How to Build a Geranium Body Care Routine for Dry Skin

Quick answer

Build your routine around one rule: add moisture while skin is still damp, then seal it in. Cleanse gently with a low-foam soap, exfoliate only where skin feels rough, and apply a geranium body lotion within three minutes of towelling off. Repeat daily and adjust the exfoliation step down if skin stings.

Your seven-step geranium routine

1. 1. Lower the water temperature: Hot water dissolves the oils that keep skin comfortable. Shower in warm, not hot, water and keep sessions under ten minutes. Mistake to avoid: standing under hot water to warm up, which leaves skin tighter before you have even moisturised.
2. 2. Cleanse with a low-foam soap: Use a soap like Geranium Pebble Soap, which carries the same geranium, peppermint and lavender essential oil blend as the rest of the range. Rub it between wet hands rather than pressing it directly onto dry patches. Checkpoint: skin should feel clean, not squeaky. If it squeaks, the cleanser is too stripping.
3. 3. Exfoliate only the rough zones: Two or three times a week, use a soft brush or cloth on elbows, knees and heels. Skip the face unless the tool is designed for it. Mistake to avoid: scrubbing everywhere daily. Over-exfoliating dry skin makes it drier and more sensitive.
4. 4. Pat, do not rub, when you towel off: Leave a little moisture on the skin. That surface water is what the next step locks in. Checkpoint: skin should still feel slightly damp when you reach for the lotion.
5. 5. Apply lotion within three minutes: Smooth Geranium Hand and Body Lotion 250ml over damp skin, starting at the feet and working upward. Use more on shins and forearms, less on the back. Mistake to avoid: waiting until skin is fully dry, which wastes product and reduces the moisturising effect.
6. 6. Reapply to hands through the day: Hands lose moisture every time you wash them. Keep the lotion within reach and reapply after each wash rather than once in the morning. Checkpoint: if knuckles look white or feel tight by lunchtime, you are under-applying.
7. 7. Review after two weeks: If dryness has improved, hold the routine steady. If it has not, increase the moisturiser frequency before adding new products. Next step: only change one variable at a time so you can tell what is actually working.

Products that fit this routine

• Geranium Hand and Body Lotion 250ml: Geranium Hand and Body Lotion 250ml carries the signature Geranium scent: an uplifting blend of pure essential oils including energising geranium, refreshing peppermint and calming lavender. The 250ml size works for both hands and body, so you can keep one by the sink and one in the bathroom without buying two separate products.
• Geranium Pebble Soap: Geranium Pebble Soap shares the same signature Geranium essential oil blend of geranium, peppermint and lavender. Using the same scent family at the cleanse and moisturise steps keeps the routine coherent and avoids clashing fragrances on dry, reactive skin.