- Hi, my name's Alisha.
And I'm a content creator and beauty writer.
And today I'm gonna talk to you about body care.
I feel like the face gets a lot of love,
and everyone neglects the body.
I actually saw a meme on Instagram because,
let's be honest, I'm obsessed with scrolling.
That said, "My heel looking at my face
"when I buy myself another bottle of moisturiser."
And I just really related to that so hard.
So, I'm gonna take you through my body care routine
because I've got it down pat.
Especially since we're coming into
like hot girl summer, hot girl spring,
the weather's warmer, we need to get our pins out,
we need to show off that beautiful hydrated skin.
So, stay with me as I take you through my body care routine.
But let's just start at the beginning.
Body care shouldn't be that hard, it really shouldn't.
All you really need is a cleanse, an exfoliator,
a moisturiser. and then a couple of additions.
Actually, that does sound quite hard.
That does sound quite tedious, oh no.
So, when it comes to body care for me,
the first thing you have to think about is cleansing.
For me personally,
I look for cleansers that are high in glycerin,
because glycerin is a water-retaining ingredient
and that is what we need,
especially when it gets cold,
and the skin is itchy, and it's dehydrated.
Glycerin, it's not a sexy ingredient,
but it's a necessary ingredient, trust me.
I'm really, really enjoying the L'Occitane shower gel
at the moment, so it comes in almond and rose scented.
Of course, it does have fragrance in it
so it really depends on what your body can handle.
If you're kind of more sensitive,
then maybe you might want to look for one
that doesn't have any fragrances.
Once we've cleansed, it's all about exfoliation.
There's just something that is so satisfying
about exfoliation, like when it comes to my face,
my body, it brings me so much joy
and I know a lot of people are really partial
to a physical exfoliant,
and there's nothing wrong with that,
I do love it a physical exfoliant but,
wouldn't it be great
if you could combine chemical and physical together
just to get even more benefits?
This is the Medik8 Retexturizing AHA Scrub.
It comes with a scrub for the shower and then a lotion,
and it also comes with a glove
that you can kind of get in
and get an even deeper exfoliation in.
But the whole kit in total is $99.
It's got a combination of physical and chemical exfoliant
so it's got your lactic acids,
but then you also have the physical exfoliant
from the scrub particles
and it's just gonna work really gently
into the skin to buff away any dead skin cells,
and leave your skin really even toned and beautiful.
I will show you what the texture looks like.
So, it's like a white lotion,
but if you rub it in, it is a little bit granular.
Now you leave this on the skin for five minutes.
Once you wash off the scrub,
you want to go in and put on the lotion.
So, this is such a beautiful texture.
So, once you start rubbing it in,
it just disappears into the skin
and it just feels really, really, really nice.
The reason I love this one is because it has lactic acid,
which we love, but also has salicylic acid.
So, it's gonna help to treat
any kind of like body acne that you might have.
I know for myself, I'll get bacne,
I might even get a little bit of leg acne,
especially when I'm going really hard at the gym
so I really like this one.
If your skin is really dry or dehydrated,
I would recommend going in with a body butter.
So, this one from Weleda is incredible.
They also have a face cream version
if you do find that your face gets quite inflamed,
or if you've over exfoliated,
highly recommend purchasing from this brand.
This particular body butter is about 32.95,
and it is delicious, it is so delicious, so nice.
Let's look at the texture of this.
So, this one is a lot thicker
and it's taking longer to rub into the skin,
but it feels very, very, very luxurious
and it has a very light kind of shea butter fragrance.
So, for some key ingredients, this one has shea butter,
lanolin, chamomile, bees wax,
it's got all of the oils, all of the butters,
just to really kind of like
give you that moisture, lock it in.
Especially if you have dry or dehydrated skin,
a body butter is just gonna help to keep
all of that moisture in
and just leave your skin feeling just beautiful.
Now, when I moisturise,
I always like to add a little bit of glow back to my body.
It doesn't even matter if I'm going out
sometimes I'll just put on a body oil
because I deserve to be glowing for me.
When I first got into body care a really long time ago,
everything on the market was gels and creams.
When I would apply it onto my skin, it wouldn't sink in,
it wouldn't penetrate and it wouldn't dry down,
which meant that it would transfer into my white clothing.
So, that's one of the main reasons
that I love the Salt by Hendrix Body Glow Oil,
this one is in Blush Skies, but they also have Golden Hour
and I believe it's about $39.
This one's got camellia oil, apricot kernel,
and jojoba oil, so that's gonna leave you feeling
like sun-kissed without actually having seen the sun.
The pro to using an oil is that it won't transfer
onto your clothings, because it will sink in.
However, one of the downsides is that it might separate.
So, especially this one,
I'll need to shake it up before I use it on my skin.
But I will put some on, not like I'm going anywhere,
I'm in lockdown.
And when I go out for my third walk of the day,
I can be glowing for all of the bypassers.
I've got my glow on, I'm feeling good.
Now, this is the final part of my body care routine
and this is where it gets a little bit interesting.
I've told a few people what I do and they're like, but why?
And I'm like, but why not?
If you're not using a heel balm, or a heel cream,
or a foot cream of some sort,
you're really doing your life wrong
and you need to reevaluate everything.
Especially if you like running, like me,
or if you are going on a million walks a day, like me,
then the impact from the concrete is going to make
the bottom surface of your skin really hard,
which is where a foot cream comes in handy.
This is one from The Chemistry Brand, it's about $30.
It is so nice, it has a peppermint smell,
it just sinks in really, really, really beautifully.
I'll pop it on before I go to bed,
I'll wear fluffy socks and then I'll wake up the next day,
and my heels and my feet are softer.
There is one more thing that I haven't talked about.
Whenever you pop SPF on your face,
you need to put SPF on your body.
We all know the sun's rays are really strong,
especially as we are getting into warmer months,
and we don't want to be burnt,
just like we would take care of our face,
we need to take care of our body, especially the neck area,
because that's kind of where
the first signs of ageing will show.
I personally love a sunscreen
that's really lightweight, that will sink in.
I don't really like anything tinted.
I don't mind a light fragrance,
but you need to find a sunscreen
that's gonna work for you,
because anytime someone asks me
for a sunscreen recommendation,
I always say, "It's whatever sunscreen
"that you're gonna wear day in and day out."
You really need to find one that you like,
that's gonna play well with your skin type.
And whatever that is, buy it in bulk.
So for me, it would be obviously the neck right now
and then the arms, and if I was in shorts,
I'd pop some on my legs as well,
and then make sure I reapply every couple of hours.
I hope you guys enjoyed this, it was my first video.
I hope you got some useful tips and tricks,
and that you pick up a heel balm.
Tell me in the comments below
what type of body care you're using,
what you're loving at the moment,
there's so much out there
so I'd love to hear what you guys are incorporating
and maybe it will inspire me
to add something else into my routine.
Until then, I hope you guys have a beautiful day.
Bye.