Renew Bath & Body

The selection at Renew emphasizes quality over quantity: the range of skin care and toiletry products on the shelves here is not the largest, but it's uniformly upscale and high-quality, marrying time-honored traditional knowledge and the latest developments in skin-care science into a natural, eco-friendly, cruelty-free, and often vegan-friendly ethos, sold in a pleasant (and aromatic!) shop with a decidedly laid-back and low-pressure ambience. And if you're a fan of the Japanese konjac sponge, you're in luck: this is the only place in Western New York that stocks it.

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Address

927 Elmwood Ave.

Getting there

Metro Bus 20 or 26

Hours

Mon-Fri 10AM-7PM, Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM

Website

renewbathandbody.com (opens in a new tab)