Category: Body Scrub

Guardian of the Forest Body Scrub from Lush

The Guardian of the Forest Body Scrub is a brand-new Lush product that (at the time of writing this review) has only ever been available as an exclusive product in March 2024’s Lush Kitchen subscription box.

I haven’t heard any news that it will be released elsewhere, but I have my fingers crossed that it will be available again in the future.🤞

When I opened my Lush Kitchen Subscription Box, I was pleased to see that the Guardian of the Forest body scrub was in a big pot weighing in at a whopping 290g. In November 2023’s subscription box we had the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub in a tiny 100g pot and I got through it a lot quicker than I’d have liked…

While I believe less is more when you use Lush products, less is not more when it comes to how much product you get! 😉

Colour wise, the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is just like the Guardian of the Forest bath bomb, a mixture of forest greens.

I believe that the Guardian of the Forest scent was first released by Lush in the bath bomb format back in 2015, it was a Lush Oxford Street exclusive back then and has since been made into a shower gel and body spray too.


The Guardian of the Forest body scrub contains a long list of ingredients, some of those included are, caster sugar, fair trade organic cocoa butter, organic almond oil, fair trade shea butter, cypress oil, lime oil and oakmoss absolute.

The scent is best described as a woody and fresh-forest-scent. I feel that the lime oil notes in this scrub is a lot more noticeable than it is in the bath bomb equivalent too. I love how earthy and outdoorsy it smells; it just smells so green!

If you’re not familiar with the, The Legend of Zelda games this won’t mean anything to you, but I’ve always imagined that the Guardian of the Forest scent is what the Korok Forest smells like.

Consistency wise the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is most like the Intergalactic body scrub, after watching some behind the scenes footage from the Lush factory I was surprised to see how it is potted up. In ways it’s very similar to a bubble bar, before a bubble bar has set. It’s not scooped in or squirted it’s simply just placed in the pot. If you flip the pot, the body scrub slides out of the pot whole!

A very small amount of the Guardian of the Forest body scrub goes a very long way, I pick out about 3 fingers worth per shower and this amount can easily scrub my whole body.

I recommend starting off by working it into warm, wet skin slowly as this seems to get the most out of it as a scrub. Once you feel like you have scrubbed enough add a little bit more water and speed up the rubbing-in to make it really lather up. It’s an excellent product for both cleansing and exfoliating your skin.

The one thing that I feel I need to point out is that less really is more when it comes down to using the Guardian of the Forest body scrub, you really don’t need a lot to get the best out of it making it incredibly cost effective.

After using the Guardian of the Forest body scrub its fresh forest fragrance remains on your skin long after using it and it leaves your skin not only much softer to the touch but also appearing brighter too. What surprised me the most was how hydrated it also left my skin.

There is no need to moisturise after using this body scrub and I find it particularly good on my legs when used just before shaving. I feel that the latest Lush body scrubs including Guardian of the Forest don’t get enough credit for how diverse they are. They really are a wonder, and no one trick pony, they clean and hydrate your skin just as well as they exfoliate.

Overall, I love the Guardian of the Forest body scrub. As scrubs go, the Guardian of the Forest body scrub is probably one of my favourites from Lush so far, I hope Lush read this and seriously consider bringing the Guardian of the Forest body scrub back as a mainline product. More people need to be given the opportunity to try it, it’s that good!

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The Old Songs Are Waking Sugar Scrub from Lush

The Old Songs Are Waking Sugar Scrub is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2024 Mother’s Day line. I was lucky enough to get to try it before its initial release as Lush gifted me a pot. Since, I have bought myself another pot which I think speaks volumes on how much I like the product!

Back in August 2023 Lush released the Barbie Dream sugar scrub and I have never loved an exfoliation product from Lush more. I was therefore over the moon to see that The Old Songs Are Waking was also a sugar scrub. Mark my words, sugar scrubs are Lush’s next bestsellers, there’s just something so special about them.

The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub contains caster sugar, fair trade organic cocoa butter, babassu oil, extra virgin coconut oil, tonka absolute, vanilla absolute, bergamot oil and olibanum resinoid. As you can see in the photo below, the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub is a swirl of blue and white with a generous sprinkling of golden lustre. It looks almost too pretty to use.

