FUCK ME, I've just had my first ever Lush bath bomb!

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I was not expecting that! Navy blue water & tons of rose-gold glitter to wash out afterwards. I thought 'bloody hell if I step in that I'm gonna come out looking like a Smurf' Nuclear waste is less bright. I stepped in but was afraid to sit down in case all that dye made my bits itchy... I'm not sure I'll be repeating the pleasure any time soon....

I posted on here about my first experience of a lush bath bomb. I was advised to take a hammer to the rest of them (I had a set for Christmas) and only add the tiny bits to the bath. I've not used any since that first time, but I will try adding a few of the crumbs to a bath soon. I fail to see how anyone can use a whole one and come out if the bath feeling clean!

@Huncamuncaa walking home from work and a couple are arguing over where Lush is. Me "sorry. It's me"
Couple yeah you smell like lush

The bottom of my shoes used to lather up in the rain

The last time I had a Lush bath bomb it left a dangerously slippy residue on the bottom of the bath and I lost my balance when standing up in it and nearly nutted myself getting out!

What anti police window out of interest elastic fantastic?

They don’t all contain glitter.

Anything like that is insta-thrush for me. Can’t use bubble baths, oils or anything, only the most neutral and fragrance/colour free shower washes, soaps etc.

My daughter had one of their bath bombs once and it dyed her blue. She looked like a smurf.

@Pellegrinopolly it wasn’t actually an anti-police window. It was protesting at undercover police officers who choose to become romantically involved with unsuspecting women. These relationships are of course based on lies and it’s a really ethically shitty thing to do to these women, to make them fall in love and believe they have a real relationship. I think that’s a fair enough thing to protest about.

My friend worked in Lush and a stranger came over to her in a restaurant, apologised and said, 'I just had to ask. Do you work in Lush? My partner thinks you smell like a bath bomb.'

Thanks for the explanation TheNightof1000Fans!

Lush shops look lovely with all those colours and I sometimes have a browse in there but hate being pounced on by the "alternative looking" staff. Not because of their looks, which I actually like! but because I want to be left alone please to have a good nose about.

I have bought the occasional mini perfume stick and hand cream but will not use the bath bombs. One Xmas I was given a Lush gift bag with several eye watering smelly items and a bomb! It was never going anywhere near my skin but it smelled lovely. I did not re-gift it although I considered doing so. No, I put it at the bottom of my kitchen bin before I put the liner in and that bin smelled sweet and fragrant for months!

There was one which I kept on my dressing room table and it may aswell of been a fragrance defuser, my room was smelling lovely all the time and the whole of upstairs.

Ewww I’d never use anything like that in my bath- you were right not to sit down for fear of thrush!! It can’t be good for women bathing in that rubbish

I do like lush bath bombs and I’ve never had thrush. They have got way too expensive though, £6 for 1! Didn’t they used to be about £4 not that long ago? Good idea about taking a hammer to them though.

The sentiment behind the police window was good but the execution was awful, so if you didn't stop and read the small print it just looked like massive posters calling police liars. They're not stupid, they knew what they were doing.

I love Lush for their ethical stance. I find the products expensive, although I realise it’s probably a fair reflection of their true costs.

Dislike lush, many of their campaigns are not well thought out and full of lies. Badger one being prime example, and the staff don't know the difference so can't even complain to them. And as for being ethical, not environmental so don't get confused. They may not test on animals but hardly doing a lot of the plastic/micro plastics/ glitter/ other tat that ultimately ends up in the rivers glitter bring a prime example.

But they don’t use microplastics @MinnieMouseMaze.

They should be named Instant thrush bombs. That and the mess in the bath you have to clear up afterwards, don’t make them a relaxing thing in my opinion. I feel sick just walking past the shops they are so strong, working in their store must give you a permanent headache.

it wasn’t actually an anti-police window. It was protesting at undercover police officers who choose to become romantically involved with unsuspecting women. These relationships are of course based on lies and it’s a really ethically shitty thing to do to these women, to make them fall in love and believe they have a real relationship. I think that’s a fair enough thing to protest about.

Yes, it’s a fair enough thing to protest about. Apart from the window campaigns were not clearly protesting about it - they had a massive photo of a man in police uniform with “PAID TO LIE” on it and mocked-up police tape saying “police have crossed the line”. It was not clear and implied all police were liars, my partner is a Met officer and I see first hand the shit they put up with on a daily (or nightly) basis, and I stopped shopping at Lush the day I saw that in the window. They sell overpriced soap FFS, they’re not some bastion of civil rights campaigning. I used to be a proper Lush devotee when I was younger, but have stopped buying from them completely since then. It may not have been intended as a an anti-police campaign but that’s definitely what it looked like as you walked past the window.

I refuse to shop in lush due to their awful endeavours such as the police protest, the kissing day. I don’t like their products anyway but I’d buy them for my teenage daughter. Not anymore.

2 parts bicarb of soda
1 part citric acid crystals
1 part Epsom salts
1 part cornflour
Mix well

Add essential oil
Add drops of cosmetic colour &/or cosmetic mica
Blend well

Mix 1 part water to 3 parts olive or almond oil in a spray bottle. Shake WELL to mix.
Spray onto powders; mix immediately so it doesn't fizz.
Keep adding oil & mixing until it's like kinetic sand ( just holds tigethrr when you squeeze it)

Press into moulds, or paper sauce containers work well.
Once dry, store in airtight container.
Keep out of reach of children

I like the ones like Butterball which contain cocoa butter and essential oils - not a sparkle in sight.
The glittery ones just make me think “giant bowl of thrush soup” - so I avoid I’ve never had thrush in my life, and I don’t plan on experiencing that joy now for the sake of a sparkly bath

I thought the police campaign thing was utterly weird. I've actually never understood the true meaning of it until this thread and I too just saw the cutout of the policeman with 'paid to lie'. Just thought it was anti police but didn't know why.

To be honest it's a strange issue for a big company like that to get involved with. Maybe someone high up there had a personal experience if it, otherwise there's something about the whole thing that doesn't make sense.

Also stopped using Lush after the anti police campaign.
Used them all the time and bought as gifts .
Never again.
And I loved Sunnyside bubble bars

The whole anti police window and the 'national kiss day' where their young female staff had complete strangers kissing the t-shirts they were wearing.. most young Saturday staff not brave enough to refuse to the managers.. there's articles on it if you google

The national kiss day was beyond grim, but what was wrong with the anti police window? Don't you think that corrupt abusive cops should be held to account?