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The Best Hydrating Body Washes for Dry Skin

These ultra creamy, moisturizing body washes won't leave skin tight or dry (but will make you smell amazing)
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The Decadent  Body Wash for Coconut Oil Devotees
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4 Play Moisturizing Cream-Gel , $25

If your dry skin loves coconut oil, but you hate the greasy feel of it, prepare to be impressed. This moisturizing shower gel for dry skin relies on hydrators like coconut oil and cupaçu butter and for soft, silky-smooth skin. In fact, the formula is so creamy that it doubles as a shaving cream. Besides supreme moisture power, the cheeky packaging and good-enough-to-eat pistachio and caramel scent make it a shower staple.

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The Dry Skin Body Wash for the Ingredient Police
Ren Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash , $27

Thanks to the 100-percent natural fragrance powered by rose otto oil, geranium oil and palmarosa oil, there's nothing artificial-smelling about this body wash for dry skin. In fact, Ren is known for being fanatical about the ingredients they use -- there's a laundry list of ingredients you won't find in their products, including pore-blocking petrochemicals, sulfate detergents, silicones, synthetic colors, animal ingredients and parabens, among other things. Even with that list of no-nos, this product still lathers like a traditional body wash and feels as soothing as it smells.

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The Dry Skin Body Wash With Just Enough Grit
Origins RitualiTea Feeling Rosy Comforting Cleansing Body Mask, $31

A creamy base mixed with a healthy amount of sugar granules makes for an exfoliating wash that will actually leave your skin moisturized. The smooth crystals dissolve quickly, providing just the right amount of friction to slough off dead skin without causing irritation. A frothy lather full of moisturizing agents like glycerin and plant oils conditions skin and provides immediate moisture.

For a truly spa-like experience, leave the lather on your skin for a few minutes like a mask. Anti-inflammatory ingredient rooibos will calm and soothe your winter-wrecked skin.

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The Treat-Yourself Body Wash for Dry Skin
Tocca Nourishing Body Scrub, $32

A plethora of sugar molecules and crushed olive granules are suspended between a gel-like mixture of moisturizing ingredients like beeswax, safflower oil, grapeseed oil and olive oil in this nourishing exfoliating wash. Like their perfume counterparts, these body washes are delicately fragranced with nuances of spices, citrus and floral scents.

The gritty sugar eventually dissolves into sweet nothingness, and the olive granules wash off easily. The end result is smooth, moisturized, sweet-smelling skin. However, if your skin is inflamed or irritated, the granules may feel a little rough.

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The Hydrating Body Wash for the Lover of Classic Floral Scents
Caress Pure Embrace Body Wash, $3.49

An opalescent gel that has the soapy texture of a traditional body wash, this Caress product has a fresh, clean, floral scent that perfumes the entire bathroom. The formula works into a decent lather that rinses clean. It doesn't leave dry skin feeling tight or stripped, thanks to hydrating ingredients like almond oil and palmarosa oil.

You'll still need to lotion up after you shower, as it doesn't provide heavy-duty moisture, but it's a solid first step toward softer skin.

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BY EMILY WOODRUFF | NOV 10, 2016 | SHARES
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