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8 body firming creams for perfectly smooth, svelte skin

“You [creams] keep me young, oh I love you so much”

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / April 21 2023

We’ll be the first to put up our hands and admit that we can’t cope without slathering on a layer of moisturiser every day.

But we want more than just hydration, which is why we love having an army of body firming creams in our collections to attack everything from tone, texture, and even cellulite.

These toning body moisturisers incorporate a cocktail of ingredients (such as caffeine, AHAs, and bio-mimicking lipids) that help to smooth, tighten and firm skin from head to toe.

Here are eight body firming creams that we really rate for the job…

BodyBlendz Face & Body Anti-Cellulite Lotion

Bid adieu to unwanted dryness, cellulite and problem skin with this all-over miracle lotion. It works to revive the skin's youthful elasticity and structure, from stubborn areas of the legs, butt and arms, to sagging skin and cellulite of the neck and jawline. Lightweight and readily absorbed, it contains a perfectly balanced blend of botanical extracts and enzymes to effectively lift and slim.

$45.99 at BodyBlendz

Ole Henriksen BeamCream Smoothing Body Moisturizer

This whipped body moisturiser may feel luxurious when applying but ingredients like caffeine, fruit enzymes and AHAs are actually working overtime to smooth uneven skin texture and promote circulation. Essential fatty acids, rich butters and oils round out the squad, providing nourishment and reinforcing healthy-looking skin.

$57 at Sephora

Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream

Firming and energising, this squalane-infused body cream tones the skin, restores elasticity and nourishes too. Caffeine, niacinamide and squalane work in unison to enhance hydration, smooth skin and texture, and promote optimal barrier function.

$55 at Sephora

First Aid Beauty Sculpting Body Lotion

Boasting a sculpting formula full of firming peptides, tightening caffeine, and hydrating glycerin, this body firming cream smooths, firms and lifts the appearance of sagging skin. Ceramides and colloidal oatmeal lend a helping hand in terms of hydration, providing long-lasting and soothing moisturisation.

$48 at Sephora

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

Probably the most famous body firming cream on this list, Sol de Janeiro’s cult-favourite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream includes a caffeine-rich guaraná extract to smooth and tighten skin. Acai and Brazil nut oils protect against environmental aggressors, condition skin and provide a healthy glow. The scent of pistachio, salted caramel and vanilla certainly doesn’t hurt its case either.

$87 at Harrods

Frank Body Perky Sculpting Body Hydrator

Minimise the appearance of cellulite and stretch marks with this robusta coffee-infused sculpting body cream. All that coffee helps to firm, stimulate blood flow and promote collagen, while antioxidant-rich acai promotes a more radiant complexion, and shea butter nourishes. Thought your coffee fix was satiated with this pick? Think again. The packaging can be reused as your new favourite coffee cup. We can feel the caffeine-induced jitters coming on already…

$28 at Frank Body

Bangn Body Fragrance Free Firming Lotion

Nourishment at the forefront of your body care routine? This fragrance-free version of Bangn Body’s Firming Lotion is jam-packed full of avocado, jojoba, sunflower and coconut oil to really seal in as much hydration as possible. But it’s the coffee bean extract and pineapple extract that will leave your skin revitalised and glowing post-application.

$48 at Sephora

Elucent Anti Ageing Body Moisturiser

The Elucent Anti Ageing Body Moisturiser helps to firm, exfoliate and improve skin tone and texture using a potent blend of AHAs and vitamins B3 and E. The emollient formula melts into limbs and works to effectively rehydrate dry skin all over the body.

$15.49 at Chemist Warehouse

Before you start moisturising, let's talk about exfoliation. Here are 7 body scrubs that won’t make a mess in your shower.

Main image credit: @dojacat

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).