Summer is the season of outdoor fun, and it's a good time to remember that the skin on your body needs just as much love as the skin on your face. Whether you're looking for something lightweight to keep you hydrated while enduring the summer heat, something with spf to protect your skin from the sun, or something with a fun summer fragrance, here are our top picks for best summer body lotions at Sephora.
ITEM: 1802412
Size: 8.1 oz/ 240 mL
$48.00
It’s always a must-have for me, especially in summer time. I have dry patches on my upper arms, and dry hands too but this is my favourite go-to lotion!...I have the shower gel, the body spray, and the lotion. LOVE the smell. Expensive as far as lotions go. ...My favourite body lotion!
What it is: An iconic, fast-absorbing body cream that visibly tightens skin with caffeine-rich guaranà—infused with the warm, gourmand scent of Cheirosa ’62.
Fragrance Family: Warm & Spicy
Scent Type: Warm & Sweet Gourmand
Key Notes: Salted Caramel, Pistachio, Vanilla
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Guaranà Extract: Is a caffeine-rich ingredient that visibly tightens skin.
- Cupuaçu Butter: Locks in lasting hydration that absorbs quickly, without a greasy feel.
- Coconut Oil: Melts quickly into skin to soften, condition, and replenish moisture.
$30.00
I am a true lotion Junkie, I have tried at least 200 lotions in the past decade and this is by far the best. ...Nice body lotion! I like the way it applies and I like that it's unscented.
What it is: An intensely hydrating body cream, powered by caffeine and niacinamide, to visibly tone your skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Caffeine from Green Coffee Beans: Visibly firms skin.
- Niacinamide: Visibly improves texture and supports the moisture barrier.
- Sugarcane-Derived Squalane: Mimics skin’s natural lipids, delivering intense hydration.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This silky, fragrance-free hydrator extends the benefits of star skincare ingr
$42.00
Usually the higher the spf, the heavier the sunscreen will be. But for this spf 40 body sunscreen, it is much lightweight than my expectation that I can even apply it to my face! ...I was gifted this body sunscreen by Supergoop. As it’s approaching summer, this item is definitely necessary.
What it is: A subtly shimmery body lotion with SPF 40 that helps give skin an all-over healthy glow while protecting it from UV rays.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- White Stargrass: Protects from oxidative stress and provides a brightening effect.
- Coconut Alkanes: Lock in hydration and leave the skin with a silky, smooth finish.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This whipped, airy lotion helps give the body a warm, soft glow and provides broad-spectrum protection.
ITEM: 2561918
Size: 3.4 oz / 100 mL
$38.00
SUMMER MUST HAVE ! ☀️✨...This lotion is a MUST HAVE for the summertime! I love how it is a lightweight full body sunscreen that does not have that terrible, typical sunscreen smell or leaving my skin with that dreadful white case;this left my body with a nice glow. ...A really nice lotion/spf hybrid!...I love that this is a glow boosting body sunscreen/lotion. It definitely leaves a beautiful pearlescent finish on my skin once applied.
What it is: A pearlescent and lightweight body sunscreen that visibly illuminates all skin tones with an island glow.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sea Moss: A nutrient-rich seaweed that hydrates, supports, and protects skin.
$15.00
A side note, since it has AHA which makes skin more sensitive to the sun make sure to put SPF on the parts of your body that you used your cream on....I love this body cream. It hydrates you well in Texas summer.
What it is: An AHA body lotion that exfoliates, moisturizes, and leaves skin looking more radiant.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- AHA and PHA: Exfoliates and improves the look of skin texture.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates skin.
What Else You Need to Know: SEPHORA COLLECTION’S Resurfacing Body Lotion is suitable for all skin types, even sensitive. It moisturizes and visibly smooths skin for quick results: skin is hydrated, and texture looks improved. After 28 days, skin is smoother and visibly more radiant. This lotion is enriched with nine percent exfoliating AHA and PHA and contains hyaluronic acid to moisturize the skin. Its tube is made with 63 percent recycled plasti
$42.00
This body sunscreen comes in a huge bottle with a pump, so points for that. ...I love this ISDIN Uradin lotion 10 hydrating body lotion with sunscreen. This was perfect for my Portugal vacation where the sun is shining and the UV is very high.
