Boots expands partnership with The Hygiene Bank

Boots has strengthened its partnership with The Hygiene Bank to help tackle hygiene poverty this festive season.

The health and beauty retailer will donate 100,000 essential hygiene products to the charity, which could provide around 20,000 people with a basic care package this Christmas.

It has also doubled its 'You Donate - We Donate' pledge until Christmas, with a further 20,000 products expected to be donated.

To make it easier for customers to get involved, Boots has  installed additional donation points across its UK stores, particularly in high deprivation areas.

Customers can also support The Hygiene Bank online at Boots by purchasing e-vouchers in denominations of £3, £5 and £10, with 100% of the donation going directly to the charity.

Natalie Gourlay, Head of ESG at Boots, said: "We know that Christmas can be a particularly challenging time economically for many people across the UK. We hope to help more people to access hygiene essentials over the festive period by providing at least 120,000 products to The Hygiene Bank, including soap, shower gel, toothpaste, deodorant and period products.

"We encourage anyone who would like to support this important charity to donate any full, unopened and in-date items at any of our donation points in Boots stores across the country."

Boots has partnered with The Hygiene Bank since 2020 and has already donated over 1.5 million products to those living in hygiene poverty, with the charity directly supporting more than 2,000 organisations and projects across the UK.

Lizzy Hall, Founder at The Hygiene Bank, said: "Christmas is certainly a special time of year, but for many people it can be a particularly challenging time with additional financial pressures.

"Our mission, in partnership with Boots, is to help more people feel confident enough to participate in the festive season with their loved ones. Supporting The Hygiene Bank is a simple way to help not just our organisation, but multiple grassroots initiatives across the UK tackling a wide range of issues from poverty to domestic abuse and disability."