What is it?
Sanctuary Spa was established in 1977 in London's Covent Garden to provide relaxing and rejuvenating treatments for female dancers who performed nearby (it is still a spa only for women). It has since launched its own skincare brand which recently debuted in Hong Kong.
How has the brand developed?
As Covent Garden changed, so did the brand. Today, most women at the spa are not dancers but simply looking for quality me-time. In 1998, the spa created a brand that could be used without needing a therapist or special equipment. It says its products are tested by more than 60,000 women every year at the spa.
What's so good about the products?
Sanctuary says its moisturising butter scrub won Company magazine's best new beauty award for best body scrub this year and that last year its Spa Essentials body butter won Handbag magazine's reader's choice award for best body moisturiser. The brand has also won other beauty awards for its face masks, exfolitants and for the spa itself.