Body Polish: What It Is, Its Benefits and How To Use It

Mar 23, 2023by Rose Sergeant

Everyone wants to have smooth, glowing, and healthy-looking skin, but achieving it can be a challenge. The use of body polish, especially an organic one with sea salt and citrus essential oils, can be the perfect solution.

Body polish is a luxurious and effective, yet necessary way to pamper your skin, leaving it feeling soft, supple, and radiant.

In this article, we will explore everything you need to know about body polish, how to use it, its benefits, and the differences between body polish and body scrub.

What is Body Polishing?

Body polishing is a beauty treatment that involves exfoliating the skin to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and impurities. The process leaves your skin looking brighter, smoother, and more even. Body polish typically uses a combination of abrasive materials, such as sea salt or sugar, and natural ingredients like essential oils and herbs. The ingredients work together to gently exfoliate the skin and nourish it with vitamins and minerals.

What is Organic Body Polish?

Organic body polish is a type of body polish that uses only natural and organic ingredients. It is free from synthetic fragrances, dyes, and preservatives that can irritate the skin. Organic body polish is ideal for people with sensitive skin or those who are concerned about the harmful effects of chemicals on their skin and the environment.

Our range of Organic Body polish

What are the Benefits of Body Polishing?

Our Organic Sea Salt and Citrus Essential Oil body polishes offer a range of benefits for your skin:

Body polish exfoliates and rejuvenates skin: Body polish works by deeply exfoliating dead skin cells from the top layer of your skin, leaving it refreshed, smoother, and rejuvenated.

The organic sea salt crystals in our body polishes help to unclog pores, removing dirt, impurities and dead skin cells, while the citrus essential oils have astringent properties that help to tighten and firm the skin for a smoother appearance.

Prepares the skin for better absorption of other treatments: Sea salt is rich in minerals such as magnesium, potassium, and calcium, which can help your skin receive nutrients not only from our body polish but also other skincare treatments like moisturisers.

Citrus essential oils can also enhance skin absorption by increasing blood circulation, helping the skin to receive other treatments more effectively.

Promotes healthy skin: Sea salt has antibacterial properties that help cleanse the skin and reduce inflammation. Vitamin C, which is found in citrus essential oil, is essential for collagen synthesis, which helps to maintain skin elasticity and prevent wrinkles, resulting in soft, hydrated, and healthy-looking skin.

The essential oils also have vitamins and antioxidant properties, which help to protect the skin against free radicals and environmental damage.

Stimulates new skin cell growth: Organic body polish promotes skin cell regeneration, stimulating new layers of skin cells to help reveal new skin and encourage new growth. This accelerates the growth of new skin cells, leading to a brighter and more youthful complexion.

Help to enhance tanning results: The organic ingredients in our body polish exfoliate the skin to prepare it for tanning treatments, resulting in an even and natural-looking tan. The salt crystals in the body polish help to remove dead skin cells and impurities, ensuring that the tan is evenly applied and lasts longer.

Deep cleanses pores: The organic sea salt helps draw out impurities, dirt, and toxins that clog pores, while citrus essential oils provide a refreshing and cleansing effect, leaving the skin clear and clean. This also helps to reduce excess oil production and minimise the likelihood of acne and pimples.

Improves moisturiser absorption: The organic sea salt and citrus essential oils in our body polishes act as a gentle exfoliator, removing dead skin cells and improving the skin's texture.

This paves the way for better absorption of moisturisers, leaving your skin supple, hydrated, and nourished. The citrus essential oils contain antioxidants and natural moisturisers, which work to protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals and help to maintain skin elasticity and prevent premature ageing.

Prevents ingrown hairs: Our organic sea salt and citrus essential oil body polishes help prevent ingrown hairs by ensuring that hair grows out of the skin instead of back into it. The sea salt and essential oils in the body polish help to soften and gently remove dead skin cells, which can clog hair follicles and cause ingrown hairs. The citrus essential oil contains vitamin C, which helps to promote healthy skin and hair growth.

Improves your shaving experience: The Good Zest Company’s body polishes create a better shaving experience by removing dead skin build-up, resulting in a closer and more effective shave.

