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Stepping out of a warm shower and applying a luscious body lotion has to be one of THE loveliest self-care rituals. It’s gratifying to give all of our skin the attention it deserves; so often skincare is focused on the face, but being silky and dewy from head to toe feels as nice as it looks. And these vegan body lotions and oils are here to help in your pursuit of that full body glow.

The products in this post were chosen not just for being cruelty-free and vegan, but also because they’ve got exceptional ingredients and in many cases have won awards for being the true creme de la creme. (I use that expression too much but obviously couldn’t pass up this creme de la creme opportunity for it.) So they’re equally well-suited to using yourself or to gifting to your favorite beauty queen.

As always on Kind Valentine, fully vegan brands are marked with a (V)! It so happens that all the brands in this post are fully vegan.

Here’s to the pursuit of smooth, silky, supple skin the whole bod over.

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Vegan Body Lotions

CORPUS (V) || Body Butter || $58

An ultra-rich and highly-moisturizing body butter with notes of bergamot, pink lemon, orange blossom, and cardamom

PHOTOS: CORPUS

This supremely moisturizing body butter from CORPUS features vegan squalene oil and tremella mushroom extract to help with skin elasticity and firmness. Reviewers rave about its luxurious texture, how well it absorbs, and how it leaves your skin silky smooth long after application.

This body butter has a unique citrus scent that CORPUS describes as, “Undeniably citrus but mysteriously complex.” To be sure that this vegan body lotion truly qualified as clean I took to EWG’s Skin Deep® database (great resource, by the way) and sure enough, every ingredient that I looked up was rated a 1 or a 2 – the highest marks.

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iota (V) || Superplant Body Serum+ || $39

An award-winning moisturizer made with out-of-this-world ingredients to fill nutrient gaps and boost long-lasting hydration

PHOTOS: iota

This body serum from iota is an “all-in-one” moisturizer, meaning that with a single product you’re getting a toner, essence, gel mask, and hydrator. Minimalist skincare with maximal results is where it’s AT in 2023, ladies. The serum is made with 15 – yes, 15! – superplants (like spirulina and hibiscus flower), vitamins, and face-grade actives like peptides for collagen support.

iota’s body serum has a whopping 4.9/5 rating on Credo Beauty, and reviewers love that it goes on smoothly, absorbs quickly, and leaves you softly glowing. iota as a brand is also divine – plastic negative, climate neutral, and part of 1% for the Planet.

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KORA (V) || Noni Glow Body Oil || $63

Another award-winner: a luxurious and lightweight superfruit body oil, courtesy of the divine Miranda Kerr

PHOTOS: KORA

KORA, as you might know, is Miranda Kerr’s brand. And if it’s good enough for her sun-kissed Aussie supermodel skin, I reckon it’ll do very nicely for us too. This body oil is made with star ingredients like noni fruit (a tropical superfruit full of antioxidants, vitamins & minerals to promote radiance), rosehip oil, and sunflower seed oils.

The product promises to deliver lasting hydration, soften skin texture, and improve the look of skin tone. Those who’ve tried it love that for an oil, it doesn’t feel oily or greasy, and that it leaves skin feeling lush and soft. For best results, use it after lotion.

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Nopalera (V) || Flor de Mayo Moisturizing Botanical Bar || $30

Eco-kind moisturizing bar made with native Mexican prickly pear oil, jasmine oil, and plant butters in a perfect-for-gifting tin

PHOTOS: Nopalera

Nopalera is a beautiful, up-and-coming, Chicana-owned brand you don’t want to miss. They were, “Created to awaken the world to the elevated beauty in Mexican culture,” and it’s really fun to find such an authentic brand. All of their products are made with prickly pear cactus – a deeply moisturizing plant native to Mexico.

These particular moisturizing bars offer a lovely solution to plastic bottles, and are as portable as they are pretty. Perfect for gifting, traveling, or for adding a boost of moisture to your skin anytime, anywhere.

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Summer Fridays (V) || Summer Silk Nourishing Body Lotion || $28

Yet another award-winner: an indulgent body lotion filled with plant-derived butters and oils, with notes of coconut, vanilla blossom, and warm almond

PHOTOS: Summer Fridays

Notes of coconut, vanilla blossom, and warm almond… don’t you almost want to eat it? Probably ill-advised, but definitely treat your skin to this lusciousness. Summer Fridays is the brand I wish I’d created: effective products, clean ingredients, reasonable prices, world-class smells, and all done up in branding you’ll want to display in your bathroom vanity.

This body lotion is no exception to all that goodness. It’s the winner of the 2021 Allure Best of Beauty for Light Body Lotion. And by all accounts from reviewers it’s an excellent product. Run, don’t walk.