Body oil is the one skincare step that gets easier in an Australian house. You step out of the shower already damp, and a few drops of oil pressed in is a quick way to moisturise. The catch is that search results for body oil mix moisturising oils with massage, shimmer and tanning products.
So this guide covers moisturising body oils only. Massage oils are out: they are built to stay slippery for a long glide, which is exactly what you do not want before you put a shirt on. Shimmer and glow oils are out: they are a cosmetic finish that transfers onto everything you sit on. Tanning and gradual-tan oils are a different aisle again, and we cover those in our fake tan guide. What is left is eight bottles listed on Amazon Australia, six of which were buyable and two of which could not be bought on 16 October 2026.
What is the best body oil in Australia right now?
For most people the answer is the Weleda Harmonising Body Oil Wild Rose. It is a moisturising body oil blending wild rose, sweet almond and organic jojoba in a 100 mL bottle, certified natural by NATRUE, and rated 4.7 out of 5 from 8,905 Amazon Australia ratings. The listing describes the scent as delicate damask roses.
If you hate the feeling of oil sitting on your skin, buy the Aveeno Daily Moisturising Body Oil Mist instead. Its listing calls it a lightweight oil spray and a dry oil, built on oat oil and jojoba oil. It has the most ratings of any pick in this guide by a wide margin, 25,271 at 4.6 out of 5, and the listing says to spray it close to the skin and massage it in.
On a tight budget, the Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula Body Oil is the cheapest of our eight picks: extra virgin coconut oil with green coffee extract in a 150 mL bottle, rated 4.6 out of 5 from 12,110 Amazon Australia ratings, with a coconut scent.
A body oil is a plant oil or oil blend applied to the skin after bathing to slow the water already in the skin from evaporating. A dry oil, in the Aveeno listing's words, is a lightweight oil spray that you spray close to the skin and massage in.
How do our eight body oil picks compare?
Everything below is a moisturising body oil listed on Amazon Australia. The last column shows each bottle's shopper rating, with its number of ratings in brackets. The Weleda is our overall pick, the Aveeno has the most ratings and the Palmer's is the cheapest of the eight, so compare those three first.
How did we choose these body oils?
We checked the Amazon Australia listing for each of the eight bottles, reading the maker's bullets and product information table alongside the live stock status and shopper ratings. Only moisturising body oils sold for everyday use made the list, and the points below show how we kept it fair across formats and budgets.
Last checked: 16 October 2026.
- Moisturisers only. Each pick is sold for everyday moisturising, not as a massage, shimmer or tanning product; two of them, the Elizabeth Arden and The Jojoba Company, are also listed for face and hair, and both could not be bought on 16 October 2026.
- Live Australian listings. Six of the eight bottles were buyable from Amazon Australia on 16 October 2026; the other two could not be bought and are marked on their cards.
- Real shopper feedback. Star ratings and review counts come from the live Amazon Australia listing and run from 73 to 25,271 ratings. The Aveeno has the most ratings, and the Weleda has the most of the three picks that share the top rating of 4.7 out of 5 (8,905 against 136 and 73).
- One bottle per brand, spread across formats and budgets, so the eight picks are not the same product with different labels.
Best overall: Weleda Harmonising Body Oil Wild Rose
If you want one bottle on the shelf and no further thinking, this is it. Weleda blends organic wild rose oil with sweet almond and organic jojoba, and the result is a proper cushiony oil rather than a thin slick. It is a 100 mL bottle, made in Germany, certified natural by NATRUE, and the listing says it is free from synthetic preservatives, fragrances, colourants and raw materials from mineral oils, with product details listing it as paraben free and phthalate free.
NATRUE is a natural and organic cosmetics certification. The Weleda listing says Natrue certified cosmetics are made with non genetically modified natural and derived natural substances, and it names organic wild rose oil and organic jojoba oil.
It earns the top spot on the rating and on the size of the review base behind that top rating. At 4.7 out of 5 across 8,905 ratings, it shares the top rating in this guide with the L'Occitane (136 ratings) and The Jojoba Company (73 ratings, could not be bought on 16 October 2026), so its rating rests on a far bigger base than theirs.
