Our Story

"Business shapes the world. It is capable of changing society in almost any way you can imagine.”

Dame Anita Roddick

FOUNDER OF THE BODY SHOP

NOT YOUR AVARAGE COSMETICS COMPANY

When The Body Shop first opened its doors in 1976, it was a little green-painted shop in the streets of Brighton, England. Its approach to beauty was radically different to the big players in the beauty industry. It was simple – ethically sourced and naturally-based ingredients from around the world, in no-nonsense packaging you could easily refill. Products and beauty rituals made for every body, that made women feel good in their skin – never promising to make them look like someone else.

“Social and environmental dimensions are woven into the fabric of the company itself. They are neither first not last among our objectives, but an ongoing part of everything we do.”

Dame Anita Roddick

FOUNDER OF THE BODY SHOP