Saltbomb Bath Bomb from Lush

If you’ve seen the much-talked-about film Saltburn you’ll know exactly what this bath bomb is all about, I won’t give away any spoilers from the movie in this review but just know that every Lushie who has watched the toe-curlingly-cringe-worthy bath scene in it, knew it wouldn’t be long until Lush made a bath bomb inspired by it…

Enter the Saltbomb Bath Bomb. Saltbomb was released at the very start of February 2024 and is the standard sized Lush bath bomb weighing in at 190g.

Normally at this point of a review I’d describe the bath bombs colour and design but seeing as the Saltbomb bath bomb is plain-white all over, there’s not much more to describe visually. The closest bath bomb I can compare it to looks-wise, is the original So White bath bomb.

The Saltbomb bath bomb contains coarse sea salt, coconut milk powder and the following essential oils, Brazilian orange, and patchouli. It shares its scent with the main-line Lush products, Milky Bath bubble bar and Toby’s Magic Cow bath bomb.

Trying to review this bath bomb when I know what scene in a dark-comedy-movie inspired it, is a little difficult. I have never been more uncomfortable writing a review, it’s a real elephant in the room kind of situation but I am keeping in mind that it’s just a bit of fun and just a bath bomb. 😉

The Saltbomb bath bombs scent is a musky and gentle fragrance, it’s a good choice to go for if you like the subtle, less in-your-face Lush scents.

On Lush’s website the tag line for the Saltbomb bath bomb is ‘come and relax, or vice versa…’ it then goes on to say ‘Lap it up, Saltbomb’s salty, milky bath water is fit for a stately splurge. This salt doesn’t burn.’ Followed by ‘Feel like Hollywood royalty with this limited-edition bath bomb that never kills the groove, leaving the bather with silky smooth bath water they’ll want to treasure every last drop of.’ – make of that, what you want…

As soon as the Saltbomb bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a gentle hiss of white bubbles.

A considerable amount of thick, milky foam starts to collect on the water’s surface; With thanks to the added coconut milk powder, it’s almost creamy. After just under 10 minutes the Saltbomb bath bomb has fully dissolved leaving the milkiest, silky soft waters.

I didn’t ever want to get out of the bath, the scent is as subtle as it is soothing.

Saltbomb contains a lot of salt and like the Geo Phyzz bath bomb it all drops to the bottom of the bath before it dissolves into the water. I struggle with chronic pain and sometimes only the salty bath bombs help me manage that pain so whenever a salty bath bomb comes out at Lush, I grab it.

The salt doesn’t have any effect on the scent of a bath bomb either so if you want, you can buy it separately and unscented from most chemists. If you have a packet, you can add it to all your baths, I totally recommend it if you think Saltbomb has made more of a difference for you than other bath bombs.

The heat of the water and the salt are so good at soothing aching muscles.

Overall, I can’t get enough of the Saltbomb bath bomb, it’s plain yes, but sometimes the best products are. Lush would be silly to not make this a mainline product. As for the Saltburn movie, I watched it over the Christmas/New Year break and still can’t stop thinking about it…

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