The body shop wraps the festive season with love

This Festive Season, The Body Shop invites you to experience the spirit of giving Wrapped in Love. Celebrating many decades as a joyful gifting destination in South Africa, the Body Shop’s 2025 festive range introduces three unique special-edition seasonal scents – Caramel Cuddle, Cranberry Crush, and Sugarplum Passion – alongside a wide selection of meaningful gift sets curated to reflect the ethical values of the brand.

Each new seasonal range is crafted with The Body Shop’s signature commitment to skin-loving, natural origin ingredients and Community Fair Trade partnerships. The brand’s Community Fair Trade ingredients, such as the aloe vera from Mexico in the Shower Gels, the almond milk from Spain in the Body Yogurts, and the shea butter from Ghana in the Body Butters, ensure that every gift gives back; by helping to empower communities and foster positive change.

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As in previous years, the Body Shop continues to celebrate South Africa’s diversity and rich cultural nuances. In 2024, the pioneering brand collaborated with artist Yay Abe who designed the first locally produced, limited-edition Advent Calendar. This year, the ethical beauty brand launches Advent Calendars that present a powerful story through beautifully illustrated packaging – a nod to the hearts and hands behind the brand

Indulge your Senses with New Seasonal Special Editions:

Caramel Cuddle: Wrap yourself in the comforting embrace of golden caramel, creamy vanilla, and toasted almond. This sweet and cosy range includes the Caramel Cuddle Bath & Shower Gel, Body Butter, Body Yogurt, and Hand Balm – all made to transform your daily routine into a warm, festive escape. Cranberry Crush: Get ready for a burst of juicy, festive cheer with frosted cranberry, blood orange, and refreshing mint leaves. The Cranberry Crush range, including the Bath & Shower Gel, Body Butter, Body Yogurt, Body Mist, and Hand Cream, are perfect for invigorating your senses and adding a sparkle to your holiday season. Sugarplum Passion: Dive into a fruity-floral fantasy with sparkling notes of plum sorbet, raspberry, and pink grapefruit, accented with apricot blossom and magnolia. The Sugarplum Passion Bath &Shower Gel, Body Butter, Body Yogurt, Hand Balm, and Body Mist, offer an irresistible, magical experience.

Christmas 2025 Gift Collection

Alongside the seasonal range, the Christmas 2025 Gift Collection is the largest offering to date –from stocking fillers and gift sets in various sizes, to iconic Advent Calendars. The collection is beautifully wrapped in this year’s bespoke design featuring Christmas iconography. It is inspired by the way love is woven in at every stage - from Community Fair Trade ingredient sourcing and more sustainable packaging to products that are a joy to use and help empower women.

Customers are also invited to create their own gift sets in store, using giftbags and giftboxes made by the Nepalese Community Fair Trade partner Get Paper Industry (GPI). GPI crafts gift bags and boxes using upcycled cotton off-cuts and FSC-certified paper.

Advent Calendars The Body Shop’s 2025 advent calendars are layered in love and meaning, giving you 25 moments to wrap yourself in love, inviting you to count down to Christmas with the brand’s most iconic products. The Advent Calendars are a cherished part of our holiday season.

More than just a Daily Treat

Every festive range highlights The Body Shop’s Community Fair Trade partnerships including Plastics for Change which transforms waste into opportunity by tackling the plastics crisis, Get Paper

Industry which crafts eco-friendly gift bags and boxes using upcycled cotton off-cuts and FSC-certified paper, and the Tungteiya Women’s Shea Butter Association, which provides a fair income for over 600 women across 11 villages.

“Every product in the Body Shop’s limited-edition Christmas ranges is a nostalgic nod to the warmth of being surrounded by the people you love, a celebration of togetherness and moments that speak of kindness and care,” said Mamusa Stulweni, The Body Shop South Africa Marketing Manager. “The2025 Christmas collections are a daily reminder that when you choose The Body Shop, you’re not just buying a product; you’re partnering with us to support communities, champion community fair trade, and contribute to a more sustainable future.”“It’s about unwrapping joy and uncovering the incredible impact your holiday purchases can make. This year, we want our customers to wrap themselves and their loved ones in love, joy, and care. Every gift we’ve curated is a way to say ‘I see you, I appreciate you’ - all while staying true to our values of change making beauty."