5 of the Best Body Oils to Keep Your Limbs Extra Hydrated and Nourished This Winter
Sadaf Razi is Adore Beauty's Senior Beauty Editor.
She's a former fashion editor (who worked at various glossy mags) and stylist-turned digital beauty and lifestyle writer. She has been in the lifestyle/media industry for over 10 years and her work has also been featured on international covers like Elle France and Vanity Fair Mexico.
Some of her fave Adore Beauty products include Cicaplast B5, CeraVe Cleansing Oil and Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum.
Body oils are having their moment in the sun (or should we say in the winter chill) as they should! Especially as body care seems to be *the* skincare buzzword and trend of 2025.
Softer skin, glistening limbs and added moisture - what’s not to love?
They’re not here to compete with your body lotions or hydrating body creams, they're here for an added boost of hydration and nourishment. That’s the kind of of support we need this winter.
I swear by adding a luxe shower oil or body oil to my winter skincare routine; when the temps drop and my skin starts flaking like pastry, a nourishing oil is exactly what it craves.
"The People" have been searching the internet for the best body oils and we are here to deliver!
Below, we’ve rounded up five of the best oils for dry skin and even the best body oil for after showering.
Just go ahead and add these to your best body oil for winter skin list. We’d call them winter skincare essentials at this point.
1. L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil.
She’s an icon, she’s a legend, she’s the much-loved L occitane shower oil.
This top rated body oil should be experienced by all bodies and if your body still hasn’t been blessed with this REALLY good body oil, I feel sorry for your dry limbs. Trust us, it's one of those products you won't know how you lived without.
I would also say for me personally, the L Occitane Almond Shower Oil is more than just a beauty product. Its amazing scent and silky feel on the skin turns my evening shower routine into a relaxing spa-like moment that TRULY helps calm the nerves and wash away my troubles of the day.
And at just $45 for 250ml (it also comes in a jumbo 500ml size) this luxe shower oil feels like a splurge but with a surprisingly sensible price tag.
Silky, nourishing and beautifully indulgent on the skin, it delivers that five-star spa energy without draining your bank account.
Plus it’s a great way to help soften the skin in the shower as the first step in your body nourishment routine.
It also has over 280 five-star reviews on Adore Beauty - nuff said right?
L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil review:
“This is truly one of the best body washes for you to try. It's so moisturising and leaves your body just silky smooth. It's a shower experience and smells amazing. Very long lasting hydration.” - AB customer Yaz.
2. Weleda Skin Food Ultra-Light Dry Oil.
While the OG, cult Weleda Skin Food is a winter staple and made famous by Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber (yes, they both use this affordable cream) the Skin Food range has just added a dry oil mist to its affordable body care lineup.
Perfect for those who want a fast-absorbing and lightweight body oil option that doesn't skimp on nourishment.
What is the best body oil for dry crepey skin?
This one is plant-powered, it's infused with organic calendula, organic rosemary, and organic chamomile extracts with nourishing sunflower seed and jojoba oils for instant hydration and a luminous finish.
Watch the YouTube video below for more nourishing body care for dry skin:
3. Bioderma Atoderm Ultra-Nourishing Cleansing Shower Oil.
Another beloved shower body oil that now comes in a jumbo size (1 L for only $46.99? Sign us up).
This body oil is perfect for dry and sensitive skin types. Something Bioderma really thinks about in their formulas.
The Bioderma bathing oil helps gently remove dirt and bacteria without stripping or drying your skin and helps strengthen your skin barrier.
How to use Bioderma atoderm? Watch the below video:
Sensitive bodies can feel relaxed knowing this shower body oil is alcohol-free, soap-free and hypoallergenic fragranced.
Key ingredients include:
- Skin Barrier Therapy™ - This complex limits certain bacteria to the skin surface that can aggravate skin dryness, while protecting the skin against external aggressors.
- Plant biolipids - Lipids similar to those found in the skin relieve the sensation of tightness and discomfort and moisturise the skin.
- Niacinamide - Improves the skin's suppleness and durably restores comfort.
Bioderma is that one stop skincare shop that is always going to deliver reliable and effective skincare and their body care is no different (your body is still your skin, right?)
Bioderma Atoderm Ultra-Nourishing Cleansing Shower Oil review:
"I have used this product down to the feet last drop and am about to replace! It is the most luxurious yet cleansing shower oil I've tried (expensive ones haven't come close). It is great for my dry, itchy sensitive winter skin." - AB customer Jess.
4. NUXE Huile Prodigieuse Shimmering Multi Purpose Dry Oil.
If you're after some sparkle in your body oil, a ‘body shimmer' if you will, look no further than the iconic French Nuxe body oil.
For a full run down and Nuxe shimmer oil review, I sung the praises of this dreamy French pharmacy product here if you'd like to see how it looks on the skin.
I would say this one of the best body oils to apply year-round - giving added glow to skin when it’s feeling lacklustre. But she's not just here to illuminate the skin, she's still also a nourishment queen offering hydration by way of 7 botanical oils in the formula.
And, if you just want a body oil for winter sans the shimmer, but still want to treat your dry limbs to the same bougie French body oil experience, it also comes in a non-shimmer dry oil version.
NUXE Huile Prodigieuse Shimmering Multi Purpose Dry Oil review:
"This is the creme de la creme of body oils. The only one I use. Leaves my skin looking so shimmery and feeling so soft." - AB customer Isabella.
5. iKOU Organic Massage & Body Oil De-Stress.
The perfect massage oil comes in the form of this 130ml iKOU De-Stress organic massage and body oil.
Soothing, relaxing and also used in luxury spas, you know it’s here to walk the relaxing body oil walk.
It's infused with notes of geranium Geranium, Clementine, Lemon, Lavender and Patchouli Clementine plus it’s also Australian- made, vegan, cruelty-free, artificial fragrance free and mineral oil free.
What is the best oil for moisturising the body?
This humble massage oil with a luxury-spa formula is also enriched with organic evening primrose oil, organic jojoba oil and rosehip oil for that extra dose of hydration and nourishment.
If it’s one “nice to have” product to indulge in this winter, get yourself an organic massage oil - your knotted neck muscles deserve it.
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