The Best Exfoliating Body Scrubs and Softening Body Washes for Summer 2024 From Ulta, Amazon, Sephora and More

This gentle formula is a lathering cleansing oil for dry and sensitive skin for both face and body. Its key ingredients, niacinamide, shea butter and glycerin, help make skin softer than before you showered. One review says, "It really helps dry skin and it is gentle enough for even a baby."

From French brand L’Occitane, the almond body wash is more than soap — but an oil-to-lather hydrating experience that leaves skin silky and softly scented like an almond confection. It’s also available in large-size refills. 

Since RHOBH's Amelia Gray Hamlin mentioned this ​​Nécessaire body wash resolving her uncomfortable skin issues — even calling it life-changing, it’s grown a popular following for the clean, hydrating formula that is safe for sensitive skin. Available in scents like eucalyptus and santal , it’s concentrated enough to last a long time (which helps justify the price tag). 

Said to be ultra-comforting and sensitive-skin-safe, this vegan hydrating wash from Soft Services also doubles as a shave lotion. The high glycerin content can moisturize skin, and it’s free of many common irritants including fragrance and parabens.

Notes of coconut water, sliced banana and fruit nectar are a summer delight. This Hempz body wash also gently exfoliates, cleanses and hydrates with AHAs, hemp seed oil, shea butter and aloe vera for a total skincare experience.

An exfoliating body wash with a pro-ceramide serum and beta hydroxy acids from Dove, formulated for melanin-rich skin tones. The mango and coconut scent will have you vibing right into summer, while the skincare ingredients claim to even tone and help prevent acne. It's even PETA Approved Vegan.

If you prefer naturally-derived ingredients and a sulfate, paraben, and dye-free formula, Native’s body washes might be the ones for you. Available in several scents like citrus and musk, coconut and vanilla, and more, glowing reviews say skin is left very moisturized. 

Immerse yourself in petals with Mario Badescu Rose body wash, a softening rose-scented daily soap. It’s also available in coconut if you prefer island vibes.

Soften and polish skin with delicious notes of whipped pistachio, jasmine and praline amber in this brand new Bath & Body Works summer release.

An invigorating java-scented scrub made with coffee, vitamin E and antioxidant-rich oils to polish and smooth away dead skin. It's also top-rated, with nearly 7,500 glowing reviews.

This popular body scrub has 10% alpha hydroxy acid, a chemical exfoliant that helps to remove dead skin cells and visible keratosis pilaris bumps.

Chock full of alpha hydroxy and beta hydroxy acids and crushed Maracujá seeds, this Sol de Janeiro body scrub claims to improve skin clarity, tone, and texture with a two-punch of physical and chemical exfoliation. From the brand that makes the fan-fave Brazilian Bum Bum cream, this scrub claims to help with the symptoms of keratosis pilaris.

This gentle exfoliating scrub for sensitive skin helps to moisturize and condition the body while exfoliating away dead skin cells.

We love the refillable packaging on this argan oil and sugar scrub, available in several scents like sweet vanilla. Reviews say it leaves skin smooth without irritating sensitive skin and smells like heaven.

Exfoliation is an all-over affair with this OUAI sugar scrub, which is a multi-functional product that can be used as a body or a scalp scrub. Made with coconut oil and an exotic fragrance, happy users say it’s holy grail status. 

Made with sugar for exfoliation and shea butter for hydration, this cotton candy-scented scrub is fun in a tub. If candy scents are not your thing, the Amazon No. 1 bestseller comes in a variety of other scents like strawberry, hibiscus, coconut and more. 

If you prefer your scrubs in bar form, this one — made of natural oat bran, oat kernel, and pumice — is geared just for men. It's said to work even on rough elbows and heels.