If you’re not familiar with Lush, they’re a cosmetic company that creates all hand made products from shampoos to lipstick to hair dye. You name it, they’ve probably made it. They also promote the fact that they do not do any testing on animals and actually aim to fight against animal testing used elsewhere.
Lush stores are located all over the US and in about 48 other countries, so they’re pretty easily accessible, but if you don’t live near a lush store, they also ship right to your door. And because they’re located practically anywhere, the shipping fee is pretty standard.
I don’t have a Lush store in my town, so when I was out of town to see a friend, I stopped by her local store and picked up a couple of products to try for the first time. I picked up some products similar to what I use all the time to begin with, but there is a large variety of products out there to try and I plan to expand a little next time I go.
One thing I really liked about going to the actual store was the fact that the workers there were so friendly! They let me test whatever products I wanted to see and even explained to me what each one did and how to use it. I got to test out more products than I even intended to buy and they didn’t even mind at all. It made the experience so memorable and worth every second in the store.
Now to let you know how I feel about the products that I bought:
Ocean Salt Cleanser
This product is meant to be used mostly for the face but it can also be used as an overall body scrub. The salt in this product helps to soften and exfoliate skin by cleaning away dirt and dead skin cells. Fresh avocado and coconut oil help to hydrate the skin and keep it soft. This product also uses vodka and lime (which the product gets its pungent smell from) to help clear the pores of blackheads and clear blemishes and acne.
I have dry skin, almost eczema like skin, to begin with, but it’s been managed lately, so I wouldn’t have considered my skin to be sensitive, especially since I’ve never had any problems with products. I used the Ocean Salt as a face scrub a few times. The first time it worked great, very similar to a product I was already using to exfoliate my skin, and I had no problems with it at all. My skin felt clean and very soft, just as it was supposed to. The second time I had a few splotches of dry skin on my face and using the salt scrub burned horribly. They do precaution on the website, not to use this product on sensitive skin, but as I said I never considered my skin to be sensitive. This begin said, I don’t think I would use this product as my weekly face exfoliation.
I have also used this as an all over body scrub and have been much happier with the results there. I actually feel very clean and soft after using this on my arms and legs. I also feel invigorated after use whether it’s because of that citrusy vodka smell, or because the product actually works to release some toxins from the body like an Epson salt would, I’m not sure but for me it seemed to work that way. That was the thing I really liked about the product and stuck out to me the most.
The smell, the citrus vodka, is not my favorite scent, especially while it sits in my closet unused stinking up everything else in the vicinity. I like to choose my own scents with the products that I use on my body, and a lot of the time with Lush you aren’t able to choose between scents. However, as time as gone by I have grown fonder of the scent and now I actually enjoy it. It’s a nice change from my usual scent of lavender and jasmine. Overall, I don’t think I would get this product again, and instead I might try some of the other Lush scrubs.
Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner
I actually didn’t buy this product, one of the workers at the shop gave me a small 1 oz. sample size to try out because he said that it paired well with the Ocean Salt (according to the website it pairs better with one of their body smoothies, but I love free samples no matter what).
This product is just what it sounds like, a conditioner for the body. This works by using natural products like almond oil, cypress leaves, brazil nut oil, shea butter, argan oil (which surprisingly isn’t the first ingredient), cocoa butter, and goji berries, along with many other products that are great for hydrating the skin. The argan oil actually helps nurture your skin as well and makes it healthier overall. The goji berries feed your skin with antioxidants which helps to make your skin healthier as well.
I used this product as a basic moisturizer, just using it when I came out of the shower after using the Ocean scrub. I’ve liked the product so far. It leaves my skin moist and fresh for up to 24 hours which is pretty impressive. And a small amount goes a long way use wise. I’ve only used a very small portion of my sample and I’ve gotten a handful of uses out of it. Turns out though, it should be used as a normal conditioner would be used, you rinse your skin, apply the conditioner, and then rinse it off. I’ve done this with the product once or twice and it works with very similar results as using it without rinsing it off. My skin still feels soft and smells great. However, I do feel like using it in the conditioner fashion requires more product to be used at one time in order for the “lather-like” form they show on the Lush videos to be seen. I think the product can be used either way though.
As far as smell goes, this product again has just one sent that it comes in. This one being a rose floral smell. It smells very fresh and clean and it lasts as long as the conditioner does. It’s not my favorite smell ever, but I do enjoy a slight floral smell, so I can’t complain too much. I would probably purchase this product again.
Butterball Bath Balm
I have always wanted to try a bath bomb from Lush ever since I found out they made them. They looked like so much fun! I was a little conservative with my first bath bomb, I wanted to try it out but was a bit cautious when it came to a fun color or fun use for a bomb. Plus, I was traveling and didn’t want to be too attached to the bath bomb in case something happened and it got broken up completely. So I kept it simple and bought the butterball bath balm (say that five times fast).
The butterball bath balm is supposed to keep your skin soft while you bathe and is great for long baths that can dry out your skin otherwise. As the bomb sizzles away in the bath chunks of cocoa butter are released which help to moisturize your skin while you soak. It also has a strong vanilla fragrance which helps to sooth your mind and body as you soak.
I loved to watch the bath bomb fizzle in the bath water (I took a video of it to show you, but wordpress won’t upload it). Since the ball is simply white there wasn’t much of a show, but it was still fun to listen to it sizzle away and grow smaller.
As far as the bath went, I didn’t really notice that my skin was that much softer, but then again I don’t suffer from severely dry skin all over my body (just my face surprisingly enough). However, I loved the smell and I was very relaxed as I soaked.
I think next time I buy a bath bomb I am going to be a little more adventurous and try a fun color or shape!
I really do like Lush products and what Lush stands for. Most of the ingredients found in these products are all natural, which I am all for, and the products work well. There is such an array of different products to try that it could take awhile to find the perfect products just for you. It’s definitely worth the testing though because I don’t think there is an all bad Lush product out there! I can’t wait to try more. I might even get adventurous and try some of their makeup products.
What are some of your favorite Lush products? What should I try out next? Let me know below.
Until next time,
Kat
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