In use it suits a night step more than a morning one: the listing says to massage a few drops into damp skin after a shower or bath. The damask rose scent is the part to think about, so be sure you like rose before you buy. People who want their moisturiser to smell like nothing should buy the Neutrogena instead.
The listing positions it for normal and dry skin, which is fair: if your skin is properly cracked in the cooler months, the Bioderma below is the stronger call.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- At 100 mL it is one of the smaller bottles here, so it will not last a whole household long.
- The rose scent is part of the product, so it may compete with a perfume you wear.
- The listing does not state the bottle material, so check it before keeping it on the edge of the bath.
Best body oil if you hate feeling greasy: Aveeno Daily Moisturising Body Oil Mist
If waiting in a towel for an oil to dry puts you off, the Aveeno mist is the answer. It is a 200 mL dry oil spray built on oat oil and jojoba oil, and its listing says to spray it close to the skin and massage it in.
It has the most ratings of any pick in this guide by a very long way, 25,271 at 4.6 out of 5. Aveeno lists it as hypoallergenic and suitable for sensitive skin, and free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, silicones, synthetic dyes and drying alcohol, which matters if you have reacted to something before.
The catch is that a light oil is a light oil. If your shins are properly dry in winter, one pass will feel pleasant but underpowered. It is at its best as a quick daily product, and as a summer option when a heavy oil feels like too much in Brisbane or Darwin humidity.
The spray head throws a wide mist, brilliant for backs and shoulders and wasteful on one elbow, so spray into a palm for small areas.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- Light coverage. Very dry skin will want a second pass or a richer oil.
- The wide spray pattern loses product on the bathroom floor if you are not careful.
- The listing gives the scent name as Shea Butter and its ingredient list includes fragrance, so it is not the fragrance free option.
Best cheap body oil: Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula Body Oil
Palmer's is the budget pick of this guide. It is the cheapest of our eight picks, 150 mL, built on extra virgin coconut oil with green coffee extract. The listing claims 48 hour moisture and calls it a light oil that hydrates and replenishes skin.
What makes it a genuine recommendation rather than just a cheap one is the rating base. Its 12,110 ratings at 4.6 out of 5 are the second biggest review pile in this guide, and it matches the Aveeno and the Neutrogena on score. It is paraben free and phthalate free, and it is a classic body oil rather than a dry oil spray.
This is a coconut oil formula, so expect a coconut scent. In a share house or a family bathroom that is either the best thing about it or the reason someone else will not touch it.
Because it is the cheapest of the eight, it is the one you can use freely, and using an oil generously matters as much as which oil you pick.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- The coconut fragrance is not to everyone's taste.
- Not a dry oil spray like the Aveeno, so give it a few minutes before dressing.
- 150 mL is a middling bottle size for a product you will want to use freely.
Best unscented body oil: Neutrogena Light Sesame Body Oil
If fragrance is the thing that has put you off body oil, start here. The Neutrogena is a plain sesame oil formula in a 250 mL bottle, listed as unscented, and the 250 mL bottle is the largest of our buyable picks. Neutrogena describes it as a sheer moisturising experience that glides on easily and locks in moisture.
It sits at 4.6 out of 5 across 8,249 ratings, a serious amount of agreement. The appeal is the plain formula: the listing names sesame oil as the special ingredient and describes a light sesame formula, with no botanical blend.
Neutrogena calls it a light sesame formula that glides on easily, so expect it to feel closer to the Aveeno than the Weleda, though it is not a spray. A light oil is easy to use too much of, which is fine at this bottle size but does mean care on the tiles.
The 250 mL bottle is the practical argument: if two people are using body oil daily through a Melbourne winter, a big unscented bottle by the shower is a simple way to run it.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- Unscented means unscented. There is no pleasure element here, it is purely functional.
- A light oil in a bottle is easy to use too much of.
