Choosing the correct body products can transform your daily routine into a self-care ritual. At the Daily VanityBeauty Awards 2025, we spotlighted the top body care essentials that impressed with their textures, results, and skin-loving ingredients.
From hydrating body washes and rich moisturisers to exfoliating scrubs that reveal smoother skin, these 24 winners have earned their place in every beauty lover’s routine.
Best Body Wash for Normal Skin
Jmella Body Wash Blooming Peony Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
This luxurious body wash envelops skin in a floral scent of mandarin, peony, and musk. Infused with desert rose extract (an exclusive moisturising patented ingredient), 30 botanicals, and five oils, it deeply hydrates and soothes even dry, sensitive skin.
This lathers up easily and has a soothing scent that relaxes you in the shower -Kristen Juliet Soh, Editorial Director of Daily Vanity
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Laura Mercier Ambre Vanille Exfoliating Body Wash Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
Infused with the warm, luxurious scent of amber and vanilla, this exfoliating body wash gently buffs away dead skin while leaving your skin soft and smooth. Perfect for a pampering shower experience, it delivers a subtle, elegant fragrance that lingers.
Where to purchase:
- Sephora (S$79, 200ml)
APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP™ Exfoliating Body Wash Experts’ Choice!
What it does:
With its unique Carrotene IPMP™ technology, this body wash cleanses and refreshes, leaving your skin soft and rejuvenated. Its gentle scrub removes impurities, while nourishing ingredients help protect your skin, leaving it smooth, hydrated, and subtly scented after every use.
Where to purchase:
- APRILSKIN Official Website (S$37, 300ml)
Best Body Wash for Itchy, Dry, Eczema-Prone Skin
Curel Intensive Moisture Care Foaming Body Wash Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
Designed for dry skin, this foaming body wash gently cleanses your skin while providing deep hydration. Its rich, creamy lather replenishes moisture and helps protect the skin’s natural barrier, leaving skin feeling soft, smooth, and thoroughly nourished after every shower.
Where to purchase:
- Watsons (S$26.70)
Mustela Stelatopia Cleansing Gel Experts’ Choice!
What it does:
Formulated for sensitive skin, this cleansing gel gently cleanses without drying. Its soothing ingredients calm irritation and restore moisture, making it ideal for babies and children. Skin is left feeling soft, hydrated, and comfortably refreshed after each use.
Where to purchase:
- Mothercare (S$39.50)
Derma Lab Gentle Relief Cleanser Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
This gentle relief cleanser soothes and calms irritated skin, making it perfect for sensitive types. Its mild, non-stripping formula cleanses without causing dryness, while nourishing ingredients help restore balance and comfort, leaving skin soft and visibly healthier after each wash.
Where to purchase:
- Watsons (S$11,150ml)
Best Body Wash for Acne Skin
Medicube Red Acne Body Wash Readers’, Experts’ & Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
Designed to target acne on the body, this body wash cleanses deeply while helping to reduce breakouts. Its gentle formula is enriched with soothing ingredients, calms irritation and controls excess oil, leaving skin clear, smooth, and refreshed after every use.
Where to purchase:
- Medicube Official Website (S$43.80)
Best Body Cream for Normal Skin
Bath & Body Works Eucalyptus Spearmint Ultimate Hydration Body Cream Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
Infused with eucalyptus and spearmint, this body cream deeply hydrates while providing a refreshing, energising fragrance. Its fast-absorbing formula replenishes dry skin, locks in moisture, and promotes a calm, soothing sensation, leaving your skin soft and revitalised.
Where to purchase:
- Bath & Body Works (S$35, 226g)
& Other Stories Perle de Coco Body Souffle Experts’ Choice!
What it does:
This luxurious body souffle envelops your skin in a rich, coconut-infused cream that intensely moisturises. The tropical coconut fragrance offers a refreshing, exotic scent, while its velvety texture melts effortlessly, leaving your skin feeling soft, smooth, nourished, and beautifully scented.
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Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
This cult-favourite cream blends rich, moisturising ingredients with a deliciously sweet scent. Its fast-absorbing formula targets areas prone to dryness, improving skin’s texture and tone. With a tropical fragrance, it leaves your skin feeling deeply nourished, smooth, and irresistibly soft.
Where to purchase:
- Sephora (S$76,240ml)
Best Body Cream for Dry Skin
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream Face & Body Moisturiser Reader’s Choice!
