The Best Bath and Body Gifts for 2020

If you have a loved one who just adores luxuriating in their spectacular bathroom – and don’t we all? – well, it’s a no-brainer that a nice bath and body product is the way to go when it comes to buying them presents. Whether it’s a Valentine’s Day, birthday, wedding anniversary or Christmas gift, there’s never a wrong time to tell someone: “Hey, pamper yourself – you deserve it.”

So here, in no particular order, are our top recommendations for some extra special bath and body gifts for the year ahead.

The Sacred Ritual ‘Morning Buzz’ Coffee Body Scrub

Few manufacturers of pampering products do it quite as effortlessly well as The Sacred Ritual. There’s a real focus on user experience, with very little fuss or adornment, and their Morning Buzz coffee body scrub is the perfect example of that. It’s made from award-winning espresso beans from Augie’s Coffee House and is infused with cocoa butter, coconut oil and jojoba oil, giving a rich, nourishing scrub that hydrates, freshens and smooths the skin. You’ll have to get it from overseas but it’s worth it – her morning shower never felt so good.

Lush ‘Intergalactic’ bath bomb 

This swirly little marbled beast will let loose a cosmic array of weird and wonderful colours into the bathtub immediately upon bombing. It even has a tiny bit of glitter in it to leave the skin shimmering and popping candy to make the whole experience sound as out-of-this-world as it looks. And, beneath its peppermint freshness, hints of vetiver and cedarwood give a robust, relaxing sense of cosiness. Your weird and wonderful teenager will love it, in particular.

Black Tie handcrafted soap by Nora’s Soap Shoppe 

It doesn’t come more thoughtful than a handcrafted soap by an artisanal producer and Nora’s Soap Shoppe in the USA is one of the best around. Our favourite is one for the man in your life and it’s called Black Tie. Scented with an amazing mixture of black peppercorn, warm woods, patchouli, musk and citrus, it has a very masculine scent and will gave him that roguish cleanliness he loves. It contains a rich mixture of aloe vera juice, coconut oil, cocoa butter, charcoal and other exotic ingredients.

Earl of East ‘Onsen’ Bath Salts

Hand blended in Earl of East’s studio in East London, this beautiful bath salt is made from 100% essential oils: eucalyptus, peppermint and mandarin and it is just as special as bath salts come. It was inspired by the hot springs or thermal baths of Japan and has a rejuvenating and wonderfully relaxing impact, bringing a sense of freshness and tranquillity when you throw it into the bath or shower. You can even apply it directly to the skin as a revivifying scrub. Simple, austere packaging gives it that air of perfect luxury, too.

Herbivore ‘Coco Rose’ Body Polish

Herbivore’s amazing Coco Rose body polish has that incredible ability to keep that just-stepped-out-of-the-shower feeling going all day long. Which is just what your lady wants, trust us. This is a 100% natural skin care product, free from anything that will damage either the skin or the environment. Its combination of Moroccan rose, sugar and virgin coconut oil smooths, relaxes and gives a subtle pastel pink hue to the skin with a sumptuous floral scent. It’s the perfect gift for a bath and body basket prepared lovingly by you.

JVL Buff Split Willow basket

If you’re preparing your own bath and body basket, don’t forget the basket itself. You want something that looks as lovely as the products that come in it. And, ideally, a container that can be used again and again. The JVL Buff Split Willow basket is the perfect way to present your bathroom gifts. How cute are those handles? And it can be used for an olde worlde trip to the shops on a Saturday morning. It doesn’t get much more romantic than that. Pat yourself on the back for a basket beautifully done.

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