Battle of the Bombs
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When you think of Lush, you think bath bombs, but not just your stock
standard $2 bath bombs you can pick up at Kmart that are manufactured
on the cheap in China, but handmade, glitter filled, amazing smelling
bath bombs. This is essentially what Lush is famous for; its handmade,
and cruelty free products. This cruelty free includes animals,
environment, and humans, as all the plastics are 100% recycled and all
ingredients are ethically sourced. All bath bombs from Lush are vegan. I
trialed three of the sixteen bath bombs that are always for sale (not
special, limited, or seasonal editions).
Intergalactic
Blast off into funky
This bath bomb is one of the most talked about and Instagramed bath
bombs offered by Lush. I was no exception to this rule, a photo
instantly went up on Instagram.
On first appearance the bath bomb, before putting it in water, is
appealing. The vast majority of it is blue with rings of yellow and pink
towards the centre in a ring. I was initially drawn to this because of a
single line of the description; “taking a bath with a Starlord.” Now
who wouldn’t want to take a bath with Starlord? I know this girl
wouldn’t complain about it.
The bath bomb measured up to its name; the bath looked like a galaxy.
The glitter in the bath bomb sure made the bath look like it was filled
with stars. The blue water, which gained in darkness the deeper it got,
resembled the layers of the night sky. It was easy to see why this is
the most shared bath bomb on offer. It may have measured up on the
appearance factor, but I noticed no difference in the softness of my
skin, which is to not say that it would not make someone else’s skin
softer, just not mine. I can only link this to the fact I moisturise my
skin almost daily and it is already soft, but it did leave a light layer
of glitter on the skin.
There is one con with the Intergalactic bath bomb, and it is very
minor. After all the water has drained from the bath, there is a very
noticeable layer of glitter left on the bottom of the tub. The only bone
I have to pick is having to wash out the bath tub to remove the glitter
after I had vacated the tub. Beside this small inconvenience, the bath
bomb was amazing.Would I use this again: Yes 100%
Ingredients
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Citric Acid*
- Popping Candy*
- Perfume
- Cream of Tartar*
- Water (Aqua)*
- Peppermint Oil*
- Grapefruit Oil*
- Vetivert Oil*
- Cedarwood Oil*
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Lauryl Betaine
- Limonene*
- Linalool*
- Snowflake, Lemon Ice and Gold Glimmer Lustre
- Colour 42090
- Colour 45410
Dragon’s Egg
Multilayered spectacle
This was one bath bomb I had never heard of or seen before a
spontaneous visit to my local Lush store. I was instantly drawn to it
because it’s called Dragon’s Egg and I internally got excited because I
could be like Daenerys Targaryen and hatch a dragon egg. It was very
nerdy and somewhat lame of me to buy a bath bomb because I wanted to be
out of ‘Game of Thrones’ (I do not recommend travelling to Westeros
though. It’s not the nicest of places to visit).
The bath bomb is white with some coloured flakes throughout on the
surface, but the inside is orange. The bomb is actually resembled after
an egg. This realisation actually suggested, to my warped and lame mind,
that it was okay to internally pretend I was hatching a baby Dragon,
just like Daenerys. The water turned a bright yellow colour. It was not
the nicest of yellows (it resembled dehydrated urine), but what it
lacked in colour, it made up for in smell. It had the smell of citrus
and made my skin smell incredible. It was also good for clearing the
blocked nose I had when I used it. I noticed no difference in the
softness in my skin however, and I personally believe that this is
definitely a novelty bath bomb.
Ingredients
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Citric Acid*
- Perfume
- Popping Candy*
- Lemon Oil*
- Bergamot Oil*
- Jasmine Absolute*
- Cream of Tartar*
- Water (Aqua)*
- Gardenia Extract*
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Propylene Glycol
- Lauryl Betaine
- Citral*
- Limonene*
- Linalool*
- Gold Lustre
- Radiant Gold Lustre
- Colour 15510
- Colour 17200
- Colour 14700
- Colour 45410
- Rice Paper
Yoga Bomb
Take it slow
The Yoga Bomb is one that I did not chose, but was given to me as a
gift. It is not a bath bomb I would have gone and bought on my own merit
because it was just a plain orange colour on the outside. This is one
instance where I honestly regret judging the book by the cover, and
quiet literally, the cover of this bath bomb. The centre of the bath
bomb was filled with many colours that almost exploded out when they
were given the chance to, although it took longer than normal for this
bath bomb to reach the centre, about 25 minutes to be precise.
The colours that spilled out of the Yoga Bomb, combined with the
orange of the outside to make the water into an orange colour that
resembled the colour water turns after a piece of rusty metal has
sitting in for a long period of time and the iron oxides have dispersed
in it. It was not an appealing colour in any shape, but the smell was
amazing. The smell alone had me staying the bath longer than the
previous bath bombs had. Finally, a bath bomb made my skin feel softer
and gave my skin a soft layer of glitter over it.
Ingredients
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Citric Acid*
- Perfume
- Cream of Tartar*
- Cassie Absolute*
- Olibanum Oil*
- Ho Wood Oil*
- Sandalwood Oil (Santalum austro-caledonicum vieill)*
- Water (Aqua)*
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Lauryl Betaine
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Eugenol
- Limonene*
- Linalool*
- Snowflake Lustre.
- Frosty Holly Lustre
- Gold Glimmer Lustre
- Colour 45410
- Colour 42090
- Colour 15985
- Colour 15985
The Final Results
SmellIntergalactic: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dragon’s Egg: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Yoga: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Skin
Intergalactic: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dragon’s Egg: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Yoga: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Visual Appeal
Intergalactic: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dragon’s Egg: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Yoga: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Overall Rating
Intergalactic: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Dragon’s Egg: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Yoga: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
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