- A 250 mL bottle takes more shelf room than the 100 mL bottles.
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream All-Over Miracle Oil, which could not be bought on 16 October 2026
Could not be bought on 16 October 2026: Amazon Australia showed the listing as unavailable and the stock feed reports it out of stock. Elizabeth Arden sells the Eight Hour Cream All-Over Miracle Oil for the face, body and hair, in a 100 mL bottle with a light floral fragrance.
The listing shows 4.6 out of 5 across 2,782 ratings. It says the oil is clinically proven to moisturise skin for up to 8 to 12 hours.
The listing describes a delicately scented oil with a light floral fragrance, and says it adds shine to dry, dull hair without a greasy residue.
Until it is back on sale, the buyable bottles in this guide are the ones to choose from.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- 100 mL will not go far if you use it as a full-body daily oil.
- Fragranced, so it is not the pick for reactive skin.
- Sold for face, body and hair at once, so it is not a body only oil.
Best body oil for rough, flaky skin: Bioderma Atoderm 2-in-1 Oil
Bioderma's Atoderm range is built around very dry skin, and this 150 mL bottle is the oil version. It is the only one of our eight picks whose listing names an AHA, an ester the listing aims at dry, scaly and flaky skin. The listing says the formula has just 13 ingredients, including jojoba and karanja oils, ceramide 3 and squalane.
The listing calls it a nourishing dry oil with a non sticky, satin finish, and says it works on the surface and deeply within the skin to smooth and strengthen.
It is made in France, carries a light hypoallergenic fragrance, and finishes as a dry oil with a satin rather than slick feel. The rating is the honest caveat: 4.5 out of 5 across 221 ratings is the lowest score of our eight picks, on a review base far smaller than the mainstream bottles above.
Buy it if winter reliably turns your shins rough and the light oils have not been enough, not as a pleasant everyday oil.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- The lowest rating of our eight picks, on a modest review base.
- It carries a light fragrance, so it is not the pick if you want none.
- The review base is small next to the Aveeno, Palmer's and Neutrogena.
The Jojoba Company Pure Jojoba Oil, which could not be bought on 16 October 2026
Could not be bought on 16 October 2026: Amazon Australia showed the listing as unavailable and the stock feed reports it out of stock. This is a 250 mL bottle of pure Australian jojoba oil, listed with a single ingredient, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil.
The listing calls it a natural liquid wax ester that closely resembles the skin's sebum and absorbs quickly without clogging pores. It is rated 4.7 out of 5 across 73 ratings, a much smaller base than the Weleda's 8,905.
The listing names uses on the face and body, hair and dry ends, brows, beard and cuticles, and suggests adding a few drops to a moisturiser, body lotion or conditioner. It also says the oil has been recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia as suitable for eczema prone skin.
The flip side is that a pure carrier oil feels plainer than a formulated one. It is jojoba oil and nothing else, and you have to like that.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- The smallest review base of our eight picks, so the rating carries less weight.
- No fragrance and no formulation extras, which some people will find dull.
- Listed for face, hair and more as well as body, so it is not a body only product.
Best body oil for a treat: L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil
L'Occitane describes this as a nourishing body oil enriched with almond oil, in a 100 mL bottle made in France, with a warm, gourmand almond fragrance.
The listing describes a fast absorbing texture that absorbs quickly without a greasy residue, ideal for everyday use. It holds 4.7 out of 5 across 136 ratings, the same top rating as the Weleda on a much smaller base.
Practically, this is an oil for after a bath rather than a rushed weekday one, and at 100 mL it will not go far on shins every night. If you want the almond scent in the shower, L'Occitane's shower oil is linked below.
Buy it for the almond fragrance and the experience, not because it moisturises more than the Weleda. If your skin is dry, the Weleda or the Bioderma serve you better.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
- A 100 mL bottle, the smallest size tier in this guide.
- A modest review base compared with the mainstream options.
- Fragranced with almond, so check the label first if you react to perfume.
Which body oil should you buy?
