With spring now in full bloom, it’s time to release the old and embrace the new, which means beauty products too! You probably gave your wardrobe a much-needed refresh and organized your living space, but is your current skincare routine in dire need of an update?
Cold weather is notorious for drying your skin and can cause itching, redness, flaking, or peeling. As it gets warmer and you start wearing fewer layers, combat dryness with brand new clean skincare for dry skin.
Look for personal care products formulated with coconut oil, shea butter, and cocoa butter for lasting hydration. In addition to this, making changes to your diet and hygiene habits can impact the overall health of your skin as well.
Whether your skin needs a new whipped body butter, an oil-based moisturizer, an overnight lip mask, or a little reset, these are the best natural body lotion, masks, products and hacks to transform your everyday skincare routine.
Best Natural Body Lotions, Moisturizers & Masks For Dry Skin
It's time to trade your oversized outerwear, wool knit leggings, and thigh-high boots for more breathable fabrics and showier styles. Spring is here, and in honor of Earth Day 2022, this article features 25 best natural body lotions and clean beauty products that protect the planet and improve dry, thirsty skin. Treat yourself to some sustainable skin treats.
Must-Have Moisturizing Body Lotions for Dehydrated Skin
You’ll want to opt for the best natural body lotion for dry skin when you start to think of it as a post-shower treat for your skin. You’ve just scrubbed and stripped your skin of its natural oils, and it's now in need of some much-needed balance and TLC (hello, natural body lotions). Here are 5 organic body lotions dry skin will drink right up.
Burt’s Bees has been loved by many for their natural lip balms made with their superstar ingredient, beeswax, an effective occlusive.
This all-natural Burt’s Bees body lotion made with cocoa butter and emollients cupuaçu butter and coconut oil leaves your skin soft, hydrated, and nourished without a greasy feeling.
It also has vitamin E and botanicals for ultimate hydration for 24 hours.
Necessaire’s The Body Lotion has vitamin B3, antioxidants, peptides, essential fatty acids, Omega 6 and 9 to help skin achieve a smoother texture.
It's non-scented, lightweight, absorbs quickly and incorporates rich oils like marula, Cacay, and meadowfoam for a silky, smooth, and luxurious feel.
The body lotion is also vegan and cruelty-free, and the packaging is recyclable!
This natural lotion from Puracy is an excellent option for dry, flaky skin because it's fragrance-free and packed with moisture-loving humectants like aloe vera and glycerin.
It's great for sensitive skin since it has soothing, anti-inflammatory properties perfect for relieving redness and irritation.
A great option to keep in your purse since it's light enough to rub onto your hands when you’re on the go. It just might be a contender for the BEST hydrating body lotion for eczema.
What is the best body lotion without chemicals? It just might be this one from Drunk Elephant.
This nourishing body lotion protects your skin’s moisture barrier with a five-ceramide blend plus amino acids, marula oil, and squalene.
If you want to improve the texture and elasticity of your skin, this hydrating non-toxic body lotion is the one for you! Its reparative formula isn’t sticky, has a sweet almond scent, and is full of antioxidants that protect against damage from free radicals.
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Your search for a natural body moisturizer ends here.
The Juice Beauty Green Apple Firming Body Moisturizer incorporates rich shea butter, malic acid, vitamin C, peptides, and aloe vera along with jojoba, sunflower, organic primrose, borage, and linseed oils.
It's certified organic ingredients benefit all skin types, including dry, dull, discolored, and textured skin.
This clean body moisturizer reduces the appearance of fine lines and brightens skin with its firming peptides, vitamin C, and a botanical blend made from juicy apples.
Use Body Butters & Body Creams for Intense Hydration
Skip the water-based products for oil-based body care in your nighttime skin routine for extra hydration. Products like hydrating body cream and butter will better keep dry skin at bay without constantly needing to reapply.
The products listed below have ingredients like anti-inflammatory aloe, shea, and rich plant oils that deeply penetrate the skin for long-lasting results.
