We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of our people and our ecological systems.  ~Janet Holmes à Court

The Body Shop Spa Wisdom Africa Spa Salt Scrub
Best if you want to: Take time to cleanse and revitalize your skin using an enlivening body scrub with exfoliating salt grains and a warm, floral, fruity scent. Best for: all skin types, particularly those with dry skin who need to exfoliate regularly How it works: Community Trade organic beeswax moisturizes and conditions skin while acting as a barrier to help seal in moisture. Community Trade shea butter moisturizes and softens skin. Salt grains gently exfoliate skin.

Getting to know The Body Shop:

The Body Shop® offers a full assortment of naturally-inspired products, including bath & body, men’s and women’s skincare, and creative gift ideas for a variety of occasions.  They also offer classic and unique fragrances, home fragrances, makeup, and accessories.

The Body Shop® believes that business has the power to make the right kind of difference to the world. This principle allows our customers around the world become “activists,” simply by choosing from our range of products. As Dame Anita Roddick said: “Activism isn’t listed on The Body Shop® labels as an ingredient, but it is there as surely as the bergamot and hemp oil.”

Here are examples of just some of the initiatives our customers have recently supported:

• We became the first cosmetics company to source sustainably harvested palm oil and introduce the ingredient into the beauty industry, working in partnership with a certified organic producer in Colombia, in 2007.
• In early 2008 we introduced 100% PCR bottles (post consumer recycled) while all our PET bottles (polyethylene terephthalate) currently contain at the minimum 30% recycled material, with a target to convert to 100% within the next 12 months.
• Our unique Community Trade program creates sustainable trading relationships with disadvantaged communities around the world and provides essential income to more than 25,000 people across the globe.
• The Body Shop® continues to raise awareness and funding for women across the world affected by domestic violence in 2008. Our Stop Violence In The Home campaign runs in more than 55 countries and has raised in excess of US$4 million.
• In 2008 we continued to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS among young people, working with MTV Networks International. This campaign funds the Staying Alive Foundation, a grass roots organization supporting young people internationally.
• We have committed to becoming Carbon Neutral by 2010, ensuring that carbon dioxide emissions from the company’s core retail business worldwide are reduced.
• We’re committed to trading ethically – our sourcing team is trained in ethical audits and we only trade with suppliers who are committed to our Code of Conduct for Suppliers.

For more information on The Body Shop, follow this link.

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We all know that beauty isn’t skin deep, yet we still have a need and a responsibility to take care of our skin in the healthiest manner possible. This page is going to explore different aspects of eco-chic green beauty, how to keep our bodies, skin, hair, and nails in the best shape through natural means.

One small company just hitting its stride in the organic skin care industry is Gilden Tree, whose best known product is the Footscrubber®, a terra-cotta tool that works like a pumice stone to remove dry skin and calluses from feet, but never wears out like a pumice stone. Gilden Tree focuses their efforts on foot care, and skin care, and their products are superb. How often do we neglect our feet anyway. These products make great gifts for the holidays, or buy a few and have a spa party with friends.