Bath Products Key Terms

Learn bath product terminology to stock products to treat and pamper your customer's skin

By Denise Ryan

Whether you’re a retailer searching for bath products to add to your inventory, or you want to run a spa business that offers bath items to its customers, learning key industry terms can help you select skincare products that your clients will love. By discovering the benefits of “aromatherapy,” “exfoliators” or “soap sacks,” for example, you can communicate effectively with vendors and manufacturers to order the proper bath products to cleanse, soothe and treat your clients’ skin.

Exfoliators

Exfoliators, also called exfoliating scrubs, can improve skin condition and appearance by sloughing off dead skin cells. Look for versions with pleasing scents or natural ingredients like honey, orange or lemon.
Try: Check out a selection of exfoliators through L’occitane, including salt and sugar scrubs.

Foams

Operating like bubble baths, foams offer more lush and soft bubble clouds to soften skin. Some foams can even double as shower gels to add even more value to the product.
Try: Read more about bath foams, including versions from Italy or Provence, through the Bathtopia website.

Aromatherapy

Customers who want to indulge will look for aromatherapy products featuring natural ingredients. The fragrant bath products can reportedly reduce stress and promote relaxation with soothing scents and ingredients.
Try: Flower Peddler offers a variety of aromatherapy products such as bath salts, bubble bath, crystals, bath teas and bath oil.

Body balm

Clients with dry skin will benefit from a body balm that hydrates more quickly than regular body lotions or moisturizers. The long-lasting creams often feature natural ingredients like cocoa butter or shea butter.
Try: Discover the benefits of body balm and learn more about its ingredients that help condition and moisturize dry skin through product descriptions on The Body Shop website.

Shave cream

Your female clientele will appreciate a line of scented shave creams that can also double as moisturizers. The products also contain ingredients helpful in preventing shaving cuts and problematic ingrown hairs.
Try: Discover additional properties, key ingredients and recommendations on ways to use shave creams effectively through the Sephora website.

Soap sacks

Soap sacks can eliminate soap waste and slipping, in addition to serving as a body scrubber to smooth and exfoliate skin. Consider marketing the products along with popular bar soaps or packaging them together in a color-coordinated bundle.
Try: See photos of soap sacks and learn more about how the products simplify bathing through Akron Grove.