Clean beauty brand Kopari’s vegan body butter has moisture-retaining ingredients like hyaluronic acid, fatty acids, omegas, and antioxidants perfect for dehydrated, sensitive skin.
This lightweight whipped body butter has hints of jasmine, vanilla, and coconut milk that will quickly restore crepey, cracked winter skin.
Its fast-acting formula, including skin-softening coconut oil, mango seed butter, prickly pear flower extract, and vitamin B5, provides the ultimate hydration for the super dry.
Say hello to this skin-smoothing superfood body cream from Briogeo made from fruit extracts like banana, acai, and coconut to seal in moisture and prevent damage from free radicals.
This banana and coconut nourishing superfood body lotion has an antioxidant-rich formula with vitamin E that hydrates and softens rough, flaky skin.
One whiff of this stuff and you’ll be transported to a tropical paradise with a perfect beach view.
If your goal is to find a clean shea body butter that makes you look like a glazed donut and smell like cherry pie, you’re in luck!
This whipped body butter has a mixture of seven essential oils that condition and hydrate visibly dry, itchy skin for a smooth, glossy appearance without being sticky.
It uses glycerin to help lock in moisture, aromatic Barbados Cherry for its vitamin C and skin brightening effect, and a combination of seven nourishing oils for an antioxidant-rich and deliciously scented vegan whipped body oil cream.
Its recyclable, refillable packaging is also a plus.
It's time to repair your damaged moisture barrier with an all-over restorative body cream for dry, sensitive skin. This extra-strength body cream leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth all over.
The active ingredients - 2% colloidal oatmeal and 4% sweet almond oil - in its formula relieve discomfort from irritants that trigger eczema and dermatitis.
It’s dermatologist-tested, vegan, cruelty-free, and has no mineral oil, sulfates, parabens, or synthetic fragrances.
Have you been looking for the best clean beauty body lotion that’s also environmentally friendly? You’ll love this body cream from Bliss.
This emollient-rich, hydrating treat for thirsty skin is peach scented and transforms dry skin quickly with lasting hydration thanks to its powerful formula that uses coconut oil, shea butter, vitamin B5, sunflower seed oil, aloe, and glycerin to keep skin moisturized, all day long.
This conditioning moisturizer leaves you with glowy, smooth skin without feeling oily.
Rich, Radiant-Enhancing Moisturizers Dry Skin Will Love
Is your current moisturizer no longer meeting your skin’s needs? It's time to level up from mediocre skincare products.
From ones that never quite get it right to emollient-rich moisturizers and creams that can fit into any affordable skincare routine for dry skin.
These hydrating, non-comedogenic moisturizers have ingredients ideal for sensitive, dehydrated skin on your face or body.
For dry, thirsty skin Drunk Elephant’s Lala Retro Whipped Cream is a dream. This rich, creamy vegan moisturizer is also great for reducing the appearance of fine lines and improving your skin’s elasticity.
It protects against environmental aggressors and uses a blend of six African oils, fermented green tea, and plant-based ceramides to maintain your skin’s moisture balance.
You’ll reach for this when you want to look and feel revitalized.
Kara loves the brand’s Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil and Protini Polypeptide Moisturizer, a perfect combination for a morning skincare routine smoothie or nighttime skincare routine cocktail.
Banish dry skin with this quick-absorbing moisturizer from People’s Beauty that also helps protect your skin from harsh environmental stressors and prevent premature aging.
It provides your skin with a radiant glow. It minimizes the appearance of fine lines by incorporating shea butter and three forms of hyaluronic acid for dewy, plump, and nourished skin.
This antioxidant-rich formula promotes collagen production, provides intensive hydration, and soothes irritated, scaly skin every day.
In need of a skincare miracle? This lightweight hyaluronic acid blend also has flower antioxidants that deeply penetrate to provide lasting hydration. Wear under makeup or on its own for a dewy finish.
If you’ve also been hunting for new eye creams, check out the matching Triple Hyaluronic Acid Eye Serum formulated to tackle dryness, fine lines, and dark circles or their Uber Youth Super Eye Energy Peptide-Infusion Cream with caffeine and soothing shea butter.
