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Dry Brushing & Body Oil Ritual: Massage Candles, Silk Robes & Body Butters
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items The shower is off, the bathroom mirror is still foggy, and the next ten minutes are yours: a warm massage candle pooling on the counter, a dry brush waiting by the towel, a silky robe on the hook. This is the post-shower body-care ritual from Ulta, S...
I light this while I run the shower, and by the time I am out the top has melted into a warm pool of oil I can pour straight into my palms. It smells like eucalyptus and sandalwood, and my shoulders get the first rubdown. It feels like a spa trick th...
maude Burn Massage Oil Candle
This is the one that finally made dry brushing a habit for me, because it is pretty enough to leave out next to the tub. I do long strokes up the legs toward the heart for two minutes before the water goes on. My skin looks brighter and the rough pat...
Kate McLeod The Dry Brush
A robe that is light enough that it does not trap steam when I step out of a hot shower, which a thick terry one always does. The silky fabric glides over freshly oiled skin without sticking or soaking it up. I throw it on for the whole body-oil rout...
By Anthropologie Silky Robe
The spray top is the reason this works for rushed mornings: a couple of mists on damp skin and a quick rub-in, no greasy slip on the bathroom floor. It dries down in a minute so I can get dressed right away. The amber scent lingers softly all day wit...
Moroccanoil Dry Body Oil
After a long day on my feet, I roll this over my thighs and calves with a little body oil on top, and the tension I carry in my legs eases up. It is a jade head on a handle, so I can reach my own back and shoulders without help. Pricey at seventy-fiv...
Esker Beauty Allover Roller
Cloud-like texture is what makes cold-weather body care actually enjoyable. A scoop warms up in my hands and spreads thin over damp legs, and the vanilla smell is sweet but not baked-goods heavy. The jar is refillable, which makes the thirty-six doll...
JOSIE MARAN Vanilla Vibezzz Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter
You burn it for about thirty minutes, blow it out, let it cool for two minutes, then drizzle the warm oil over arms and legs. I save this one for Sunday evenings when I want the bathroom to feel like a hotel suite. The lavender and jasmine scent wind...
NEOM Real Luxury Calming Skin Treatment Candle
At about twelve dollars, this is my pick if you want to try dry brushing without a big commitment. The strap slides over your hand so you are not gripping a handle, and the bristles are firm but not scratchy. I keep one in the bathroom and a second o...
Earth Therapeutics Dry Body Brush with Bamboo
A little goes a long way on collarbones, shoulders and shins when I want a soft glow for dinner out. It is a dry-feeling oil, so it will not rub off on a dress, and it also works on ends of hair in a pinch. The classic Nuxe scent is warm and a little...
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Shimmering Dry Oil
Splurge robe alert: hand-painted botanicals on a silk kimono shape that makes a regular Tuesday feel like a getaway. The wide sleeves are easy to push up when I am working oil into my arms. Get it if you want something that looks as good as it feels,...
Violet & Wren Signature Silk Kimono Robe
Instead of pumping lotion, you glide this solid cocoa butter bar over damp skin and it melts on contact. It is how I moisturize before bed when I do not want to leave a mess on the sheets. A little goes a long way, and the frankincense, neroli and ro...
Kate McLeod Daily Stone Solid Body Moisturizer
The green fig and cedar smell is the thing I love, fresh and not sugary. It is a light prickly pear and argan blend that sinks in quickly, so my skin looks smooth but my robe stays clean. I also dab a few drops on dry elbows and heels at night.
Caudalie Moisturizing Fig Body Oil Elixir
If a firm dry brush has ever left your skin red and angry, try this one. The bristles are softer, the cotton handle gives a good grip, and it only costs fourteen dollars. I use it on my arms and torso, where my skin is thinnest, and finish with oil w...
Kitsch Exfoliating Dry Brush for Sensitive Skin
Kai is a rich shea butter blend with aloe and chamomile, and it is the one I turn to when my skin feels like sandpaper in January. The scent is light and green rather than heavy. It is fifty-two dollars for a jar that lasts me months, so I think of i...
Kai Body Butter
Esker says to use this on damp skin with oil, gliding in upward strokes at a 45 degree angle. That is exactly what I do right after the shower along my arms and thighs, and the roughness on the backs of my arms is much softer. It looks beautiful enou...
Esker Beauty Body Plane Massager
Sweet almond and coconut oils in a prettily packaged bottle that I am happy to leave on the bathroom counter. It leaves a soft sheen without the greasy feel, even on my shins, which drink up everything. I like it best for when I want fragrance from t...
Lollia Dry Body Oil
Wrapping my hair up in this frees both hands for dry brushing and oiling, and the button loop keeps it on my head even when I bend over. It cut my blow-dry time noticeably, since my hair is already mostly dry when I take it off. At twenty-five dollar...
Aquis Lotus Wrap Hair Drying Towel
Whipped, bouncy and loaded with ceramides, this holds moisture for hours without leaving me tacky when I pull on leggings. I smooth it on after I have finished the oil and brush steps, mainly over the legs. It runs forty-eight dollars, and a little j...
amika Big Embrace Smoothing Whipped Body Butter
Agave fibers are tougher than most bristles, so this one is for people who like a deeper scrub. I take it to my feet and calves before a shower and the skin feels polished afterward. The wood handle is nice to hold, and twenty-five dollars is fair fo...
Bathing Culture Total Body Brush
For a lighter, dressier robe, this satin kimono has a lovely drape and ties comfortably at the waist. I like robes like this for getting ready on date-night evenings, when I am layering oil, butter and perfume and do not want to hurry. It also packs ...
Flora Nikrooz Gabrielle Kimono Robe
My hair goes up in one of these the minute I turn on the water so the ends stay dry and I do not get a kink from a regular elastic. The silk is soft against my skin, and I leave a few by the sink. The three-pack is fifty-one dollars, so it is a gift-...
Slip Large Slipsilk Scrunchies
I finish the ritual by getting into bed with this on, after oil and butter and a few minutes of quiet. The mulberry silk does not tug on delicate skin and blocks the light from the hallway. Seventy-two dollars is real money, but I feel more rested us...
Slip Silk Sleepmask
Think of this as the bedtime twin of the other NEOM candle, with lavender, chamomile and patchouli in the blend. I light it about thirty minutes before bed, then drizzle the oil over my legs and feet after it cools. In NEOM testing, 94 percent said i...
NEOM Perfect Night's Sleep Skin Treatment Candle