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Slather Exfoliating Body Serum.

Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum
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About this product

An exfoliating body serum combining retinol, lactic acid, and urea to smooth and refine skin texture.

Guru Score

79%

Yay

6 experts · Moderate agreement
6Gurus
5Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Lightweight serum texture, no heavy butters
  • Exfoliates without stinging or irritation
  • Combines exfoliating and hydrating ingredients

What they flagged

  • Requires sun protection when using retinol on body

What the gurus are saying

This serum pairs chemical exfoliants with retinol to deliver buttery, soft skin, and dermatologists praise how it balances heavy-hitting actives with nourishing ingredients like squalene and green tea. Using it roughly twice weekly can help refine body skin, though anyone applying retinol to their body needs strong sun protection (think UPF rash guards or UV visors, especially before time outdoors) to avoid sun damage.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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"This topicals exfoliating body serum is here. It has retinol. It has lactic acid and urea. It also has ubiquinone which is an antioxidant that has decent penetration in the skin. It can help improve ubiquinone or Q10 levels in your own skin. This is on offer here for $12.99, which I think is a pretty good deal. However, urea, lactic acid, hello intensive."
Yay
"Another body product that I've been shouting about for years is the one by Topicals. This is their Slather. It also is a great active body lotion. It has retinol, lactic acid, urea, and squalane. Great for mature skin to help with that crepey, flaky skin."
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"Another body product that I've been shouting about for years is the one by Topicals. This is their Slather. It also is a great active body lotion. It has retinol, lactic acid, urea, and squalane. Great for mature skin to help with that crepey, flaky skin."
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"This is the one by Topicals, it's called Slather. I've been using it for years. It has urea, it has lactic, it has squalene, and it has retinol. It is a beautiful exfoliating body lotion for after the shower. I also use it on a daily basis if my legs are just looking a little creepy. I love the serum. It's a repeat since it launched, I think two, almost maybe three years ago. I love it."
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"This is their Slather body care. Absolutely love this, I've gone through so many tubes I can't even count. It is a beautiful body lotion with retinol, AHAs, BHA. It just does a beautiful job at exfoliating and it also has retinol so it helps with skin turnover. It has made all the difference in my skin."
Yay
"The last one is the Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum, and this one is going to be a little bit more pricey at thirty dollars. It's got AHAs like glycolic acid and lactic acid to really help slough off dead skin cells that can build up and potentially cause acne. It's also got urea for moisturizing the skin, as well as encapsulated retinol so it stays stable and doesn't get compromised before it reaches the areas it's targeting, the dark spots. I think this is a really great product, really amazing if you have oily skin because it doesn't have all those thick butters and waxes that could potentially make you feel congested. I'm currently using it and I'm loving every minute of it."
Yay
"Topicals Slather has an exfoliating body serum which has retinol, lactic acid, and urea. Just beware going to the beach you do not want to burn if you are using retinol on your body you really do have to protect your skin with a UV visor, a UPF rash guard, you name it."
Yay
"For those days when I need something a little bit extra I'll use the Slather by Topicals, this is an exfoliating body serum that features retinol, lactic acid, urea, and squalene. I love how they have this kind of dichotomy of ingredients right, you've got this good nourishing and loving ingredients but you've got the heavy hitters that can help with exfoliating the skin and you can also bring in the hydration properties of the skin. If you want buttery, soft, smooth skin you definitely should be exfoliating maybe two times a week or so on the body and this is a great product to do it."
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"For those days when I need something a little bit extra I'll use the Slather by Topicals, this is an exfoliating body serum that features retinol, lactic acid, urea, and squalene. I love how they have this kind of dichotomy of ingredients right, you've got this good nourishing and loving ingredients but you've got the heavy hitters that can help with exfoliating the skin and you can also bring in the hydration properties of the skin. If you want buttery, soft, smooth skin you definitely should be exfoliating maybe two times a week or so on the body and this is a great product to do it."
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"I really like this one from Topicals called Slather and it has retinol, lactic acid, urea, squalene, and green tea extract. It's just a really good well-rounded product."
Yay
"Topicals also has this body serum, which is also wonderful if you are struggling with pigmentation elsewhere on the body. This is really great, especially for dry elbows, legs, and knees."
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Frequently asked.

What is Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum?

An exfoliating body serum combining retinol, lactic acid, and urea to smooth and refine skin texture.

Is Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

What is Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum's Guru Score?

Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum best for?

Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum is generally suited to dry skin.

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