What it does:
A gentle and fragrance-free formula, great for sensitive skin, this moisturising cream provides long-lasting hydration for both your face and body. It helps restore moisture, protect the skin’s natural barrier, and leaves skin feeling soft, smooth, and nourished all day.
Where to purchase:
- Watsons (43.80, 453g)
Best Body Lotion for Normal Skin
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Inulin Body Lotion Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
Formulated with natural moisturising ingredients and inulin, this body lotion deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin. Its lightweight formula absorbs quickly, leaving your skin feeling soft and smooth without any greasiness. Perfect for daily use to maintain healthy, balanced skin.
Where to purchase:
- Sephora (S$30, 240ml)
Jmella Body Lotion Blooming Peony Experts’ & Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
Infused with the delicate fragrance of blooming peony, this body lotion offers luxurious hydration while leaving skin soft and smooth. Its lightweight formula absorbs easily, providing long-lasting moisture, and the floral scent adds a refreshing touch to your body routine.
Where to purchase:
- Guardian (S$11.90, 500ml)
Best Body Moisturiser for Eczema Skin
Derma Lab Gentle Relief Cream Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
This relief cream offers immediate soothing for irritated, sensitive skin. Its non-greasy formula deeply moisturises and strengthens the skin’s natural defenses, providing lasting comfort. Ideal for dry, itchy skin, it helps restore balance and leaves skin feeling soft and refreshed.
Where to purchase:
- Watsons (S$44.50, 450g)
Mustela Stelatopia+ Lipid-Replenishing Cream Experts’ Choice!
What it does:
Specifically formulated for delicate and eczema-prone skin, this lipid-replenishing cream helps restore and maintain your skin’s moisture barrier. It provides immediate relief from dryness and irritation, leaving skin soft, hydrated, and protected. Ideal for babies and children with sensitive skin.
Where to purchase:
- Mothercare (S$27.80, 150ml)
Curel Intensive Moisture Care Moisture Body Cream Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
This deeply moisturising body cream provides intense hydration for dry and rough skin. Enriched with ceramides and antioxidants, it restores skin’s moisture balance while reinforcing its protective barrier. Skin feels soft, smooth, and comforted after each use, offering long-lasting hydration.
Where to purchase:
- Shopee (S$26.50, 220ml)
Best Body Scrubs
Origins PEACE OF MIND™ Exfoliating Body Scrub Readers’ Choice!
What it does:
This exfoliating body scrub combines natural exfoliants and soothing botanicals to refresh the skin while providing a calming scent. It effectively removes dead skin cells and smoothens rough patches, leaving skin feeling soft, revitalised, and gently refreshed with every use.
Where to purchase:
- Metro (S$76,220ml)
Rad baR Body Bubble Scrub Bar Experts’ Choice!
What it does:
Packed with nourishing ingredients, this unique bubble scrub bar transforms into a luxurious lather that gently exfoliates and cleanses the skin. It smoothens rough patches and helps remove impurities, leaving your body feeling fresh, soft, and glowing after each use.
Where to purchase:
- Rad baR Official Website (S$30)
& Other Stories Sicilian Sunrise Body Scrub Editor’s Choice!
What it does:
A vibrant and energising body scrub, this formula blends natural exfoliants with the invigorating scent of Sicilian citrus. It removes dead skin cells and refines the skin’s texture, leaving it soft, smooth, and fresh, as if kissed by the sun.
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Meet the Expert Judges
Our panel of pros brought their insider know-how to help us crown the standouts.
- Ginger Lynette, a seasoned makeup artist with a decade-long career, has worked her magic on celebs, brands, and international campaigns. Her mantra? Enhance, not erase.
- Dr Xu Rongrong, aesthetic doctor at The Urban Clinic, believes great skin starts at home with the right products. Her holistic take blends effective routines with in-clinic precision.
- Dr Ang Sue-May, a dual-accredited Consultant Dermatologist and founder of Shine Dermatology, champions long-term skin health over quick fixes, and knows exactly what ingredients deliver.
- Dr Byron Tee, also from The Urban Clinic, specialises in advanced hair and skincare. His focus is subtle enhancements and real, radiant results.
- Kelly Chew, hairstylist at Chez Vous: HideAway, is the queen of low-maintenance Korean textures. With 12 years of experience, she’s mastered the art of effortless hair that lasts.
- Melvin Tseng, makeup artist, producer, and beauty creator, is a creative force who turns bold visions into beauty statements – think avant-garde looks with an editorial edge.
