10 Products withstood
the test of time and emerged as iconic best-sellers from The Body Shop. And here's the reason why everyone loves them!
MORINGA BODY BUTTER
Mention the words “Body Butter” and The Body Shop
immediately springs to mind. We were the first company to launch a Body Butter
in the early 1990s and it fast became a cult product all over the world. Our
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 our 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.
WHITE MUSK® EAU DE TOILETTE
Launched in 1981, not only was our 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.
Our 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
TEA TREE OIL
1 sold every 10 seconds*
Our 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,
our 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
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.
VITAMIN E MOISTURE CREAM
1 sold every 18 seconds*
Our Vitamin E range has been a bestseller for 35 years. Our 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
STRAWBERRY SHOWER GEL
Amongst our highly popular shower gels, Strawberry is one of the favorites
amongst our customers in Asia. It also has one of our favorite stories behind
it.
Whilst walking through the supermarket jam aisle for strawberry
seedless jam, one of our employees wondered ‘what happens to the strawberry
seeds?’ Further investigation revealed
that they were just thrown away. We found that these seeds can be squeezed to
extract the fabulously fruity oil that smells divine and is so good for the
skin. We now take the unwanted seeds away from producers of strawberry jam and
use them in our Strawberry range. Another great example of recycling from The
Body Shop.
ALL-IN-ONE FACE BASE
All-In-One Face Base is our 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. We were one of the first companies to use this
ingredient in our make-up, creating products that are very easy to blend and
feel lightweight on the skin.
What’s more, our Community Fair Trade partnership with The
Eudafano Women’s Cooperative is 100% owned by women and 100% run by women.
That’s what we mean by ‘girl power from start to finish.
TEA TREE SKIN CLEARING
FACIAL WASH
Our 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 whilst you cleanse, and
lemon tea tree from Kenya, which gives the product a zesty fragrance.
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.
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.
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 our products contain Community Fair Trade natural ingredients, all bursting with effectiveness. Community Fair Trade enables us to source ingredients, gifts and accessories in a fair way, creating sustainable trading relationships with marginalized communities around the world.
Winning the hearts of 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.
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