Tropical Co-Mingle Body Scrub from Lush

The first Co-Mingle body scrub was released back in 2022. After its success, Lush decided to release another version of a Co-Mingle body scrub, the Sticky Dates Co-Mingle body scrub. Today I will be reviewing the third Co-Mingle body scrub to be released by Lush, the Tropical Co-Mingle Body Scrub.

At the time of writing this review the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub has only been available in November 2023’s Lush Kitchen subscription box.

Out of the 5 items in November 2023’s Lush Kitchen subscription box, customers will be able to vote for which ones they want to become mainline products. I have my fingers crossed that one of them is the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub as it’s my favourite of the Co-mingles so far, more customers need the chance to try it. I’d also be very pleased to get hold of a bigger pot if it does become a main line product!

The Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub is described by Lush as a ‘tropical scented three-in-one.’ It exfoliates, 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 Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub a go.

The Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub shares its scent with the Cyclops bubble bar and SpongeBob bath bomb. The best way I can describe its scent is as a rich passion fruit like fragrance.

I have seen several customers say that with it being so fruity, it may be more appropriate as a Summer product. I am however happy to use it all year round but do understand what they mean.

With the Tropical 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 that, the Tropical Co-Mingle also contains a super-moisturising amount of fairtrade cocoa and shea butter as well as cypress leaf infusion, almond oil, Brazil nut oil, buriti oil, buchu oil, litsea cubeba oil, sweet wild orange oil and fresh pineapple juice.

Consistency-wise, the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub is a little different from the other Co-Mingles; It is not as sloppy and has more of a dried-butter-icing feel to it (see above photo).

A very small amount of the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub goes a long way, but I am gutted that the Lush Kitchen only gave us a 100g pot of it in the Lush Kitchen subscription box. I really do need more so have my fingers crossed it comes back as a permanent product soon.

To use, I scoop out about 3 fingers worth and that easily does my whole body, twice over. Unlike the original two Co-Mingles I find Tropical Co-Mingle incredibly scrubby, I think this is the main reason why I like it the most out of the 3 Lush have created thus far.

When I first got some out of the pot, I thought it felt really creamy and wasn’t expecting much scrub wise HOWEVER, the longer I rubbed it into my skin the scrubbier it seemed to get. The tagua nut powder is incredibly fine but does a perfect job of buffing away any dead skin without making your skin sore. It also washes and hydrates your skin at the same time so there’s no need for a shower gel or body lotion after using it. My skin feels smooth and looks brighter after use.

I adore all of the Co-Mingles created by Lush but I have fallen head over heels in love with the Tropical Co-Mingle body scrub, it’s my favourite of the 3 and I hate to repeat myself again but it really will be a crime if Lush don’t make this body scrub a mainline product as soon as possible!


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Pumpkin Patch Bath Bomb from Lush

The Pumpkin Patch Bath Bomb is a brand-new product that (at the time of writing this review) was only available as an exclusive item in October 2023’s Lush Kitchen Subscription Box. Whether or not it will be available in the future elsewhere is a question you’ll have to ask Lush.

The Pumpkin Patch bath bomb is an orange pumpkin that has been designed to look like the typical carved-Halloween-pumpkin but with a pirate twist, one eye is covered by a patch. Its name, the fact it is a pumpkin, and the eye patch are a (typical of Lush) very clever pun.

This year’s Halloween line is incredible, I could see this bath bomb selling extremely well alongside all of the other 2023 Halloween stock.

The Pumpkin Patch bath bomb contains grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lime oil and organic pumpkin seed oil and shares its scent with several best-selling Halloween Lush products such as the Sparkly Pumpkin bubble bar and 2 products that are available from this year’s Halloween line (2023) the Sparkly Pumpkin shower slime and Pumpkin Crumble bubble bar.

Before now, the Sparkly Pumpkin Lush-scent-family had only ever featured in a soap and body spray format (as well as the above-mentioned bubble bar and shower slimes) so getting it in a bath bomb format was a dream come true for some.

To look at, the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb has a very similar finish to the likes of the Gold RabbitRose GoldPartridge in a Pear Tree, and Lucky Tiger bath bombs, covered in an orangey golden shimmer.

The Pumpkin Patch bath bomb’s scent is delicious. It has a slightly spicy element to it as well as a kick of citrus from the grapefruit oil. Each of the bath bomb’s ingredients mixes with each other perfectly, softening one aspect of it while strengthening another.