The organic sea salt in the body polish helps to exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells, which can clog razor blades and make shaving less effective.

The citrus essential oils contain anti-inflammatory properties, which help to soothe the skin and reduce redness and irritation caused by shaving.

Reduces signs of ageing: Our organic body polishes quickly refresh and smooths skin to reduce the appearance of ageing, giving your skin a youthful and radiant glow. The sea salt in the body polish contains minerals such as magnesium, which helps to improve skin hydration and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

The citrus essential oils contain vitamin E, which acts as an antioxidant to protect the skin from free radical damage and help reduce the signs of ageing.

Promotes the growth of new skin cells: The deep exfoliating action of the organic sea salt and citrus essential oil in our body polishes help in removing the dead skin cells from the top layer of the skin, allowing new skin cells to develop.

This process is aided by the vitamins and antioxidants found in the essential oils, which promote skin cell growth and repair. The improved skin texture also contributes to a brighter, more radiant appearance.

Clears pigmentation and reduces acne scars to give even toned skin: The gentle exfoliating action of body polish helps to remove the top layer of dead skin cells, revealing new, healthy skin underneath. This process is aided by the antioxidants found in the essential oils, which help to repair damage caused by free radicals.

The result is a reduction in the appearance of pigmentation and acne scars, resulting in a more even skin tone.

Revitalising skin therapy: The massaging action used when applying our body polish stimulates blood circulation and encourages the production of collagen and elastin.

The essential oils found in our body polishes contain compounds that provide numerous benefits, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, helping to nourish and revitalise the skin. This, in turn, leads to a smoother, healthier-looking complexion with a natural glow.

Additionally, the calming effects of essential oils can help to reduce stress and anxiety, promoting overall wellness.

Creates smooth, supple, hydrated skin: The moisturising properties of our organic sea salt and citrus essential oil body polishes help to combat dryness and damage caused by external factors. The essential oils contained in our body polishes are rich in vitamins and antioxidants, which help to nourish and hydrate the skin, giving it a silky texture and a healthy, pink glow.

While the body polish provides hydration, it is still advisable to use additional moisturiser after use to ensure optimal skin hydration.

See our range of skin moisturisers and oils

Helps to treat suntan and signs of sun skin damage: Regular use of body polish, followed by gentle massage and moisturisation, can help to minimise the damage caused by prolonged sun exposure.

The exfoliation process helps to remove dead skin cells, allowing for the renewal of healthy skin cells, while the citrus essential oils contain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which help to reduce inflammation and repair damage caused by UV rays. These actions result in a reduction in the appearance of stubborn tans and early signs of ageing.

Reduces stretch marks: Body polish containing natural ingredients can help to reduce the appearance of stretch marks. The exfoliating action of the body polish helps to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, which help to improve the skin's elasticity, reducing the appearance of stretch marks.

The vitamins and antioxidants found in the citrus essential oils also help to promote skin cell growth and repair, contributing to healthier, even-toned skin.

Minimises excess body oil production: Body polishing helps to deeply cleanse the skin, removing excess oil that has become lodged in skin pores. The sea salt deeply cleanses the pores, removing any build up of oil and dirt.

The essential oils contained in our body polishes have astringent properties that then help to reduce excess oil production in the skin. This process helps to prevent the formation of acne and promotes overall skin health.

What is Sea Salt Body Polish?

Sea salt body polish is a type of body polish that uses sea salt as the abrasive material. Sea salt is a natural exfoliant that gently removes dead skin cells and impurities, leaving the skin looking brighter and smoother. Sea salt body polish is also rich in minerals like magnesium, potassium, and calcium, which help to nourish and hydrate the skin and is one of the best organic exfoliators used in skincare.

Organic Orange Body Polish

Organic Lime Body Polish

Is Body Polish Good for Skin?

Yes, body polish is good for the skin. It helps to remove dead skin cells, unclog pores, and improve skin texture, leaving the skin looking brighter, smoother, and more even. Additionally, body polish can help to nourish and hydrate the skin, thanks to the use of natural ingredients like essential oils and herbs.

