The Body Shop: a Guru Score of 50% from 3 skincare experts

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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✕Nay

"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."

All 2 takes from Robert Welsh

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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."

Nipun Kapur

408k subs

✕Nay

"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."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✕Nay

"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."

What the evidence says.

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Frequently asked.

What is The Body Shop?

The Body Shop is a personal care brand offering fragrances, body washes, body butters, and related skincare and cosmetic products.

Is The Body Shop worth it?

Mostly no. None of the 3 gurus who reviewed it came away sold, leaving it a Guru Score of 50%.

What is The Body Shop's Guru Score?

The Body Shop holds a Guru Score of 50%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.