Women across the province have become used to browsing the lushly- scented Body Shop outlets in search of her unique range of beauty products. More than that, they do so with the knowledge that the soaps and cleansers and perfumes come largely without a sense of guilt.

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By Theresa Howard NEW YORK -- Consumers have shown they are willing to pay a premium for "natural" products from values-oriented companies that make them feel good, and big marketers want a piece of the profitable trend.

By JIM STANTON Deputy Business Editor L'OREAL, the world's biggest cosmetics company, today said it had agreed a GBP 652.3 million deal to buy Body Shop, subject to regulatory clearance.