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The Body Shop

The Body Shop.

The Body Shop
Fragrance

About this product

A fragrance from The Body Shop, the British beauty brand known for natural ingredients and ethical sourcing.

Fragrance

The Guru Index verdict

50%

Mixed

~Mixed · 50%
3Reviewers
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What the gurus are saying

The gurus who weighed in on The Body Shop are not enthusiastic about the brand. Several note concerns about its business model, citing its shift toward MLM (multilevel marketing) structure, which experts flag as predatory to people selling the products. Beyond that, the brand itself feels dated to reviewers, who see it as having lost cultural relevance and suggest plenty of fresher alternatives exist. One expert also raises concerns about the formulations in their body washes and butters, flagging potential to irritate skin. Not much love here for the fragrance specifically.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

Alcohol-free

Full ingredients

Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Alpha Olefin Sulfonate, Cocodiethanolamide, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Benzalkonium Chloride, Red Colour (Ci No.16255), Dm Water, Fragrance, Cherry Blossom, Vanilla

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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"The Body Shop is one of those brands where it feels like they haven't caught up with the times. It gives Avon, right? Like, yeah, you're still around and maybe a certain generation of people use you, but that's the same audience that still use Avon. The Body Shop is something where I think if it went, not a lot of us would miss it. A few of us would be like, oh, I remember The Body Shop. And then be like, oh, well, there's other options."
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"I hear they're closing down quite a few of their stores which I think is fine. They used to be like iconic right and I think they just kind of lost their way a little bit. And then they become an MLM."
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"The Body Shop is one of those brands where it feels like they haven't caught up with the times. It gives Avon, right? Like, yeah, you're still around and maybe a certain generation of people use you, but that's the same audience that still use Avon. The Body Shop is something where I think if it went, not a lot of us would miss it. A few of us would be like, oh, I remember The Body Shop. And then be like, oh, well, there's other options."
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"I don't like them basically body shop or lo body washes and butters icing I'm not a fan of because I feel it can really damage your skin."
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"My biggest issue with them is that they're an MLM. A lot of their branches are, and do some research on MLMs because MLMs are very insidiously evil to the people working for them. Most people at MLMs will never make any money, and most people actually lose money on the MLMs because most of them require you to purchase a base amount of product to sell, and that's how they make the money. It's a very predatory industry."
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