Match your situation to a bottle rather than reading all eight sections again. Each row below pairs a common reason for buying body oil with the pick that suits it best, from the Weleda for one good bottle to the Palmer's for stocking a family bathroom cheaply and the L'Occitane for a scented treat.
What should you look for in a body oil?
Four things decide whether a bottle gets used or shoved to the back of the cupboard: format, scent, bottle size and whether the ingredient list suits your skin. Price is not the main factor: the cheapest pick here holds 4.6 out of 5, level with the Aveeno and the Neutrogena.
Which format of body oil suits you?
The format matters more than the ingredient list. Four formats sit on the shelf and they behave completely differently, from a rich classic pour or pump oil to a lightweight dry oil mist, a dry body oil with an AHA ester and a pure carrier oil, so pick the one that fits your routine.
| Format | How it feels | Who it suits |
|---|
| Classic pour or pump oil | Sits on the surface for a minute, then sinks; noticeably rich | Night use, very dry skin, anyone who likes the ritual |
| Dry oil mist or spray | Lightweight oil spray, as the Aveeno listing describes it | Mornings, humid climates, backs and shoulders |
| Dry body oil with an AHA ester | Non sticky, satin finish, as the Bioderma listing describes it | Rough, dry, flaky skin |
| Pure carrier oil | A single plant oil with no added fragrance | Anyone who wants one ingredient for face, body and hair |
Scent is the second filter. A body oil covers a huge surface area, so a fragrance you like in a hand cream can be overwhelming across your whole body and will sit under whatever you wear on top. One of our buyable picks, the Neutrogena, is listed as unscented for exactly this reason.
Match the oil to the skin you have. The Weleda listing is written for normal and dry skin. The Bioderma listing is written around an AHA ester for rough, dry and flaky skin. The Aveeno listing says hypoallergenic and suitable for sensitive skin. If you want no added fragrance, the Neutrogena listing says unscented.
On bottle size, work out how much of you is actually getting oiled. Arms and legs every night is a very different volume from a bit on the elbows, and a 250 mL bottle lasts two and a half times as long as a 100 mL one at the same rate of use. Buying the small bottle of an expensive oil is how people end up rationing it and then not using it.
Ingredients matter less than the marketing suggests, with two exceptions. If you have reacted to skincare before, look for listings that state hypoallergenic and name what has been left out, as the Aveeno listing does; the Bioderma listing says its fragrance is hypoallergenic. If you want the oil to double on your face, a light jojoba or sesame oil is a gentler start than a rich botanical blend.
One Australian wrinkle worth planning around: the same bottle behaves differently across the country and across the year. In a humid tropical summer a rich oil feels like too much and a dry oil mist does not. In a southern winter the opposite is true. A light bottle for summer and a richer one for winter is a more useful pair than one premium bottle you fight with half the year.
How do you get the most out of a body oil?
Apply it to damp skin, not dry. This is the single change that makes body oil work. An oil holds no water of its own, so what it does is slow the water already in your skin from evaporating. On very dry skin you get a slick; on skin still damp from the shower you trap that moisture in.
Pat, do not rub, with the towel first. You want skin damp rather than dripping, then a few drops massaged into damp skin, which is how the Weleda listing puts it. Warm them between your palms first if you like and press them over arms and legs. Give richer oils a few minutes before you dress.
Exfoliate first if your skin is flaky, because oil on dead skin just makes shiny dead skin. A weekly pass with a mitt or a body scrub does more than upgrading to a dearer bottle. If you remove hair at home, our epilator guide covers exfoliating before a session and moisturising after it.
Store the bottle out of direct sun. Plant oils go rancid, and a bottle that has turned smells faintly of crayons or old nuts. Once you notice that, it is finished regardless of the date on the base.
And watch the floor. Oil on tiles is genuinely slippery and builds up invisibly over weeks, so stand on a bath mat and clean the shower base more often.
What else will you want with a body oil?
