A love letter to The Body Shop, after this week's news (and the body care tool I wouldn't be without)
Was it even an 80s Christmas if you didn't get a fruit-shaped soap or peppermint foot lotion?
My Italian best friend introduced me to The Body Shop in the eighties. Her family was super-healthy, made gallons of live yogurt and ate lots of tahini and avocado on rye bread from Cranks.
I was in awe.
Last week, the sad news broke that The Body Shop in the UK has gone into administration. The plan is to keep the (200 or so) branches open while they wor…