Although I do not drink anything with caffeine in, I have been told by someone who does, that the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb smells very similar to the spices used in a pumpkin spiced latte.

Pumpkin Patch is a good-sized bath bomb, it’s similar in size to the standard Lush bath bombs, fitting snuggly in my hand.

As soon as the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb touches the water you are greeted with a burst of bright orange foam.

The Pumpkin Patch bath bomb’s orangey golden shimmer also starts to glide into your bath water almost immediately too.

I know I say this in almost every bath bomb review but the photos in this review do the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb no justice at all.

Its bath art is very similar to the bath art created by both the Orange Pop and Christmas Sweater bath bomb. The orange and red swirls seem to go on forever.

The Pumpkin Patch bath bomb takes approximately 15 minutes to fully dissolve, leaving you with plenty of time to sit back and enjoy the pretty red and orange show that it puts on.

I found the bright orange waters left behind by the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb exceptionally hydrating and smooth to the touch. The amount of shimmer in it also left me mesmerised.

Its scent although subtle, can still be detected on your skin long after getting out of the bath. My skin was also still silky smooth for the whole rest of the next day too.

I adore the Pumpkin Patch bath bomb, why it wasn’t a part of the in-store Lush Halloween line is a mystery to me as it really makes for the perfect, pumpkin-spiced Halloween bath!


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Gary the Snail Bath Bomb from Lush

For plastic-free-July Lush collaborated with the American animated television series, SpongeBob SquarePants to help keep our oceans and waterways clean. One part of the collaboration was the Lush X SpongeBob line and the other was a SpongeBob, Lush Kitchen themed box. Today I’ll be reviewing the Gary the Snail Bath Bomb from the Lush Kitchen box.

What I loved the most about the SpongeBob Lush Kitchen box is that you could enjoy all of the products even if you aren’t a fan/are not familiar with the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants. I happen to be a huge fan of SpongeBob so was ecstatic to see so many amazing SpongeBob themed products.

In the tv series Gary is SpongeBob’s pet snail and strangely communicates with him via meows.

The Mermaid and Gary the Snail bath bombs were probably the products I was most excited about from July 2023’s Lush Kitchen box. Gary the Snail is, as its name suggests, a snail shaped bath bomb. It has a pink shell, green eyes, and a blue body.

The Gary the Snail bath bomb scent is from the American Cream scent family. Most recently, products that have shared the same scent include the American Cream shower gel and Marshmallow World bath bombs. Being honest as always, the American Cream scent isn’t one of my favourites from Lush. I’d even go as far as to say that I feel it is one of Lush’s most overrated scent families… (I’m sorry, we can’t love all of the same stuff!)

The Gary the Snail bath bomb contains benzoin resinoid, vanilla absolute and the following essential oils; Clary sage and lavender.

Despite my feelings, the American Cream scent IS one of Lush’s best-sellers and is insanely popular. It reminds me of the standard smelling car fresheners that you can buy in garages. It’s a very light vanilla and creamy strawberry blend.

Although I’m not a huge fan of the scent I was still keen to try the Gary the Snail bath bomb.

I’m not sure of the actual weight of the Gary the Snail bath bomb but in my hand, it feels similar in size to the likes of the Sleepy Bear or Mr Loba Loba bath bombs.

As soon as the Gary the Snail bath bomb encounters your bath water a burst of blue, pink and green foam erupts out of it. Slowly but surely, Gary the Snail bubbles away, floating just under the water’s surface.

As it floats around it sends blues, pinks, and greens out of it, the bath art is incredible for such a small bath bomb. My photos in this post do this bath bombs level of bath art no justice at all. I highly recommend looking under the hashtag #GaryTheSnailBathBomb on Instagram just to see how amazing this bath bomb performed!

The Gary the Snail bath bombs scent is gentle and not too in your face, it’s a good choice if you aren’t a fan of the heavier, more overpowering Lush scents.

It takes about 5 minutes for the Gary the Snail bath bomb to fully dissolve, the water it leaves behind is a shimmery, greyish blue. I didn’t find the bath bomb drying on my skin, but I wouldn’t say it left me particularly hydrated either. Its light scent was detectable on my skin for a few hours after getting out of the bath too.

Overall, I did enjoy using the Gary the Snail bath bomb. For me personally it was more of a novelty product than anything else, but the bath art it created was spectacular!

I’d have loved to have seen this released in the Lush X SpongeBob collaboration rather than just the Lush Kitchen box as I know of several people who aren’t subscribers of the Lush Kitchen box who would have loved to have given Gary the Snail a try.


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