We’re all used to applying SPF to our faces in the morning. (You do – don’t you? Because it’s the single biggest skin-saving, anti-ageing gesture that you can make.)

Few of us, though, think of doing the same to our bodies. Perhaps because till now, there has really been nothing that bridged the gap between beach-y SPF for bodies, and good old body lotion – but this innovation from Dove changes that.

It feels like a body lotion (um, which it is): skin-quenching, fresh, swiftly-absorbed and not sticky. But there’s an SPF15 in there, which – while it definitely wouldn’t do for a beach or any other kind of proper sunbathing – is a good insurance policy for protecting against incidental daily exposure. And a quantum SPF leap from most other daily body lotions which don’t offer any kind of protection at all.

A whacking great 400ml bottle of Dove Nourishing Body Care with SPF15 is under eight quid (and at time of press, it’s even more of a steal than before, at half-price on Boots).

Not only will your body thank you, but your purse will, too.

£7.69 for 400ml – buy here

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