10 Best Body Scrubs in Malaysia | Best of Beauty 2023

Although it’s not a must, body scrubs are a great deal to eliminate the build-up and nourish the new skin underneath. They help to reveal the radiant glow that’s been hidden due to the impurities, brighten the skin, smooth out the flaky dry skin, and you’ll eventually feel so much cleaner than depending on your regular soap alone. With an extensive variety of body scrubs available in the market, which then is the best body scrub in Malaysia? In our Best of Beauty series, we have curated the latest 10 Best Body Scrubs in Malaysia, providing quality recommendations to suit your budget and lifestyle.

This article was last updated on 19 January 2023

10 Best Body Scrubs in Malaysia

1. Dermalogica Thermafoliant Body Scrub

Best overall

Efficiently exfoliates with its dual-action, the Dermalogica Thermafoliant Body Scrub helps to bring out your radiant glow at its finest—the Indian Bamboo Stem physically exfoliates to refine skin texture and brighten skin tone, whereas the Papain (from papaya) and lactic acid dissolve dull skin and dead skin cells. The granules are made of natural sea salt that contains botanical extracts like chamomile, white tea, coffeeberry, and liquorice to revitalize, hydrate, and infuse the skin with antioxidants. 

In addition, the white oils of the tea tree and grapefruit peel purify the impurities and you’ll feel refreshed like a newly born. We recommend applying this scrub 2 to 3 times per week for the best result. 

Why buy this:

• Made of natural sea salt
• Dual-action exfoliation 
• Refines skin texture and brightens skin tone
• Revitalizes, hydrates, and infuses the skin with antioxidants

2. The Body Shop Spa Of The World™ African Ximenia Scrub

For silky-soft skin

What’s better than having a pleasing scented and silky-soft body at the same time? Made of Ximenia fruit with African Spa Wisdom™ fragrance, the Body Shop Spa Of The World™ African Ximenia Scrub gently exfoliates while leaving you a scent that’s enjoyable to smell and feels relaxing to the body and mind. What’s even better is, this body scrub is rich in luxurious oil so it won’t make your skin flaky and dry.

Why buy this:

• With pleasing African Spa Wisdom™ scent
• For silky-soft skin
• Rich in luxurious oil

3. Skindom Cucumber Soft Scrub

Best to fight ageing skin

If you’re in your middle 30s and wish to slow down the ageing, the Skindom Cucumber Soft Scrub is the solution. Containing cucumber extract with aloe vera, this body scrub moisturizes while tackling wrinkles, fine lines, and those damages caused by whether the environment or the sun exposure. Furthermore, it’s also rich in vitamin C and caffeic acid that also contribute to antioxidant activity as well as collagen production, leaving you the skin that feels plump, moist, and soft to the touch.

Why buy this:

• Best for slowing down the ageing
• Contains cucumber extract with aloe vera
• Moisturizes while tackling wrinkles, fine lines, and skin damages
• Contributes to the antioxidant activity and collagen production

4. Tanamera Tropical Boreh Body Scrub

Exotic tropical therapy

With the Tanamera Tropical Boreh Body Scrub, you can experience the goodness of Bali’s spa any time, anywhere. Combining exotic spices, it’s a kind of something that’ll scrub away the impurities while at the same time, warming your body out. Thanks to its ginger and clove, you can count on this scrub to give you soft and supple skin as well as to ward off the cold, muscular numbness, arthritic joints, sore muscles, and poor circulation.

Why buy this:

• Provides the Bali’s goodnesses
• Contains exotic ‘warming’ herbs
• Leaves the soft and supple skin while warming the body out
• Wards off body concerns

5. L’Occitane Almond Shower Body Scrub

Fresh almond scents

The L’Occitane Almond Shower Body Scrub is made for those who appreciate the beauty of almond scents as well as its benefits. It’s enriched with almond oil and crushed cells that cleanse, exfoliate, and delicately perfume the skin with fresh almond fragrance. Other than its wonderful job in giving soft and smooth skin, this body scrub helps to prepare your skin for the next regimen so it’ll be absorbed better.

Why buy this:

• With a fresh almond scent
• For soft and smooth skin
• Helps the skin to prepare for the next regimen

6. Naam Kopi’Co Body Scrub

Relaxing coffee scrub

Good news for coffee lovers. With the Naam Kopi’Co Body Scrub, now you can scrub off the skin’s impurities with your favourite beverage! Feels energetic yet relaxing, this one is ready to bring out the radiant side of yours.

