8 of the best face and body exfoliators you need in your life (2025)

Looking to save time on your next ‘everything shower’? This sweet body scrub doubles up as a moisturiser and a shower gel, sloughing away the day’s dirt while leaving the lingering scent of Moroccan rose – perfect for those days when you don’t have time for multiple steps.

With luxurious shea butter and a nourishing blend of Moroccan argan, rosehip, avocado and evening primrose oils, a quick sweep of this across your body will nourish and hydrate, leaving skin that’s smooth and baby soft.

Best for: dehydrated skin

With the vast array of beauty products available to us now, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by complicated, 10-step skincare routines. This exfoliator is an easy way to jump on the vitamin C bandwagon without needing to add an extra product into your routine – no fuss, no faff.

Packed with high levels of the glowy vitamin, it’s blended with soothing sweet orange and kiwi seed oil, plus teeny tiny silica particles that help remove extra-stubborn dirt, leaving your skin feeling happy, healthy looking and radiant.

Not a morning person? If the smell of a freshly brewed flat white is the only thing that gets you out of bed, this coffee scrub is sure to be your secret weapon for jumping straight into the shower first thing.

Loaded with caffeine-rich arabica coffee grounds, the natural particles in this scrub efficiently set to work on the dull, dry patches often caused by aeroplane AC, hot weather and dehydration. Add a zingy blend of lemongrass, lime and coconut essential oils in the mix, and you’ve got the perfect pick-me-up for when you’re feeling tired, groggy and cba.

Best for: dull skin

This skin-softening cocktail of arabica coffee and redness-reducing orange oil turns face washing into a ritual as pleasurable as that first sip of a barista-made latte.

Specifically formulated for dry, dehydrated skin,UpCircle’s face scrub contains a daily dose of rosehip – a natural oil that’s packed with essentialfatty acidsand vitamin A, which hydrates and plumps.¹ Packing extra purifying properties, this is one to reach for when you feel a breakout coming on.

Best for: dry, dehydrated skin

If you like the sound of microdermabrasion but don’t fancy an in-clinic skin treatment, think of this pocket-sized product as your non-invasive alternative.

Designed to deliver skin resurfacing-like results in a pot, it’s formulated with powerful ingredients like finely milled pumice and a potent blend of five different AHAs – acids that gently exfoliate your skin² without the need for manual scrubbing. Simply apply a thin layer to skin for three minutes and inhale the delectable vanilla-citrus scent before washing away with lukewarm water.

Best for: older skin

You’ve heard of eating your greens – but how about slathering them on your face?Sukin’s Super Greens Facial Scrub is all about harnessing the plant-powered goodness of nature’s leafiest ingredients.

There’s a bit of everything thrown in here: micro jojoba beads and ground bamboo to gently clear away unwanted gunk, kale, spirulina and parsley to nourish, plus added pineapple, liquorice and lime peel that smells as good as it sounds.

Best for: normal todry skintypes

Dead skin cells are radiance enemy number one, but you don’t need to sand-down your skin with coarse formulas to get a glow. In fact, going hard is likely to irritate your skin barrier, which can lead to a host of skin issues.

Q+A’s gentle formula gets AHA to do all the hard work for you, sloughing away dulling dead skin, de-gunking pores and brightening your complexion.

Best for: delicate skin.

If scrolling on TikTok has you seeking out glazed donut skin this season, a brightening exfoliator is a good step for laying the glowy foundations.

This one from Sukin packs kakadu plum, a natural source of vitamin C⁴ and bromelain, a natural fruit enzyme,⁵ to refresh skin and leave you feeling suitably pampered. Its jelly formula is also 100% vegan and cruelty-free.

Best for: vegans and dull skin types.