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Jess Beech

I asked experts how often I should moisturise my face and body - this was their definitive answer

A beige backdrop with an image of a woman with curly hair, holding a moisturiser over her eye with some face cream on her cheek, smiling with her eyes shut, beside a picture of Sol de Janiero body butter with a swoosh of cream and alpha H body serum.

When I was younger, I could spend hours inspecting an ingrown hair on my leg. Now, I'm much too busy to look directly at my legs, to iron trousers to put on them or get them waxed, let alone apply moisturiser.

And still, my legs should consider themselves lucky. If I ever find the time to apply body cream, they’re first in line, while my poor scaly shoulders and stomach barely ever get a look in.

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