Made from natural ingredients, it contains nothing but Arabica coffee, coconut flakes, and organic coconut oil. While the caffeine in your coffee helps to kick start your day, the caffeine in this body scrub acts as a good anti-inflammatory agent that reduces cellulite, stretch marks, acne, and rashes. Meanwhile, the coconut flakes and organic coconut oil are sure to lock-in moisture, fights free radicals, and stimulate body circulation. An all-in-all solution!

Why buy this:

• Best for coffee lovers
• Reveals the radiant-looking skin
• Contains Arabica coffee, coconut flakes, and organic coconut oil
• A good anti-inflammatory agent
• For extra moisture

7. Mikaseries Face & Body Brightening Scrub

Appliable on face

Unlike the rest of the products in this list that are only intended for the body, the Mikaseries Face & Body Brightening Scrub lets you purify both your face and your body so you don’t have to break the bank for another face scrub later on. This scrub helps you look radiant by reducing redness, unclogging and diminishing enlarged pores, and warding off the dead skin cells (of course). Plus, it’s non-abrasive, gentle, and safe enough for those with sensitive skin types.

Why buy this:

• Best for face and body
• Reduces redness
• Unclogs and diminishes enlarged pores
• Non-abrasive and not harsh
• Suitable for sensitive skin

8. Good Virtues Co Radiant Renewing Body Salt Scrub

For a brighter skin

Black Seed Oil or Habbatus Sauda can be easily found in many beauty products for its ability in repairing, restoring, and rejuvenating the skin. According to Healthline, it’s widely used in oils and moisturizers and is proven to reduce inflammation as well as aid in wound healing. If you wish your skin to become soft and moist, which of course you do, the Good Virtues Co Radiant Renewing Body Salt Scrub contains all of these benefits. It’s rich in purifying Black Seed Oil and natural Himalayan extracts that reveal the fairer, brighter, and more radiant skin. 

Why buy this:

• Formulated with Black Seed Oil
• Repairs restores and rejuvenates
• For fairer, brighter, and more radiant skin

9. Verbena Linn Body Scrub

Natural sea salt cleansing

When compared to other conventionals that commonly have white granules, this Verbena Linn Body Scrub has 4 different attractive colours that each of them represents 4 different fruity scents to choose from—Candy Moscato, Autumn Mango, Peach Mountain, and Berries Cream. Its fine waxy ice texture is made of high-quality sea salt that gently exfoliates while retaining moisture, and it uses niacinamide and essential oil that guarantee a brighter complexion, extra skin-soothing, nourishments, and protection. Packed with an elegant glass bottle, it’s sure that you’ll never be bored putting this one onto your skin.

Why buy this:

• With attractive yet safe colours
• Made of high-quality sea salt
• Enriched with niacinamide and essential oil
• Guarantees a brighter complexion, extra skin-soothing, nourishments, and protection

10. Mustika Ratu Lulur Kocok Sri Gading

Best budget

Mustika Ratu has been everyone’s favourite when it comes to a naturally-derived beauty product, and this Mustika Ratu Lulur Kocok Sri Gading is one of their best-selling (and it’s cheap too!). Its scrub granules work efficiently enough to remove dead skin cells and those stubborn impurities off your skin so you’ll become squeaky clean and brighter than ever. There are Temugiring extract, yellow leaf extract, turmeric, Ylang flower, and pandanus leaves in its ingredients list and you’ll be stunned by how smoother and fragrant your skin becomes.

Why buy this:

• Best budget pick
• Efficiently removes dead skin cells and the stubborn impurities
• For squeaky clean and brighter skin
• Gives smoother and fragrant skin

FAQ

Which is the best brand for body scrubs in Malaysia?

Famous for its healthy skincare, Dermalogica is also one of the best brands for body scrubs in Malaysia.

Where to buy a body scrub in Malaysia?

You used to only be able to buy a body scrub in Malaysia in retail stores, but now you can purchase them online for the ultimate convenience and even enjoy discounted prices! Lazada and Shopee are my go-to for beauty and skincare products. It is also a great place to compare the price of body scrubs in Malaysia. 

We hope that our guide on the 10 Best Body Scrubs in Malaysia will help you to buy the best body scrub in Malaysia. Do also read our other buying guides too. Please do share this along with your friends if you have found this useful. Do look forward to more buying guides that we will be releasing soon!

This post was brought to you by The Wedding Vow.

Disclosure: All opinions remain the writer’s own. There may be paid or sponsored mentions in the above article, but we believe in honesty of relationship, opinion, and identity. We will only recommend services that we have tried and tested ourselves or have done extensive research and find them to be useful recommendations. For more information, kindly refer to our copyright & disclosure policy.

To get featured on The Wedding Vow, email advertise@theweddingvowsg.com for advertising, editorial@theweddingvowsg.com for media.