Very recently I found an old USB full of photos of Lush products that I thought I’d lost in a house move. I thought I’d explain that, as I am sure that a lot of my readers will be wondering where the sudden influx of old-Lush-product reviews have come from.
I have had notes on certain products written up for years sat without any photos to use, hence me not ever officially reviewing them on here BUT with my old USB of photos, it’s now possible to finally finish my reviews on all of them!
Today I am reviewing the Pirates of the Carrageenan Bath Bomb. The Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb started its Lush life as a Harajuku, Japan-store-exclusive and then went on to be a worldwide, readily available bath bomb as it was a part of Lush’s 30 years of the bath bomb celebration.
Sadly, the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb has long been discontinued but you never know when a Lush product will make a return, so here is my review; Better late than never…
…The Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb came out in the UK in a sea of new and old bath bombs due to the 30 years of the bath bomb celebration back in 2019, out of all of the bath bombs released at that time, the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb had my attention straight away because of its unique shape.
It’s a bright green treasure chest with skull and crossbones embossed on its lid. The little details of the treasure chest are decorated with a sprinkling of golden shimmer so really stand out. There’s never been a bath bomb quite like it.
The Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb contains carrageenan extract, kombu powder, patchouli oil, petitgrain oil, pimento berry oil, sandalwood oil and ginger oil. With it being so packed with seaweed it’s super softening for the skin, very much on par with the Big Blue bath bomb.
The Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb shares its scent with the 4:20pm bath bomb and Botanomancy bubble bar.
Its scent is herbaceous, earthy, and refreshing. It’s not to everyone’s taste, my husband doesn’t like it much, but I love it, it makes me think of a hot but rainy Summers day.
As soon as you place the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb into your bath water, green foam begins to pour out of it. It’s rich earthy scent really comes to life in the water, and it doesn’t take long for the seaweed within the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb to start to soften the water either.
The hotter your bath water the better, it really does make a huge difference when you’re using a bath bomb with seaweed in.
I wasn’t expecting the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb to create any bath art but after a short while a lighter green foam appears out of it too. You can see how both greens swirl together in the photo below.
Once the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb has fully dissolved the water is perfect to soak your skin in, my skin laps up all of its goodness. The scent isn’t as strong on your skin once you’re out of the bath, but it left my skin so incredibly soft.
Overall, I loved using the Pirates of the Carrageenan bath bomb but can see why it got over-shadowed by other brighter and zingier bath bombs. I wish my husband liked the scent more because it would be perfect for him to use after a long day at work. I can’t recommend enough that you use it in the hottest you can stand bath water as it just makes the experience of it that much better.
You’ll also be left wanting to binge watch all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films after using it too. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! 😉
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