GET TOTALLY ADDICTED TO THE BODY SHOP'S ICONIC BEST SELLERS
The Body Shop has been synonymous with
nature-inspired products since it first opened in 1976. From the initial 25
hand-mixed products, the range has grown to over 1,200 products, all 100%
vegetarian and animal cruelty-free. What’s more, 80% of The Body Shop's products contain
Community Fair Trade natural ingredients, all bursting with effectiveness.
Community Fair Trade enables them to source ingredients, gifts and accessories in
a fair way, creating sustainable trading relationships with marginalized
communities around the world. And not only that ... this Community Fair Trade partnership with The Eudafano Women’s Cooperative is 100% owned by women and 100% run by women. That’s what they meant by ‘girl power from start to finish.
Winning the hearts of our customers across
Asia, 10 special products have stood out. Not only loved for their
effectiveness, these products come jam-packed with inspiring stories, charting
special moments in the history of The Body Shop.
This May, The Body Shop Philippines will be
celebrating these icons by offering everyone 20% discount! And, on Mother's Day, SMAC members get 50% off on May 13, 2012 ONLY! So, SM Advantage, SM Prestige and BDO Rewards cardholders...don't ever miss it!
10 Products (Well, I believe it's more than that) withstood the test of time and emerged as iconic best-sellers from The Body Shop. Here are reasons why everyone (including Manila Shopper) loves them.
1. MORINGA
BODY BUTTER
Mention the words “Body Butter” and The
Body Shop immediately springs to mind. The Body Shop was the first company to launch a
Body Butter in the early 1990s and it fast became a cult product all over the
world. This Body Butter is made using a unique process, very similar to
chocolate-making, to create the perfect buttery texture. Shea butter, a key
moisturizing ingredient in the range, was discovered by The Body Shop Founder
Anita Roddick, while making a TV programme for Ghana about women entrepreneurs.
Most loved in Asia is The Body Shop's Moringa Body Butter. Formulated with moringa seed oil
from hand-picked moringa pods, it has a delicate floral fragrance and
moisturizes for up to 24 hours.
2. WHITE
MUSK® EAU DE TOILETTE
Launched in 1981, not only was The Body Shop's White Musk® fragrance an instant best-seller, it also represented a landmark
in the fragrance industry since it was one of the first animal cruelty-free
musks, made without harming the musk deer. Musk remains one of the most natural
products in the world, three to five times more valuable than gold, which has
fuelled an illegal trade worldwide. 160 musk deer have to be killed for 1 kg of
musk.
This synthetic musk is a real hit, with a White Musk® product sold every 2 seconds in Asia*.
*Figure based on global sales from January to
September 2010
3. TEA TREE OIL
1 sold every 10 seconds*
The Body Shop's best-selling Tea Tree Oil is a natural solution to help keep
skin blemish free without over-drying the skin. The Community Fair Trade oil from
Kenya comes in a handy, instantly recognizable bottle that has become a
‘must-have’ in every home. Hand-picked to ensure a purer oil, the benefits of
the Tea Tree Oil make it truly multi-functional and beyond clearing blemishes, customers have found many other uses for it, including dabbing on mosquito
bites, applying on cuts and scrapes, cleaning make-up brushes, bathing and foot
soaks and even massaging. We like to think of it as a ‘genie in a bottle.’
*Figure based on 52-week global sales until 28
February 2011
4. VITAMIN E MOISTURE
CREAM
1 sold every 18 seconds*
The Body Shop's Vitamin E range has been a bestseller for 35 years. The most
popular day cream is enriched with vitamin E, one of nature’s most potent
emollients and antioxidants. It effectively moisturizes and softens skin,
protecting it against the effects of harsh environmental elements and the
appearance of pre-mature ageing. It’s
perfect for normal to dry skin types, easily absorbed and has the lightness of
a lotion with the moisturizing benefits of a cream.
When women all over the world are totally addicted to a single
product, it can only mean one thing – the product really works! Based on a
survey of over 2,000 women around the world**, the number one thing they liked
about this cream is that “it’s effective, it really works”. With one bottle
sold every 18 seconds, the numbers say it all.
*Figure based on 52-week global sales until 28
November 2011
**Based on a 2011 survey of 2,247 women in the UK,
US and Hong Kong
5. SPA WISDOM™ AFRICA
XIMENIA & SALT SCRUB
Inspired by African beauty rituals, traditions and ingredients,
the Spa Wisdom™ Africa Ximenia & Salt Scrub has been the number one
best-seller in Asia over past 6 years. The Ximenia oil used is a traditional
hair and skincare conditioner and softener for tribeswomen in Botswana, Namibia
and South Africa.
This luxuriously creamy cleansing exfoliator give results in silky
smooth skin and allows our customers to create a pampering spa experience in
their own home, when time doesn’t allow an escape to a resort.
*Based on retails sales in Asia Pacific over past
6 years from 2006 to 2011.
6. STRAWBERRY SHOWER
GEL
Among The Body Shop's highly popular shower gels, Strawberry is one of the favorites
among the customers in Asia. It also has been one of their favorite stories behind
it.
While walking through the supermarket jam aisle for strawberry
seedless jam, one of their employees wondered ‘what happens to the strawberry
seeds?’ Further investigation revealed
that they were just thrown away. They found out that these seeds can be squeezed to
extract the fabulously fruity oil that smells divine and is so good for the
skin. The Body Shop now takes the unwanted seeds away from producers of strawberry jams and
use them in its Strawberry range. Another great example of recycling from The
Body Shop.
7. ALL-IN-ONE FACE
BASE
This All-In-One Face Base is the number one selling foundation for a
good reason. This quick and easy-to-use combined foundation and powder provides
fabulous coverage. It can be used dry for a light matte finish or wet for
higher coverage.
This foundation contains Marula Oil which has remarkable moisturizing
and conditioning properties. The Body Shop was one of the first companies to use this
ingredient in their make-up, creating products that are very easy to blend and
feel lightweight on the skin.
8. TEA TREE SKIN
CLEARING FACIAL WASH
Customers can’t get enough of the Tea Tree range. The Tea Tree
Skin Clearing Facial Wash is a refreshing cleanser with added peppermint
essential oil which cools and refreshes the skin, leaving it feeling tingly
clean. In addition to Community Fair Trade Tea Tree Oil, it contains Tamanu Oil
from Madagascar, which has fantastic
skin moisturizing properties to help stop skin drying out while you cleanse, and
lemon tea tree from Kenya, which gives the product a zesty fragrance.
9. OLIVE DRY OIL MIST
A top favorite. A spritz of our lightweight moisturization with
lustrous Community Trade organic olive oil leaves the skin feeling fresh and
soft all-day.
10. GRAPESEED GLOSSING
SERUM
A glossing serum that adds great gloss and shine to the hair. It
also helps moisturize the hair and is easily washed out. With Community Fair
Trade Sesame Oil from Nicaragua which moisturizes and helps soften the skin.
Wait! here's another one...and Manila Shopper is totally addicted to this! I know you love this, too!
The Body Shop's Lip & Cheek Stain
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