None of these are essential, but they are what people buy in the month after they start using body oil properly. The list starts with an exfoliating mitt and a dry body brush and goes on to a back scrubber, a shower oil and a towel, each chosen to make the oil work better or the routine easier.
What about the body oils we did not pick?
Bio-Oil is the name many people expect to see here. We left it out on scope rather than quality, because this guide only covers body oils as everyday moisturisers. A missing brand is a scope choice rather than a verdict, and the next paragraphs name the shimmer, fragrance led and massage oils we also left out.
Palmer's Shimmer Radiance, the shimmering Nuxe dry oils and Sol de Janeiro's Bum Bum oil are left out by the same scope: shimmer and fragrance led oils are a cosmetic finish rather than an everyday moisturiser.
This guide covers eight bottles, one per brand, so a brand that is missing is a scope choice rather than a verdict.
Massage oils, including bulk bottles, are out of scope because they are built to stay slippery for a long glide, the opposite of what you want before dressing.
Body oil questions, answered
What is the best body oil in Australia for very dry skin?
For skin that is rough and flaky rather than just tight, start with the Bioderma Atoderm 2-in-1 Oil, a dry body oil whose listing names an AHA ester aimed at flaky skin. The Neutrogena Light Sesame Body Oil is the plainer option, an unscented 250 mL bottle. Apply either to damp skin straight after the shower.
Is body oil better than body lotion?
Neither is better, they do different jobs. A lotion is mostly water held together with emulsifiers, so it sinks in fast. An oil contains no water at all, so it sits on the surface longer and slows moisture leaving the skin, which is why oil belongs on damp skin. See our body lotion guide for lotions.
Does body oil actually moisturise your skin?
Yes, in the sense that matters: an oil slows the water already in your skin from evaporating, but it does not add water itself. That is why body oil works best on skin still damp from the shower, and why the Weleda listing says to massage a few drops into damp skin after a shower or bath.
What is the best smelling body oil in Australia?
Scent is personal, so here is what each bottle is built around. The Weleda is damask rose, the Palmer's is coconut, the L'Occitane is a warm almond, the Bioderma carries a light hypoallergenic fragrance and the Aveeno's scent name is listed as Shea Butter. If you want no added fragrance, the Neutrogena listing says unscented and fragrance free.
Which body oil is fragrance free?
The Neutrogena Light Sesame Body Oil is the fragrance free pick, listed as unscented in a 250 mL bottle with sesame oil as its special ingredient. The Weleda listing says it is free from synthetic fragrances but it is scented with damask rose, so it is not the unscented choice. If you react to fragrance, check the label first.
Which body oil is not greasy?
The Aveeno Daily Moisturising Body Oil Mist is the pick for a light finish: its listing calls it a lightweight oil spray and a dry oil, free of silicones and mineral oil. L'Occitane's listing says it absorbs quickly without a greasy residue. Richer oils such as the Palmer's need a few minutes before dressing.
Does body oil stain sheets and clothes?
It can, which is why format matters. The Aveeno is a spray listed as a dry oil, the safer bet before you dress. Richer oils such as the Weleda and Palmer's are better as a night step, and even then it is worth giving them a few minutes to settle before you pull a top on.
How long does a bottle of body oil last?
It depends on bottle size and how much of you gets oiled. Our buyable picks run from 100 mL (Weleda, L'Occitane) through 150 mL (Palmer's, Bioderma) and 200 mL (Aveeno) to 250 mL (Neutrogena). A 250 mL bottle lasts two and a half times as long as a 100 mL one at the same rate of use.
What else should you sort out while you are here?
Body oil is one line in a bathroom routine. These are the guides people read next, covering exfoliation, dry brushing, bath bombs, fragrance, hair care and the towels you pat dry with, so you can sort out the rest of the shower shelf in one go.
About the author
Anish Puri founded NestPath in 2026 after going through the Australian first-home-buyer process himself. NestPath focuses on Australian first-home buyers because the existing review sites are American, generic, or both. Anish handles editorial selection across the homeowner hub. Reach out: hello@nestpath.com.au