When Do You Use Body Polish?

As body polish is an exfoliant you need to be aware of how often you should exfoliate.

You can use body polish as often as once a week, depending on your skin type and preferences. However, it is important not to over-exfoliate, as this can cause irritation and damage to the skin. If you have sensitive skin, you may want to limit your use of body polish to once every two weeks or less.

When to Use Body Polish?

You can use body polish at any time of day, but many people prefer to use it in the shower or bath as part of their regular skincare routine. Using body polish in the morning can help to wake up and invigorate your skin, while using it at night can help to relax and soothe your skin before bedtime.

Do You Use Body Polish in the Shower?

Yes, you can use body polish in the shower. In fact, using body polish in the shower can help to open up your pores and allow the product to penetrate deeper into the skin. Wet your skin with warm water before applying the body polish, and rinse thoroughly with warm water after use.

Do You Use Body Polish Before or After Body Wash?

It is generally recommended to use body polish before body wash. This is because body polish helps to remove dead skin cells and impurities from the skin, allowing the body wash to cleanse and moisturise more effectively. However, some people prefer to use body polish after body wash to lock in the benefits of the body wash and leave their skin feeling extra soft and smooth. Ultimately, the choice is up to you.

Should You Shave Before Or After Using Body Polish

We generally recommend you shave after using body polish.

By exfoliating before shaving, you can help to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and oils that can clog pores and lead to ingrown hairs. This can also help to create a smoother surface for shaving, which can lead to a closer and less irritating shave.

Therefore, to avoid skin irritation and ingrown hairs, it's best to use body polish to exfoliate before shaving, ideally a day or two beforehand, to allow your skin to recover and avoid sensitivity.

How to Use Body Polish?

Wet your skin with warm water in the shower or bath.
Apply a small amount of body polish onto an area of your skin and massage gently in circular motions using light pressure.
Use your hand, soft cloth or a mitt to apply the body polish.
The Good Zest Company recommend starting with your upper body and arms, then work your way down your torso to your legs and feet
You should pay special attention to rough areas like your elbows, knees and feet where tough skin can grow.
After applying, thoroughly rinse your body with warm water.
Pat your skin dry with a soft towel and apply an organic moisturiser to thoroughly lock in moisture and hydrate your skin..

Can You Use Body Polish on Sensitive Skin?

Yes, you can use body polish on sensitive skin. However, it is important to choose a gentle product that is free from harsh chemicals and abrasive materials. Our organic body polish is a great option for people with sensitive skin because they are made from natural and organic ingredients that are gentle yet effective on the skin.

How to Use Body Polish for Sensitive Skin?

If you have sensitive skin, it is important to choose a gentle body polish that is free from harsh chemicals and abrasive materials. Organic body polish is a great option for people with sensitive skin because it is made from natural and organic ingredients that are gentle on the skin.

To use body polish for sensitive skin, follow these steps:

Choose a gentle body polish made with natural and organic ingredients.
Wet your skin with warm water in the shower or bath.
Apply a small amount of body polish onto your skin and massage gently in circular motions.
Avoid using too much pressure or scrubbing too vigorously, as this can irritate sensitive skin.
Rinse thoroughly with warm water.
Pat your skin dry with a towel.
Apply a gentle moisturiser to lock in the benefits. Use a non irritating moisturiser, preferably an organic one that does not contain chemicals or artificial scents and apply generously after using body polish.

See our range of organic citrus essential oil moisturisers and body oils

Can You Use Body Polish on Your Face?

No, you should not use body polish on your face. The skin on your face is more delicate and sensitive than the skin on your body, and using a product that is too harsh or abrasive can cause irritation or damage. Instead, use a gentle facial exfoliator that is specifically formulated for the face.

Does Body Polishing Remove Tan?

Body polishing can help to remove dead skin cells and reveal brighter, smoother skin, but it is not a guaranteed method for removing a tan. If you are looking to remove a tan, you may want to consider using a self-tanner remover or exfoliating more frequently with a gentle body scrub.

What's the Difference Between Body Polish and Body Scrub?

