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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Clear the Air Lush Melt from Lush

Today I am reviewing the vegan, Clear the Air Lush Melt. It is a light shade of blue with icy white swirls in it.

If you’ve recently read any of my other Lush Melt reviews, you’ll notice that small snippets of text in each review may be a little repetitive. This is because the majority of visitors to this blog find it through Google searches of individual Lush products.

I always include a ‘what it is’ and ‘how to use’ paragraph in each review just in case it is someone’s first time visiting my website and/or their first time using that particular type of Lush product.

I’ll add the repeated parts in italics so that the frequent review-readers can skim past them!

The Lush Melts are a fairly new type of Lush product, Clear the Air was first released back in March 2023 and at the time of writing this review, is still available to purchase. 

For me, the most exciting thing about the Lush Melts is that they can be used in the bath like a bath oil and also used as a wax melt in a wax burner. I personally prefer using them in wax burners over using them in the bath but both ways of using them are enjoyable and full of fragrance.

Each of the larger 70g Lush Melts that are currently available are a rectangle shape and have 8 separate snappable squares in each bar. Each square has a letter on it, the Clear the Air Lush Melt has LUSH spelt on the first row of squares and MELT spelt on the bottom row of squares.

Clear the Air contains the following ingredients: Fair trade organic cocoa butter, illipe butter, almond oil, eucalyptus oil, lemongrass oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil and moringa oil.

It shares its scent with several incredibly popular Lush products – The Imperial Egg, Snow Drift and Snowball bath bomb just to name a few.

The scent of the Clear the Air Lush Melt is described on Lush’s website as a ‘eucalyptus and lemongrass refresher’. Just one sniff of it gives me a boost of energy.

Using the Clear the Air Lush Melt in a wax burner:

When I use Lush Melts in a wax burner, I switch between both a tea light burner and plug-in, electric burner. If you use an average sized tea light candle in a tea light burner, both burner types work well enough for me not to have a favourite kind.

The Clear the Air Lush Melts scent is a strong one. Just one cube is enough to fragrance all of our open planned rooms downstairs.

Obviously not everyone has the same type of wax burner so temperatures and melting times will vary for each individual, but I had the Clear the Air Lush Melt on for 4 evenings before I felt I needed to switch it out for another as the scent had weakened.

I found myself reaching for Clear the Air over the last year or so whenever someone in my house was feeling a bit flu like. The blend of eucalyptus oil, lemongrass oil and peppermint oil live up to the Lush Melts name and really does feel as if it clears the air.

It’s such a crisp fragrance that makes me feel less stuffy, something we can all appreciate when we have the dreaded common cold!Even without a cold I find the scent really uplifting there’s something about its coolness that puts a spring in my step.

Using the Clear the Air Lush Melt in a bath:

When I use Lush Melts in the bath, I normally start with adding just one cube, if I feel I need more I will add another, after all, it’s a lot easier to add more product than it is to take some out when you feel you’ve used too much… With Clear the Air one cube was however the perfect amount.

Again, melting times will vary depending on how hot you have your bath water. Clear the Air melted very quickly for me and turned the bath water a milky white colour.

After about a 10-minute soak in waters with one cube melted into it, it left my skin feeling cooler, refreshed and incredibly soft. I have even used a half-melted cube of Clear the Air like a shaving butter on my legs.

With the way it cools your skin down I can see myself using it a lot in the warmer Summer months too.

Overall, I am really impressed with the Clear the Air Lush Melt as both a wax melt and bath melt, I love that it is (at the time of writing this review) an all-year-round product as like I said, it helps with colds in the Winter and cooling you down in the Summer!

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Mother Nature Bath Bomb from Lush

The Mother Nature Bath Bomb is a brand-new, limited-edition product from Lush’s 2024 Mother’s Day line.

Weighing in at approximately 75g each, the Mother Nature bath bomb is the same size as the recently released Love Potion bath bomb.

Recently Lush have started to release smaller sized bath bombs, some might say that you’re no longer getting the same amount of product for your money but through my excessive use of Lush bath bombs I know that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean a bath bomb will be better.

I never judge a bath bomb on first look as the plainer or smaller ones can often give you the best of surprises during use…

The Mother Nature bath bomb has quite a simple design. It’s a bright green face with several flowers of different sizes decorating the faces hair; Also included is a real, single pressed Cosmos flower stuck on the side of the bath bombs head, it’s simple but beautiful. It reminds me of Te Fiti in the animated film, Moana.

As well as the pressed Cosmos flower, Mother Nature bath bomb also contains rosewood oil, bergamot oil, ylang ylang oil, fair trade olive oil.

It shares its scent with the NEW Groovy Kind of Love bath bomb and Pink Flamingo reusable bubble bar.

The Mother Nature bath bomb’s scent is sweet, fruity and oozes happy vibes. It is a citrus led scent BUT is a lot gentler than the average citrus based Lush product. It will most likely appeal to customers who like a more subtle, zesty-scented product.

As soon as the Mother Nature bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with an explosion of green bubbles.

The Mother Nature bath bomb doesn’t offer much bath-art-wise, but its mood-brightening scent makes it a must try!

The scent of the bath bomb really comes to life once placed into the water, even though it’s quite a gentle scent it still seems to fill your bathroom.

With the Mother Nature bath bomb being so dinky, it took just over three minutes to fully dissolve leaving only the flower and bright green waters behind.

The bright green waters smell heavenly, the Mother Nature bath bomb is quite literally sunshine in bath bomb form. Its scent lingers in your bathroom once you’ve pulled the plug and can still be smelt on your skin long after getting out of the bath, after using it I couldn’t help but keep sniffing myself!

The water left behind by the Mother Nature bath bomb not only smells delicious but also feels amazing on your skin. It’s a very no-fuss bath bomb but one of the best to have come out so far this year. Sometimes it’s not all about bath art but about its design and how it smells.

My skin still feels silky smooth several hours after getting out of the bath. I wouldn’t say my skin feels particularly hydrated after using Mother Nature but I’m not desperate to slather myself in a body lotion either.

Overall, I absolutely adore the Mother Nature bath bomb, it really does make you realise that the big and multicoloured bath bombs aren’t always the best. I am looking forward to seeing what other smaller bath bombs Lush come up with in the future.

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