Today I am reviewing the recently released Crackle Bath Bomb from Lush’s 2024 World Bath Bomb Day collection.
Out of the 29 bath bombs, Crackle is the only charity one. 100% of the sales price (minus government tax) will go to Dexter’s Arc, a children’s cancer charity funding non-animal testing research into Rhabdomyosarcoma. You can find out more about Dexter’s Arc (here).
Just like me, Dexter loved dragons. Crackle was the name of his dragon teddy; and that toy dragon is the inspiration behind the Crackle bath bomb.
This bath bomb honours not only Dexter but all of the children who have lost their lives and futures because of a lack of Rhabdomyosarcoma research and available treatments.
The Crackle bath bomb is one of Lush’s most shimmery to date. It is in the shape of a golden dragon’s egg and includes a blue baby-dragon with bright red wings.
Each of the Crackle bath bombs are approximately 170g each fitting snuggly in my hand. Crackle’s ingredients include clove bud oil, labdanum resinoid, lime oil and Brazilian orange oil.
Crackle has a brand-new scent that is meant to emulate gummy type candy. I can see (or should I say smell) exactly what Lush have tried to do with the bath bomb scent wise, it really does smell just like a packet of Haribo sweets!
I couldn’t help but notice that elements of it also reminded me a little of the Cinders bath bomb too.
Much like the majority of the other bath bombs from the World Bath Bomb Day collection Crackle is colourful, bright and immediately demands your attention with its baby dragon just sat there in its shimmery golden egg.
As soon as the Crackle bath bomb encounters your bath water there is an explosion of thick shimmering, golden-yellow foam. I admit I was surprised at just how much foam the Crackle bath bomb created as there hasn’t been one this foamy for a very long time.
After a couple of minutes the bath bomb starts to spin and that’s when the dragon magic truly begins…
As the Crackle bath bomb dances around the water’s surface, the red, blue and yellow colours start to spin out of it; Where the three different colours start to blend, you also get shades of green, pink and orange. I was not expecting this bath bomb to be so colourful!
Its scent although gentle, quickly takes over your bathroom. There’s the warmth of the clove bud oil and then the sweetness of the lime and Brazilian orange oil too; All of these blended together make the Crackle bath bomb really smell just like a packet of sweets.
When I read the description of this bath bomb on Lush’s website it stated that it had popping candy inside, I didn’t notice any during use, so decided to check the ingredients list once I’d used it.
No popping candy is listed in the ingredients list either so I think Lush must have changed their mind. Popping candy would have been a nice touch but I enjoyed my experience of the Crackle bath bomb just as well without it.
The Crackle bath bomb takes just over 10 minutes to fully dissolve, the golden egg part being the last part of it.
After 10 minutes, coloured water swimming with shimmer is all that is left behind. I couldn’t help but swish the pretty water around just to see all of the shimmer dancing around like the storm inside of a snow globe.
It left my skin soft and although the scent was subtle there was a sweetness that lingered. Overall, I can’t get enough of the Crackle bath bomb. There are so many best parts about it; its scent, the bath art it creates, its cute design but what’s most important is its link to Dexter. I hope that the sales of this charity bath bomb continue to sky-rocket.
For me though, I always have a soft spot for the Lush products that are made into little creatures and Crackle the mini dragon might just be my favourite Lush-creature creation yet!
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