Sure, there’s nothing wrong with a supermarket shower gel, but in the interest of elevating the everyday via small luxuries, posh body washes are where it’s at. A liberal pump of a decadent soap is a mood-enhancing start or relaxing end to the day. If the shower is where you do your best thinking, choose something energising or fresh to kickstart the grey matter. Still opening your eyes and fumbling for the bottle? A calming natural scent will gently wake you up. Enjoy a frothy lather? Try a squirty mousse. If, like me, you’re looking for something to not only wash away the tedium of daily life but to add some style kudos to your bathroom, look no further than the kind of medicinal bottles that look as if they have come from foreign pharmacies, or splash out (pun intended) on a top-tier bodycare brand that will leave you and your bathroom smelling ambrosial.
1. Nécessaire The Body Wash Fragrance Free £25, spacenk.com
2. Bladderwrack + Buckthorn Body Wash £32, haeckels.co.uk
3. Sundae Pomegranate Fizz £12.99, sundae body.co.uk
4. Byredo Bal d’Afrique Body Wash £40, byredo.com
5. Soul Providers Energizing Body Wash £12 for members, beautypie.com
6. Commune Body Wash, Refillable £45, commune.cc
7. Sol de Janeiro Clarifying AHA BHA Body Wash £23, selfridges.com
8. Aēsop Geranium Leaf Body Cleanser £35, aesop.com
9. Mario Badescu AHA Botanical Body Soap £8, asos.com
10. Dr Bronner’s Almond All-One Magic Soap £15, ocado.com
