From smoothing stubborn cellulite to toning slack skin, using a body firming lotion seems like a no-brainer. But with so many options, where do you start? We’ve rounded up the most effective firming lotions to help tighten up those trouble spots.
HydroPeptide Firming Moisturizer
This moisturizer boasts an elixir of multiperformance peptides, green tea and hyaluronic acid to diminish imperfections while slimming and firming skin and providing long-lasting, never-greasy hydration. $120, shop.hydropeptide.com
AHAVA Firming Body Cream
Infused with skin-firming plant extracts, alphahydroxy acids and ingredients like caffeine and vitamin E, this silky formula purportedly naturally defines your body’s contours by draining toxins, recovering lost firmness and improving the tone of your skin. Massage into skin in circular motions for best results. $39, ahavaus.com
SkinCeuticals Body Tightening Concentrate
Formulated for areas that gravity loves to target such as the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, knees and upper arms, this cooling concentrate claims to stimulate collagen to essentially reinflate skin, resulting in a long-lasting smooth, tight surface. Apply twice a day to the areas you’d like to see tightened. $75, skinceuticals.com
Jergens Natural Glow + Firming Daily Moisturizer
This daily moisturizer provides a natural-looking glow while working to give you visibly firmer skin with less-noticeable cellulite and claims to improve elasticity in as little as seven days. $9, jergens.com
Perricone MD Cold Plasma Body
Formulated with the brand’s Cold Plasma technology, this anti-aging, all-over body lotion helps to revive dull and dehydrated skin while improving the appearance of cellulite with its concentrated level of caffeine. Brand founder, Dr. Perricone, recommends applying it to your entire body in the morning and at night for best results. $98, perriconemd.com
mio Get Waisted Sculpting Body Shaper
One pump of this formula purportedly works to increase energy levels in your skin in order to tighten, de-bloat and discourage fat deposits in your abdomen area. Be sure to massage onto your stomach and back for at least 30 seconds for a flatter, firmer tummy with continued use. $56, mioskincare.com
Karin Herzog Silhouette
This cellulite-fighting cream boasts a concentration of 4-percent active oxygen to help disperse irregular fatty deposits and detox skin by increasing blood flow and hydration levels. Don’t be surprised at the slight stinging sensation that you’ll feel at first—it’s just the oxygen ingredients working to extract toxins. $55, us.karinherzog.com