When it comes to hydration Weleda is worth the hype! This dry skin saver has sunflower seed oil, sweet almond oil, beeswax to hydrate the skin and calendula, pansy, and chamomile to calm redness and irritation.
This dermatologist-tested multi-purpose cream will become the star product of your beauty and skincare routine.
It also moisturizes and smoothes dry, frizzy hair, softens cuticles, and provides an effortless luminous glow to the skin sans makeup.
This rich moisture cream from Versed is fragrance-free and packed with nourishing ingredients like vitamin E, red algae extract, hyaluronic acid, and squalene that instantly hydrate and replenish dry skin.
Despite its thicker consistency, it isn't sticky or greasy. It's also anti-aging and free of parabens, silicones, and sulfates.
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Super Nourishing Face & Body Masks for Dry Skin
Go from dry to dewy skin in no time with these clean face masks and body masks this spring.
These moisture-boosting masks are a perfect overnight reset for your skin.
Relax with an at-home spa day and let these masks get to work while drinking wine and catching up on your favorite TV series.
It's time to glow up, and this face mask from ANAIRUI is just what your skin’s been wanting.
This clay mask uses anti-inflammatory, calming turmeric to relieve redness and puffiness and vitamin C to brighten your skin. It’s ideal for dry, dull skin as it helps to enhance its ability to maintain its moisture balance.
The mask leaves your skin feeling supple and smooth with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and aloe.
While they’re known mostly for their top-selling cleansing balm, Farmacy’s Honey Potion Plus Face Mask does it all with a blend of ceramides, upcycled apples, and cica.
This mask strengthens the skin’s moisture barrier using skin-nourishing humectants like honey and glycerin to help attract moisture for long-lasting hydration.
It warms up when applied and has intensive healing properties for dry skin due to its antioxidant-rich makeup.
But if you have sensitive skin, you might want to pass on this one as it could leave your skin a bit irritated.
This skin-softening body mask uses a combination of sustainably sourced coconut oil, kaolin, bentonite clay, dragon fruit, and niacinamide.
It's great for moisturizing, clarifying, and brightening the skin and also reduces the appearance of cellulite, stretch marks, and texture. It also helps with body acne to reveal smoother, clearer skin.
This brightening, mineral-rich mask from Versed uses kaolin clay, witch hazel, and turmeric to reveal evenly toned, smoother, softer skin without drying it out.
It tightens pores, gently exfoliates, and soothes your skin due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The no-waste design allows you to squeeze every bit of product for use.
This hydrating plant-based body mask from Hempz uses 100% pure natural hemp seed oil, apple, jasmine, and rose extracts to soften and condition cracked dehydrated skin.
It's rich in omega fatty acids and vitamin C to maintain youthful, moisturized skin. It's also collagen-infused, has a whipped consistency, and can be used daily for best results.
Ultra-Conditioning Lip Masks for Dry Skin
Our lips tend to a lot more than the rest of the skin on our faces. Keeping them moisturized is super, and lip balms aren’t enough. It's best to find a mask or treatment to prevent dryness by sealing moisture.
Lip masks and overnight treatments that contain oils such as coconut oil, argan oil or jojoba oil are ideal for moderately chapped lips.
If you’re after a more intensive lip treatment, look for one that contains a thicker sealant like beeswax or shea butter to lock in moisture and act as a protective layer. Dry lips are a thing of the past with these hydrating lip masks.
Do your lips need severe nourishment? With an all-natural treatment like this one from Burt’s Bees, you can restore your lips while getting your beauty rest.
This formula has ceramides that help maintain the lip’s moisture barrier for smoother, softer lips. It also reduces any fine lines, so your favorite lippies will glide on smoothly for a flawless application every time.
Say goodbye to irritated, chapped lips with this soothing overnight treatment or top up during the day with their lip butter.
This lip mask from bareMinerals improves the appearance of fine lines and hydrates lips using plant-based Phyto-retinol, a retinol alternative that is gentler for your lips.
