The Body Shop....yay or nay....

[angelene17]

I've heard mixed things about the Body Shop. I know they don't test on animals, however, I've heard that they don't use as many "natural" ingredients in their products. I never realized this until the other day....when I took a look at some of the labels....bad thing about this is almost everything in my bathroom is from the Body Shop....I'm going to have to find another place to get my soaps and what not.....any suggestions?

Also, has anyone heard of anything else good or bad about this store?

[ad6faith]

I think I fell for that too.....because I also thought it was a natural-product type place. What about Origins??? There stuff is really nice.

[ad6faith]

I just had another thought.,.... How about Aveda...i think there stuff is natural type products...

[angelene17]

Galatea had suggested a product from LUSH in another post....I went to go check out the website, and it seems as though they have alot of neat stuff. Also, the ingredients of the products are posted so you know what you're getting :-)

http://www2.lush.com/

[SallyK]

There have been quite a few posts on the Body Shop. Everyone seems torn about that company.

You could check out Arbonne while searching around. We don't have a huge selection of scented things but what we do have smells heavenly. I can send you an ingredient list to anything you are interested in. It's all vegan.
:) Good luck!

[skarrlett]

I used to shop there all the time because of the cruelty free claim. Now I'm just using up the products that I already have from them. It's hard to find completely vegan bath/beauty products. It's still better than buying from a nasty company like Proctor & Gamble.

[misslego]

i am pretty much indifferent to them, but i got their white musk (musk from a flower, not animal derived) perfume oil for christmas and it smells fantastic. other then that lush beats them, hands down.

[Quizeen]

I have no love for the Body Shop. I usually get a mixed bag of products from primarily veg companies like Kiss My Face, Jason and Alba. Kiss My Face is one of the easiest, one stop shopping, sources for everything from facial moisturizer, cleanser, soap and body lotion. Jason and Giovanni have great hair care products.

BTW, I like Origins for some things (lip gloss and White Tea Guardian). Both Aveda and Origins are owned by Estee Lauder.

[VeggieKitten]

I've heard mixed things about the Body Shop. I know they don't test on animals, however, I've heard that they don't use as many "natural" ingredients in their products. I never realized this until the other day....when I took a look at some of the labels....

Same here. Last time I went there and bought something was 6 months ago. I knew they were cruelty-free which was a plus, but they give you the impression that their products are much more natural than they really are. Once I got my stuff home and started looking at the labels I was a little disappointed. Personally I think there's a lot of better products on the market, so I won't shop there anymore.

[VeggieKitten]

BTW, Origins and Aveda are good stuff. I also really like H2O, although I can't seem to find out whether they are cruelty-free.

[kristadb]

I have allergies and the Body Shop is one of the rare places that I can purchase scented products that don't bother me. I also hate purchasing over the internet, so I only get to choosen from what I can find locally.

Aveda is outrageous expensive for the quality of their products, in my opinion. Their makeup is one of the least longest lasting products I've ever used. On top of that, their makeup makes my eyes puff and turn blood shot in minutes; the same way that everything else but Revlon and TBS does. Hmm.

Also, I'm not vegan, so I'm not overly concerned about dairy, eggs, honey, etc in their products.

Check out www.responsibleshooper.org for information about TBS. They have been given a Green rating; something this group is very rare in handing out.

[VeggieKitten]

Sorry for the 3rd consecutive post but for whoever is interested I just found this about H20:

"Our packaging is minimal recyclable and void of secondary boxes or corrugates. We proudly display our unique formulas and consistent quality through transparent componentry. We respect the environment and do not test on animals. "

Yay!

[Epinephrine]

i like the body shop. i don't believe that whole "nautral" crap. "natural things can be just as harmful, or even more harmful, than "chemicals", or whatever you want to call them. for example, i like to put my very chemical, very unnatural eyedrops in my eyes, but i really wouldn't like putting tea tree oil in my eyes. nope.

[VeggieKitten]

for example, i like to put my very chemical, very unnatural eyedrops in my eyes, but i really wouldn't like putting tea tree oil in my eyes. nope.

:lol: No, that would not feel good. Although, I do feel better putting things on my skin that are recognizable ingredients and that I know won't make me break out in a chemical burn. But you are right, natural ingredients can be the enemy too.

[kristadb]

Natural ingredients often are what makes me break out into the chemical burn :D

/shutter tree tea oil

[Quizeen]

Chemicals aren't always bad, but I think lengthy ingredients lists are. I like to eat and use things that have nice short, easily readable lists. :)

[angelene17]

or stuff that doesn't have long mysterious words.....

[DeeDee2012]

LAMAs is great, vegan, and cruelty free, and supported by alica silverstone :D I love their stuff, its more "high-class" and very nice.

http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?lamaslive+dFrJvE+index.html

[Erin_S2S]

I just finished the ethics and social responsibility part of my business course and there was quite a bit about The Body Shop in it.

When she began in 1976, Roddick envisioned a business that would be like no other in its dogged pursuit of ethical behavior. The customary way of doing business in the cosmetics industry was not for her. Instead, she would take a radical tack and, as she stated:
*Make naturally-based cosmetics that would never be tested on animals.
*Fight to protect the environment.
*Commit herself to social causes.
*Shun all forms of advertising.
*Make no miracle claims.

It was largely this vision that enabled Body Shop to multiply, by 1995, into a global chain of more than 700 cosmetics shops in 39 countries.

Roddick also encourages each of her franchised shops to adopt local community causes. For example, Body Shop has paid for child-care experts to help orphaned children in Romania, while employees throughout the 700-shop chain raised money to help restore a down-at-the-heels orphanage. Besides local causes like this one,Body Shop also adopts causes of global appeal, among them:
*Banning ozone-depleting chemicals
*Saving rain forest and whales
*Preventing human rights abuses
*Stopping animal testing

[Galatea]

Lush looks very cool to me so far. I can't wait to receive the stuff I ordered from there! I want it now!

Otherwise, I use a lot of the same stuff as Quizeen. Jason's, Dr. Bronner's soaps (they really rock if you have sensitive skin!), Ecco Bella, Sunshine SPA, Beauty Without Cruelty, Kiss My Face. Uh, yeah. I'm kind of a nut about this stuff. I haven't had to buy any new make-up yet.. but when the time comes I'll probably be back here asking questions.

[sexyjacksparrow]

Another vote here for Lush. Most of my stuff comes from there. It all smells very yummy and is good value for money I think. About 75% of their products are vegan and all of them are veggie.

Kerry x