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As we’ve learned this past year, it’s always good to take personal hygiene seriously. You’ve hopefully already got a well-stocked bathroom in terms of your shower routine, but what about the rest of your daily lifestyle? Maybe it’s finally time to level up your hygiene kit with high-quality and skin-friendly body wipes, which are helpful should you forget to bring your hand sanitizer to your favorite restaurant or to refresh on a road trip. What’s great about body wipes and other essential grooming products is that they’re compact, making them the perfect travel grooming items for an all-weekend trip to the backcountry or the beach.
However, body wipes do more than just kill germs, since some are geared toward removing makeup or are imbued with ingredients to target specific skin types — just like your go-to face washes. Now that the season for outdoor adventures is here, let’s do everything we can to stay fresh and clean, starting with the best face and body wipes for men. Be sure to dispose of the wipes properly after use. Don’t flush them, please.
In our pandemic reality where anything we touch needs to be disinfected, the Bravo Sierra body wipes are ideal for on-the-go sanitizing. The brand’s industrial-grade products are tested by active military personnel, and they work just as effectively on civilians. Take these thick body wipes, for example, which can be used as a natural substitute for your good hand sanitizers, thanks to germ-fighting ingredients like leaf juice and citric acid (found in oranges and limes).
Sometimes you need a bit more than just a wipe down. Enter Anthony’s glycolic acid-infused body wipes, which gently slough off dirt and impurities and exfoliate your skin at the same time. They also contain soothing aloe vera to prevent your skin from drying out. We love a good multitasking product.
We’re thoroughly impressed by these body wipes from Hiki, a line specializing in sweat products that are fragrance-free, vegan, and made with natural ingredients. These wipes contain cucumber extract, lavender oil, and rosemary and can cleanse even the most sensitive skin.
If you love the brand’s 4-in-1 Essential Face Tonic (like most editors who have tried it), then you’re in for a real treat with these Essential Face Wipes from Ursa Major. Ingredients like aloe hydrate and soothe, green tea fights pollution, and both willow bark and sugarcane exfoliate. If you’re the type of guy who finds himself in need of a midday face freshening, then add these to your bag as soon as you can. One use, and you’ll wonder how you got along without them before.
Sometimes you need a step up from a simple solution for a sebum-saturated face. If you’re like a lot of guys who can’t find the best acne spot treatment and still break out, these blemish-clearing facial wipes from Yes To will do you right. Witch hazel, tomato, and a mild dose of salicylic acid help get deep into pimple-prone pores to keep skin clean and clear. Good old glycerin traps moisture to keep your face from feeling tight or dry.
Designed for the man on the go (and modeled after wipes used out in the field), these aptly named Field Towels cover your face and body. They’re designed to both cleanse and refresh, so stock up for camping trips, day hikes, and any time you need a clean jolt.
Oars & Alps takes a natural approach to grooming, using one side as an exfoliant and the other side for a cooling boost of caffeine. They’re ideal for after long flights or a busy commute.
Delivered in a pack of 50 for maximum utility, these bamboo-based wet wipes are all-natural, safe, and ready to soothe and cleanse your skin and body. Made with unique ingredients like bamboo and aloe, they’re some of the best face and body wipes you can buy now.
These aptly named wipes are best for outdoor explorers and adventurers (or casual campers) who need a clean, safe pick-me-up on the go. They’re also compostable and ideal for fighting back against odor and grime on the trail.
Viking Revolution has a knack for outfitting men with the best beard care and grooming products on the market, and they’ve taken it a step further with these useful body wipes. They’re extra-thick and made to leave you feeling refreshed after a long day.
With a name like that, what’s not to love about these ready-for-anything face and body wipes? They’re infused with vitamins for a valuable boost beyond just cleansing and cleaning.
Cooling bamboo and aloe leaf ingredients give these facial wipes their powers, which makes them ideal to use any time you need a pick-me-up, like at the office or before happy hour. They’re designed for everyone, so keep an eye on your supply to ensure they don’t run out.
DRMTLGY has put its full might into these eco-friendly body wipes, made in an extra-large size to get you fully clean and refreshed on the go. Delivered in a pack of 45, you’ll have more than enough for plenty of use whenever you need them.
Degree’s reliable grooming essentials deliver something for everyone right when you need it, from a clean shave to a refreshed look and feel after long days. These deodorant wipes are perfectly suited to check off the second item on that list without missing a beat.
What makes these the perfect go-to for your no-no zone? Well, they’re full of aloe and vitamins B and E and lack parabens, phthalates, chlorine, formaldehyde, and alcohol, which means that the sensitive equipment you have down there will be better off than before. Most of all, they have a manly scent of leather, black peppercorn, patchouli, musk, citrus, and warm wood.
Hand sanitizers aren’t always all they’re cracked up to be — they almost all contain triclosan. This is a chemical that’s a known endocrine disruptor (it interferes with your hormone functions) and could likely be the main contributor to antibiotic-resisting bacteria. Some brands dropped it for another questionable option, benzalkonium chloride. These EO Wipes are free of both and do a killer job against germs by using sugar cane ethanol, a natural disinfectant that does no harm when absorbed into the skin or our ecosystem.
Maybe you’re one of the guys who work out over lunch, or your job has you running around all day, or maybe you’re just a heavy sweater with important places to go. Whatever the case, these big body wipes from Goodwipes use tea tree oil, peppermint, and ginseng (but no alcohol) to hold you over until you can shower again. They are fully biodegradable, so feel good adding them to your roomy gym bag, Dopp kit, or briefcase. Just make sure you add them to the trashcan and not the toilet when you’re done.
These biodegradable facial wipes from Busy Beauty are great for both you and the planet. Each wipe contains alpha-hydroxy acids to minimize pores, glycolic acid to cleanse and exfoliate the skin, and calendula to protect against stress and aging — the perfect product for anyone with oily or combination skin. Detox your skin in one fell swoop (or wipe).
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