Body polish and body scrub are both exfoliating treatments that help to remove dead skin cells and reveal smoother, brighter skin. However, there are some key differences between the two. Body polish is typically made with finer, more gentle particles like sugar or salt, whereas body scrub uses coarser particles like coffee grounds or oatmeal. Body polish is also often formulated with nourishing ingredients like essential oils and herbs, whereas body scrub may be formulated with additional cleansing agents or moisturisers.

Body polish is generally considered to be a more luxurious and pampering treatment than body scrub, and it is often used in spas and salons as part of a full-body treatment. Body scrub, on the other hand, is more commonly used as a daily or weekly exfoliating treatment.

How to Use Exfoliating Body Polish

To use an exfoliating body polish, follow these steps:

Wet your skin with warm water in the shower or bath.
Apply a small amount of body polish onto your skin and massage gently in circular motions with your hand or soft cloth.
Focus on areas of your body that are rough or dry, such as your elbows, knees, and feet.
Rinse your skin thoroughly with warm water.
Gently pat your skin dry with a towel and apply a moisturiser, preferably organic, to fully hydrate and nourish your skin.

How to Use Body Polishing Scrub

To use a body polishing scrub, follow these steps:

Wet your skin with warm water in the shower or bath.
Apply a small amount of body polishing scrub onto a small area of your skin and massage gently in circular motions with light pressure. If you feel your skin starting to get sore then stop immediately and move to a different area.
You can apply the body polish to all areas of your body but focus on areas of your body that are rough or dry, such as your elbows, knees, and feet.
Rinse thoroughly with warm water.
Pat your skin dry with a soft towel and apply an organic moisturiser to properly hydrate your skin for maximum benefits.

What To Do After Using Body Polish

Moisturise Your Skin After Body Polishing

One of the most crucial steps after exfoliation is to moisturise. Using body polish can remove not only dead skin cells but also some of the natural oils that keep your skin hydrated. Without these oils, your skin can become dry, tight, and flaky.

Applying a good moisturiser after exfoliating can help to restore your skin's natural moisture balance and keep it looking healthy and plump.

Choosing an organic moisturiser is a great option for those who want to take a natural and eco-friendly approach to their skincare routine. Organic moisturisers are made from natural ingredients that have been grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilisers. They also don't contain any artificial fragrances, colours, or preservatives, which can be harsh on the skin and potentially harmful to the environment.

Our organic moisturisers are formulated with ingredients like citrus essential oils, shea butter, coconut oil, and aloe vera, which provide deep hydration and nourishment to the skin without causing any irritation or side effects.

These ingredients are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that can help to rejuvenate and repair the skin, leaving it looking soft, smooth, and radiant.

Our organic moisturisers, balm and oils can be especially beneficial for those with sensitive skin or allergies. They are 100% organic and free from harsh chemicals, which can cause irritation and inflammation in sensitive skin.

Instead, they contain natural ingredients that work in harmony with the skin's natural processes, helping to maintain a healthy and balanced complexion.

Apply Sunscreen

After exfoliating with body polish, it's essential to protect your skin with sunscreen if you are out in any direct, strong sunlight.

Skincare experts recommend wearing sunscreen at all times to minimise contact with UV rays, which can cause premature ageing, irritations, and even skin cancer. This is particularly important as your skin is in a sensitive state after exfoliation. Even if you have darker skin, you still need sunscreen protection. So, after moisturising, be sure to apply sunscreen to safeguard your skin from potential damage.

Allow The Skin To Calm

Finally, once you have applied moisturiser and protective sunscreen, it is important to give your skin time to settle down, rejuvenate, and undergo its natural repair processes.

In conclusion

Body polish is a great way to keep your skin looking healthy, radiant, and smooth. It helps to remove dead skin cells, unclog pores, and improve skin texture, leaving your skin feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Whether you choose an organic body polish with sea salt and citrus essential oils or another type of body polish, be sure to follow the instructions carefully and avoid over-exfoliating. With regular use, body polish can help you achieve soft, glowing skin all year round.

Why not take a look at our organic sea salt and citrus essential oil body polish collection and start on your journey to smooth, healthy skin

Back to Zesty News