Body Care Tips From Switzerland's Leading Dermatologist: How to Keep Skin Healthy From Head to Toe

Healthy skin doesn't stop at your jawline. Just like your face, the skin on your neck, chest, hands, arms, legs, and feet deserves daily care. From sun protection and exfoliation to hydration and body treatments, here are dermatologist Dr. Luigi L. Polla-approved body care tips to help keep your skin healthy, smooth, and youthful-looking from head to toe.

Protect Your (Body) Skin

1. First things first: Get an annual full body exam from a dermatologist to check your moles and detect and prevent skin cancer. 
2. Avoid tanning beds or sun lamps (as you avoid the sun). 
3. Make sure you apply our Protective Day Cream SPF23 daily not just to your face, but also to your neck and upper décolleté year-round.  

Care for Your Neck & Décolleté

1. Treat your neck and chest as an extension of your face. Our founder Dr. Polla always reminds us that our face doesn’t end at the jaw line, but at the décolleté line. Use both products (including SPF) and invest in treatments, as these delicate areas are exposed to the environment almost as much as our face is. Our Firming Gel For Neck And Bust should be used year-round, on the neck and chest but also on the arms and the belly.  
2. Sleep on your back (even for parts of the night) to minimize chest wrinkles (and face wrinkles). 
   
3. Tone and tighten the upper body by doing 100 sit-ups or a 60-second plank every day. Just a few minutes of daily exercise makes a big difference! 

Keep Skin Soft & Smooth

1. Exfoliate, but don't over do it. Help cellular turnover and avoid rough skin with a weekly body scrub, or dry brushing at home treatment. We love a good loofah - and replace ours often. 
2. Avoid very hot water in your bath or shower as it strips the skin of its natural oils and has a drying effect. 
   
3. Nothing looks and feels worse than skin so dry it is ashy. Our Soothing Body Lotion nourishes deeply, all the while healing any irritation (thank you panthenol and lavender) and providing anti-aging benefits (thank you rosemary and green tea). 

Handle Hair Removal & Ingrown Hairs

1. Find the right hair removal method for your skin type, and stick to it. 
2. Prevent inflammation and ingrown hairs with our Skin Repair Gel - it works wonders on face and body, including the most sensitive areas. 

Don't Forget Hands & Feet

1. Care for your hands. “Your hands are your second face,” Dr. Polla likes to say. Our Dry Skin Balm is perfect for hydration and antioxidant benefits at home. In addition, the right professional treatments will make sure your hands don't give away your age.  
2. Care for your feet. Again, our Dry Skin Balm will nourish and will also reduce inflammation (read anti-pain) thanks to willow bark extract. 
3. Care for your legs with our Optimizing Body Contour Gel, which helps to minimize the look of cellulite and reduce water retention thanks to laminaries and 9% caffeinated ingredients. 

Embrace Body Confidence & Healthy Habits

1. Remember that every body is a beach body. Always be kind to yourself. The goal is to feel healthy, and look like the best version of yourself, not like anyone else! 
   
2. A cold rinse at the end of a bath or shower works wonders for water retention and blood circulation. It is a “mind over body” ordeal, yet it feels so good and refreshing! 
3. Make it a point to spend 30 minutes outdoors every day. Take a walk, garden, go for a quick run. Nothing makes the body feel better than a bit of physical exertion. 

Healthy body skin isn't achieved with one miracle product—it's the result of small, consistent habits. Daily hydration, gentle exfoliation, sun protection, and treating your body with the same care as your face will help keep your skin healthy and resilient for years to come.