What it is: A fast-absorbing, dermatologist-tested body lotion that smooths skin naturally and provides long-lasting moisture.
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Uneven Texture, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Fragrance Description: This unique formula works to replenish and retain moisture in the skin. A blend of emollients supports the skin's natural moisture barrier, while dexpanthenol hydrates and soothes. It also contains a pleasant unisex fragrance.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 10% ISDIN Urea: Retains water in the skin to promote optimal hydration.
- Emollients: Help to nourish the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
- 3% Dexpanthenol: Hydrates.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formald
$41.00
The smell is pleasant, but natural and doesn't add an additional scent to your body after body lotion, perfume, etc....Body Butter of the Century...I adore this body butter, especially as I live in Chicago and the winters are brutal on dry skin.
What it is:
A luxurious, butter-rich body cream that softens dryness-prone skin.
What it is formulated to do:
So silky, skin drinks it up instantly, this moisturizer penetrates dryness-prone skin, delivering a new kind of softness to elbows, knees, heels. It absorbs easily, providing instant comfort and hydration so that skin stays soothed and comforted all day.
What else you need to know:
This product is ideal for all skin types and is particularly suitable for very dry skin.
$14.00
Because this lotion is so lightweight it is great for summer use, just make sure it is with SPF as the directions say. ...Finally found a body lotion that I love! This lotion is lightweight and doesn’t leave that thick, sticky feeling like most other lotions.
What it is: A daily body moisturizer that is formulated with three percent PHA which hydrates and exfoliates to achieve and maintain healthy-looking skin.
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 3% PHA (Gluconolactone): Dual-action acid effectively exfoliates and increases skin hydration.
- Jojoba: Hydrates, softens, and smooths skin.
- Rice Bran: Helps nourish skin and visibly even skin tone.
Ingredient Callouts: It is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight water cream gently but effectively exfoliates whilst hydrating the skin barrier for smoother, brighter, and more even-looking skin. The instan
$32.00
My new favorite body lotion!...I love the packaging of this product it feels high quality and the body milk itself is really nice and absorbs quickly unlike most lotions I’ve tried. ...Where's The SPF...sad....Can we get an spf body lotion fenty, like please Rihanna please.
What it is: A lightweight, silky moisturizer that rapidly hydrates, sinks in quick, and has a delicious blend of butters and oils for soft, replenished skin in seconds.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Kalahari Melon, Baobab, and Coconut Oils: Hydrate and replenish skin and deliver a healthy sheen.
- Shea, Mango, and Cocoa Butters: Visibly soften, condition, and smooth skin
- Barbados Cherry Extract: Renews and revives thirsty skin.
Ingredient Callouts: It is also vegan.
What Else You Need to Know: This body lotion plumps skin with hydration, boosts elasticity, and supports skin’s moisture barrier. Kalahari melon, b
$48.00
This lotion is my new go to! My body feels so moisturized and hydrated, which is great because I spend a lot of my time outside in the pool at summer and the chlorine tends to dry my entire body out! ...Best Body Lotion for Dry Skin and Eczema...Great body lotion to carry around in your bag as it is very handy.
What it is: A luxurious AHA and BHA exfoliant body cream that visibly smooths rough, bumpy, crepey skin (including skin with keratosis pilaris) while moisturizing with shea butter, coconut oil, and jojoba oil.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dryness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- AHA Blend 6%: Exfoliates dead skin cells, visibly reducing discoloration and smoothing texture.
- Willow Bark Extract (BHA): Unclogs congested pores, promoting healthy- and clear-looking skin.
- Bisabolol: A soothing agent extracted from chamomile that calms skin.