Scent-wise, the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub is complicated but delicious. By complicated I mean almost impossible to describe, it’s sweet and fruity but also has non-sickly candy-like elements to it too. The tonka and vanilla absolutes mixed with the bergamot oil is a blend made in heaven. It smells so clean and fresh; I could imagine the scent selling well as a laundry detergent.

Consistency-wise, the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub is really thick, it’s most like the Barbie Dream sugar scrub I mentioned earlier but has elements of the Intergalactic body scrub too.

On the pot it says that it is a ‘smoothing sugar scrub that calls for you to sing while you bathe or shower’. After scooping out a small amount, I lathered it up and went straight to work with it.

I advise rubbing the sugar scrub in, in small, circular motions followed by rinsing it off. A small amount of the scrub goes a very long way, and I was pleasantly surprised at just how quickly it lathered up too.

I am just as impressed with the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub for exfoliation as I was the Barbie Dream sugar scrub. Lush really do need to make more sugar scrubs in all of their best-selling scents, all of the ones that have been released so far have been absolutely incredible.

I speak so highly of Lush’s sugar scrubs because of how they make my skin feel after using them. Lush’s new sugar-scrub-formula is really gentle but so incredibly scrubby at the same time.

With both the Barbie Dream and the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrubs, Lush have balanced the ratio of caster sugar and skin-moisturising ingredients perfectly. The Old Songs Are Waking is just as buttery as it is scrubby. It’s one of the best exfoliators I have ever used. There’s no need for body lotion afterwards and my skin has never looked so bright.

Overall, I am more than a little obsessed with the, The Old Songs Are Waking sugar scrub. I hope that Lush decide to make a sugar scrub a part of their main line (instead of just a limited-edition product) soon. I’d be more than happy for the, The Old Songs Are Waking to be a main line sugar scrub but am also excited to see what other sugar scrubs Lush can make us!

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Wild Violet Co-Mingle Body Scrub from Lush

The first Co-Mingle body scrub was released back in 2022. Lush have since released several more; Sticky Dates Co-Mingle, Tropical Co-Mingle and now the subject of this review, the Wild Violet Co-Mingle Body Scrub!

The Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2024 Mother’s Day line. I was lucky enough to get to try it before its initial release as Lush gifted me a pot, it’s set to be available in all UK stores from the 1st of February.

The Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub is described by Lush as ‘wild and beautiful, sweet and soft.’ Using it buffs, cleanses, and moisturises your skin all at the same time.

After the success of both the original Co-Mingle and Sticky Dates Co-Mingle, I was eager to give the Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub a go.

With the Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub being a three-in-one product it has a lot of ingredients in it; the scrubby element of it comes from the tagua nut powder.

Alongside the tagua nut powder, the Wild Violet Co-Mingle also contains sweet violet leaf infusion, spring water, almond oil, Brazil nut oil, ground white rice, ylang ylang flower infusion, fair trade shea butter, argan oil, cupuacu butter and rosewood oil.

The Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub shares its scent with the Ultraviolet bubble bar which happens to be one of my favourites.

The best way I can describe its scent is as a really intense violet, I can’t often tell the difference between Lush’s violet-based scent families but this one is a very natural floral, it smells very green and always leaves me feeling fresher.

Consistency-wise, the Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub is probably the loosest of the Co-Mingles that Lush have created so far. I’d describe it as being like a very milky porridge.

A very small amount of the Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub goes a long way BUT it smells so good that I always end up taking an extra scoop out just because I can!

To use, all you need is about 3 fingers worth and that easily does your whole body. I wouldn’t say that the Wild Violet Co-Mingle was a very harsh body scrub, if anything it is more of a skin buffer than exfoliator. It almost thickens into something creamier as you lather it in.

The formula is super nourishing for your skin. Even though it’s a very gentle body scrub, it does buff away dirt and dead skin well leaving skin that appears brighter behind.

It really is a three-in-one product too, it scrubs (albeit very gently) washes and moisturises your skin perfectly, there’s no need for a shower gel or body lotion after using it.

Overall, I love the Wild Violet Co-Mingle body scrub, I do prefer something a bit scrubbier when I’m in need of a good exfoliation but this one I am more than happy to use as a gentle in-between.

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