Wash, lotion, deodorant, hands and feet. The products that get bought on autopilot, chosen on purpose.
Pick your answers and the shelf shows only what fits.
Ranked by formula, how many people it suits, value per ounce and track record. The rank is the order; we do not print a decimal score. Every pick says who should skip it.
A short-list wash with no fragrance, soap or sulfates, dermatologist tested according to the maker. Owners mostly like it, a few find it drying, and the list has acrylates copolymer.
Skip it if you want a scent
A creamy sulfate-free wash aimed by the maker at dry skin, in a big pump bottle. Owners either love the lotion-soft feel or feel it never quite rinses off.
Skip it if fragrance bothers you; owners call this one strong
Concentrated true soap from coconut, olive and hemp oils with no added fragrance. Dilute it, as the maker says; straight and on a dry face, owners find it harsh.
Skip it if your skin is dry; owners report tight, rough skin and itching
Petrolatum 41% with panthenol and glycerin, labeled by the maker as a skin protectant for chapped, dry, cracked or irritated skin and lips. A thin layer seals dry spots, and it does feel greasy.
Skip it if you hate a greasy film; owners report it on clothes and bedding
A dense glycerin cream the maker sells for extremely dry, cracked hands, with a money-back promise. It works by sitting on the skin, which some owners call greasy.
Skip it if you want it to sink in at once; owners call it greasy or clammy
Twelve percent lactic acid in a plain lotion the maker sells for rough, bumpy, dry skin. It carries a sunburn warning, and the maker warns it may sting broken skin.
Skip it if your skin is freshly shaved or broken; the maker warns of stinging
The foot version, with glycerin and allantoin, sold by the maker for extremely dry, cracked feet. The maker suggests using it at night; results and texture divide owners.
Skip it if you want a peel or an acid; this is a moisturizer
A daily body wash with salicylic acid, niacinamide and ceramides, and no scrub beads. The maker sells it for rough, bumpy skin; owners split on how much it changes.
Skip it if you want a sure fix; some owners see no change after months
5% urea, ceramide and natural moisturizing factors in a medium-weight lotion, free of fragrance, dyes and parabens according to the maker. Recent buyers report a gritty texture, and the label warns about sun sensitivity.
Skip it if you want a silky feel; recent owners report gritty particles
Salicylic and lactic acid with ceramides in a body lotion for rough, bumpy skin. Owners report softness more often than smoother bumps, and it carries a sun warning.
Skip it if you want fast results; some owners say other lactic lotions work quicker
Oat kernel flour, glycerin and petrolatum in a light pump lotion, with no fragrance according to the maker. A wave of long-time users say the new formula is not what they bought for years.
Skip it if your skin is very dry; owners say it wears off within hours
The lotion version of the cream: petrolatum and sorbitol with no fragrance or botanical extracts. It has no ceramides, urea or glycerin, and several owners say it feels filmy more than moisturizing.
Skip it if you want ceramides or urea
Niacinamide and a small dose of peptides in a light lotion with no fragrance on the list. A pleasant daily lotion in a pump that gives up near the bottom of the bottle.
Skip it if you want value; $30 MSRP is a lot for 200 ml
A big tub of sugar in shea and plant oils, scented loudly of rose. It leaves oil behind on purpose, which is the point for some and the problem for others.
Skip it if fragrance bothers you; it also has orange oil and two dyes
Dimethicone 1% with ceramides and niacinamide in a thin cream that sinks in fast. Labeled by the maker to help prevent and temporarily protect chafed, chapped or cracked skin.
Skip it if you want a thick cream; owners call this one watery
Booties you wear for an hour, then wait for your feet to peel. The maker says it can take 5 to 14 days, and for some owners nothing happens at all.
Skip it if you need to show your feet soon; peeling can last into the second week
The pistachio and salted caramel body cream. People buy it for the scent and are right to; it moisturizes fine, and owners do not report the tightening the name sells.
Skip it if fragrance bothers you; parfum is sixth on the list
The aluminum-free stick that made the category mainstream, now without baking soda on its list. The scents are still the draw; long-time owners are the ones complaining about the new formula.
Skip it if you loved the old stick; owners say this one does not match it
A mandelic acid cream for underarms and other body folds, with no aluminum or baking soda, OB/GYN developed according to the maker. Unscented does not mean odorless, and owners are vocal about it.
Skip it if you expect unscented to mean no smell; owners describe a sour odor
A light, scented mineral oil with vitamin A and E. The maker says it helps the appearance of scars and stretch marks; owners are far more sure of the oily feel than the fading.
Skip it if fragrance or essential oils bother you; it has both
An aluminum-free stick from the drugstore, formulated for sensitive skin according to the maker. Odor only, no sweat control, and long-time buyers are unhappy about what recent sticks smell like.
Skip it if you sweat; this is not an antiperspirant and owners feel damp