-one rinse-off formula also contains mineral salts to gently exfoliate away rough skin.

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturising Body Treatment
A derivative of Elizabeth Arden’s famed Eight Hour Cream, this body treatment is filled with emollients that soothe and soften skin, protecting it for up to eight hours after application.

Dirty Works
Perfumed with the scent of coconuts, Dirty Work’s body butter is a thick and creamy moisturiser that works best when massaged into damp skin.

Human + Kind
This multitasking body oil from Human + Kind not only helps to enhance skin tone and provide moisture to the skin, but reduces the appearance of stretch marks and scars.

Johnson’s®
A cleanser that cleans without ridding the body of its natural oils, Johnson’s® creamy wash incorporates the soothing properties of chamomile, lavender and moonflower essence into its ingredient list.

Lush
Lush’s in-shower body conditioner is filled to the brim with moisturising ingredients, including shea butter, moringa oil, aloe vera, baobab oil and ylang ylang. All of the ingredients used were sourced from Lush-funded projects in Africa.

Elucent Elucent Anti Ageing Body Moisturiser
Emollient-rich, the Elucent Body Moisturiser contains a combination of 12 per cent AHA and vitamins B3 and E – hydrating skin and improving texture, firmness and tone at once.

Kester Black
Polish experts Kester Black know a thing or two about hand and nail care. The brand has created its own cream to keep both in check – an Australian-made, palm oil-free, vegan variation scented with caramel and vanilla.