11 Best Dry Body Brushes We Tested of 2026

I love the design of the handle on this brush. Like a curved toothbrush, the bend helps keep your hand comfortable while angling the brush toward you. And that makes it easier to access hard-to-reach spots like your back.

But the bristles are what really stand out about this brush. Of the dry brushes I tested, I liked Goop’s bristles the best. Many brushes use a blend of materials, but Goop’s are pure sisal, a fiber made from agave leaves. The bristles are firm, but not too scratchy, and they felt at once soothing and invigorating against my skin. They’re also great for exfoliating. This was the only brush with which I could see little clouds of dead skin flying off me as I used it. (Gross, I know.)

It’s made of wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). That means it's an eco-friendly choice that comes from sustainably managed forests. The handle also has a loop, allowing you to hang the brush for clutter-free storage.

If you’re looking to splurge, the Wildling Aura Collection offers a quality dry brush together with a gua sha stone, a body mist, and a toning oil.

Writer Raki Swanson loved this set. “I am a huge fan of gua sha, but it’s always tricky to find the right type of oil or products to put on your skin to do it,” she says. “With this kit, I realized that the products you use should help the process and help your skin, also.” She describes the mist as “fantastic smelling,” and she found the oil to be the perfect thing to use for facial gua sha. It left her skin “soft, hydrated, and glowing,” and feeling plumper and tighter.

The kit comes with instructions, making it great for beginners. The only downside is that the mist and the oil come in small, travel-size bottles. “For this price, I would think that you would get full sizes,” says Swanson.

De La Heart’s Copper Body Brush offers a similar design to The Now’s, with soft copper bristles inside a ring of horsehair. “The bristles on this brush feel great,” says writer and editor Ally Hirschlag. “They're not too stiff or too soft. They provide the perfect friction to really get those dead skin cells off the first time.”

The palm-grip handle, made of beechwood with a loop of polyester and latex yarn, felt a bit awkward, she says. “The handle doesn't quite fit my hand. It's a bit big.” Given the size of the handle, the brush would be a great choice for anyone with larger hands.

Hirschlag noticed a “boost in circulation and lymphatic drainage,” but she wasn’t quite sold on the functionality of the copper bristles. “I get that copper is supposed to emit negative ions to boost energy, but when it's just contacting your skin for a few minutes, I don't think it has a noticeable impact to warrant a $60 price tag,” she says. “Still, this brush was in the upper echelon of dry brushes I've tried. I love how the bristles feel, and it definitely sloughs off a lot of dead skin.”

The European Wax Center has made its own dry bush, which speaks to a rarely mentioned but highly useful aspect of dry brushing: It’s a great way to both prep for waxing and to prevent ingrown hairs afterward. This dual-sided brush features a softer side for delicate skin and a denser side for deeper exfoliation.

Hirschlag loved the long, easy to-use handle. But she found that the synthetic bristles lacked the oomph of other brushes she tried. “The bristles are super-soft, so I don't feel like I'm getting much exfoliation or lymphatic drainage,” she says. “I didn't find that it exfoliated terribly well on either side. It cleared away some dead skin cells for sure, but not as effectively as other dry brushes I've used.”

Given that the brush is designed to complement waxing, which can be pretty taxing on your skin, it might be a good tool to help keep your skin free from ingrowns without adding any extra irritation. But if you’re looking for the exfoliation and lymphatic drainage properties dry brushing is typically known for, look elsewhere.

I loved that this brush has a round shape, as the traditional Ayurvedic practice of garshana involves circular strokes on some parts of your body. The circular shape, together with the large bamboo knob handle that fits perfectly in my palm, is made for easy control while performing smooth, circular strokes. If you’re planning on dry brushing according to the traditional Ayurvedic method — directional and circular, as opposed to just scrubbing as you please — using a circular brush like this one may help make that technique more comfortable.

The bristles are a uniform blend of sisal and horsehair. The sisal gives the brush enough stiffness for serious exfoliation, while the horsehair adds a smoother, softer feel. I had to press harder and repeat more strokes to get the same level of exfoliation as I do with a pure sisal brush, but I did enjoy the silky sensation the horsehair added. If your skin leans sensitive, a horsehair blend might be just the thing to tone down the roughness of sisal.

The keys to this are the firm, plastic nubs nestled between the brush’s natural boar bristles. Improving cellulite requires deeper pressure than topical exfoliation, and our research found that some users find the plastic nubs in this device to be uncomfortably hard. Still, if you’re willing to tough it out, this brush is known to be highly effective, though it may only work on cellulite temporarily. It also features a plastic layer between the bamboo handle and the bristles, so if you want to go off-script and use it in the shower, you can get it wet.

If you’re looking to stay true to tradition, dry brushing’s origin story, the Ayurvedic practice of garshana, isn’t done with a brush at all. “Traditionally, Ayurvedic dry brushing was done with raw silk or linen gloves,” says Lamees Hamdan, MD, an integrative medicine specialist and co-founder of the Ouai hair-care line and Timebeam Beauty. “These are much better for the skin barrier than the dry brushes we see in the market, as they are less harsh and protect the integrity of the skin barrier.”

This glove from Natura Zen has separate pockets for your thumb and index finger, with another larger pocket for your remaining three fingers. If you love a good shower mitt, you’ll feel right at home with these gloves. They’re also a great choice if you have arthritis or another condition that makes grasping a tool difficult or painful.

It’s also a great choice for facial dry brushing, as you can simply use your fingers, which makes delicate areas like around your nose and eyes easy to navigate carefully. The glove has elastic around the wrist to keep it secure.

If you’re still on the fence about dry brushing and want to give it a try without making a big investment, EcoTools’ dry brush is only going to set you back about $5. The 100-percent synthetic bristles may not be as effective or comfortable as natural fibers, but this is a great way to give dry brushing a try without breaking the bank.

EcoTools prides itself on sustainability, and this brush goes easy on the environment as well as on your bankroll. The handle is made from FSC-certified bamboo from sustainably managed forests. And synthetic bristles are a great cruelty-free, vegan option.

Kitsch’s dry brush is designed specifically for sensitive skin, with synthetic bristles that are softer than natural plant or animal options. Kitsch packs the bristles in densely to make up for their softness. Most users found that the brush was still an effective tool for exfoliation and lymphatic drainage.

If your skin is easily irritated, and the idea of coarse, hard bristles sounds unappealing, choosing a softer synthetic bristle might be the perfect exfoliation solution for you. One downside: Some users found that this brush sheds its bristles more than it should.

Dry brushing is typically a full-body practice. But according to Mangala Rao-D’Sa, a Toronto-based practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine and founder of Chasma Skincare: “I am seeing more and more women using a gentle dry brush for their face, which is fantastic. For the face, I would recommend a soft-bristle dry brush done in an upward, sweeping motion, applied with a bit of pressure, on clean skin with no product. It's a great way to get lymphatic drainage moving, especially along the jaw line.”

Facial dry brushing is a slightly different game compared with traditional dry brushing. These brushes, with synthetic PBT bristles, are designed to be used only on your face rather than your entire body. But the principles of that radiant glow you get from exfoliation, paired with decreasing puffiness through lymphatic drainage, are the same. If you’re interested in dry brushing specifically for your face rather than the full-body experience, the softer bristles and contoured shape of this brush are well-suited to the task.

The Now started as a line of brick-and-mortar massage boutiques and has since branched out with a wide line of self-care, beauty, and home products in its online shop. The company's oval dry brush includes a center of copper bristles surrounded by a ring of softer horsehair ones.