Aveeno - mariahreviews review for Daily Moisturizing Body Scrub

When this body scrub describes itself as moisturizing, it really means it. I usually find with exfoliation that I have to take care to quickly follow with a heavily moisturizing product afterwords to combat the dryness exfoliating gives me. That’s not the case for this body scrub. I rub it all over my body, and when it washes off my skin feels soft and silky as though I’ve used a moisturizing lotion on it. the main exfoliant in these ingredients is gluconolactone, which is a PHA; PHAs still help dissolve dead skin cells but have been proven to be more gentle and better suited for sensitive skin than BHA and AHAs due to their larger structure preventing them from penetrating too deep inside the skin. This body scrub does not feel irritating or abrasive on my skin in any way. The PHA gently does its job at the same time as the prebiotic oat is nourishing and soothing my skin. I also like that it doesn’t have alcohol, which can dry my skin out, and it doesn’t have any ingredients that can trigger fungal acne. The texture when I pour it is thick and sticky, but don’t worry, it does not feel sticky whatsoever once you rinse it off. It just feels like baby-soft skin. This is how I use it in my shower routine: wash with body soap, use this exfoliation, and then I shave. My favourite way to use this scrub is to use it to prime my legs before shaving, and I highly recommend you do the same if you also shave your legs. Exfoliating before shaving prevents in-grown hairs and razor bumps. When I remove all the dead skin and trapped debris and oil with the scrub, it leaves a smoother surface for the razor to effortlessly glide over. I don’t suffer from in-grown hairs or the “strawberry skin” look when I do it this way, so I really love using scrub. I use it about three times a week and my body has never felt softer and happier. Please note that I originally received this product for free, but this is my honest review.