It also has hyaluronic acid and papaya enzymes for softer, hydrated lips. bareMinerals claims it's clinically proven to improve your lip’s texture in only one month and can be used nightly.
An overnight lip treatment like ILIA is an excellent option as it exfoliates and hydrates for satin-soft lips.
It contains exfoliating and hydrating ingredients like papaya enzymes, Salicornia, and hyaluronic acid to revive dry lips. A little goes a long way with this luxe lip mask.
Have you been looking for a cruelty-free, gluten-free, vegan alternative for the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask?
You’ll love this overnight lip mask from Milk Makeup! Get ready to rehydrate your lips with this plumping formula made from an antioxidant berry blend of acai, goji, blackberry, blueberry as well as Persian silk tree extract, and hyaluronic acid.
It also has lavender oil and chamomile extract for a light, relaxing fragrance.
This vegan lip mask is a bio-cellulose lip patch that contours to the shape of your smile and provides your lips with lasting moisture.
Its formula has a variety of extracts, including spinach leaf and rose flower, that rehydrate and revive cracked, chapped lips.
Use this mask a couple of times a week for 15 to 20 minutes as part of your self-care routine.
Simple Yet Effective Skin Care Hacks for Dry Skin
A great skincare routine involves using the right creams, lotions, and masks for your skin but remember to take care of the inside just as much as the outside when it comes to self-care.
Regulating your nervous system and focusing on mental health and less stressful routines is key. Supplementing when necessary, in addition to regular exfoliation, can be effective for any skincare routine. (Our founder, Kara, is a big fan of Care/of vitamins!) Here are 5 need-to-know skincare hacks for healthy, glowy skin.
5 Skincare Hacks For Healthy Glowing Skin
Eat A Well-Rounded Diet Filled With Healthy Fats and Whole Foods
Eating a well-balanced diet including healthy fats like avocados, coconut oil, olive oil, and proteins like whole eggs and salmon can drastically improve your skin’s texture and appearance.
Plant fats are an excellent source of skin-nourishing vitamin E, while animal fats are great for vitamin D, which is difficult to get during the colder months if you aren’t supplementing.
Dark leafy greens, starches, fresh fruits, and proteins are great for improving your skin’s texture and elasticity.
Use a Humidifier at Night to Hydrate Dry Skin
Want to wake up with refreshed and revitalized skin by pressing a button? Rehydrate your skin overnight with the help of a humidifier–they’re not just for flu and allergy season.
A humidifier is a great way to heal a damaged moisture barrier and work with your skincare products to help lock in moisture. Humidifiers also help moisturize hair and prevent snoring–what’s not to love? This is a great humidifier to stick in the corner of your bedroom.
Try Sustainable Slugging for Dry Feet
Have you been itching to try slugging but fearful of using petroleum on your face? Try slugging for your feet with cocoa butter or organic shea butter instead of Vaseline.
These plant-based occlusives are a great alternative to improve dry, cracked feet drastically. You’ll need a few pairs of socks solely to slug in a couple of times per week.
Exfoliating Isn’t Extra; It’s Necessary
Exfoliating is essential to prep before cleansing with your favorite face wash or body wash and following up with a moisturizer. Your products will apply and absorb better because you’ve removed the dead skin cells that prevent skin from looking its best.
By exfoliating a few times each week, you slough off dry, flaky patches, improve moisture levels, stimulate blood flow and reduce breakouts to reveal vibrant, renewed skin.
Add in those Dietary Supplements
Supplements are a great way to hit your vitamin and mineral goals every day. Taking supplements like collagen, zinc, fish oil, evening primrose oil, and vitamins C and D can help balance hormones, improve gut health and reduce inflammation.
Most of your immune system is in your gut, so supporting it is vital for happy, healthy skin.
And, last but not least, switching over to an all natural and/or organic skincare regime is never a bad idea to ensure you are keeping it healthy. Here’s more info on organic skincare if you want to learn more!
Have you tried any of these clean skincare products? If not, which ones from this list are you most excited to pick up? If you have a go-to skincare tip you swear by during the colder months, share with us in a comment below!
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