Bath Bombs for Dry Skin

So I’ve only gone and done it again – I’ve been into town to visit my local Lush store TWICE now this month, and both times treated myself to a cheeky number of purchases.  I’ve been reading up on all of the bath bombs these last few months – as this was something that I had always tried to stay clear of.  I was never really one to enjoy a bath for many years, that was until I discovered the many Instagram accounts for Lush products, all of which contain beautiful pictures of bath art.  I was a firm believer that having a bath would only dry my skin out further – my eczema can get really bad from time to time (now being one of those times), and even a short shower is enough to make my skin dry up like an old raisin. 

Alas, after flicking through the Lush mag ten too many times, and religiously reading up on each and every bath bomb further on the Lush app, my detective skills have proven me wrong once again.  Like many of their other products, Lush have a number of bath products that are designed to soothe the skin and leave them feeling soft, silky and refreshed.  With my skin being as red, sore and inflamed these last couple of weeks, I did the whole treat yo self thing and picked up five bath bombs to try out, in a bid to make me feel  better.

Avobath - “feed the skin and the soul”

This bomb is made with avocado, which is packed with essential fatty acids – which is what us folks with dry skin really need!  I read lots of reviews about this particular bath bomb, as this is one of the slightly more expensive ones at £3.50 a go.  It was however one of the best £3.50 purchases I have made in a very long time!  Avobath smells absolutely gorgeous from the moment you drop it in the bath, it releases lots of citrus scents alongside the unmistakable smell of bergamot.  The scents were really enjoyable and gave me an instant feeling of being alert and awake – the app even recommends using in the morning to give you that morning boost. Once emerged in the water, it turns your bath a beautiful fresh green colour, which I enjoyed because I had assumed that any bath bomb designed for dry skin would be plain and basic – which little to no excitement.  When in the tub, the water felt really silky and my skin began to feel really soothed the longer I soaked.  When I got out and applied the copious amounts of moisturiser to myself, my skin felt super fresh and appeared less irritated which was great – and I didn’t even need to go for a cold shower that evening either!  This is one that I will be buying for every time my skin is feeling meh.

Butterball – “for delicious looking skin”

When I spied that this little beauty was the perfect partner for dry and irritated skin - I grabbed two to go as they were only £2.65 each!  These little white bombs smell good enough to eat, which I believe is down to the ylang ylang oil that they use for the calming and relaxing properties.  Butterball is filled with delicious cocoa butter, which makes the water feel silky smooth as if you are legitimately soaking in a bath of the stuff!  Unlike Avobath, when I got out of the bath my skin actually felt as though it had be properly nurtured, and I felt that I had be actively coated in cocoa butter.  Although I applied my moisturiser as normal, on this occasion I probably could have gotten away with leaving it for a while as my skin really felt super good, and smelt totally delicious.  It truly is an amazing little pick me up, and it was so good that my boyfriend ended up pinching one of mine, as well as getting some of his own after!

Golden Egg – “Good as Gold”

This one was more of an Easter treat to myself, I didn’t really pick it up for it skin perking purposes – however I was fully aware of the fact that it is jam packed with cocoa butter – hence why I got two!  This bath melt left the bath water silky smooth and glittery – which evidently made my skin silky smooth and glittery too!  The room filled with a beautiful toffee scented fragrance, which was to die for.  As this is an Easter buy, I’ll certainly purchase another couple before they’re done for the year – as although not as effective as Butterball, it was nice to soak in some cocoa butter, as have a pretty looking bath to sit in!

What’s your favourite Lush bath bomb?

Until the next one,

Sympathy for the Skin Body Lotion

The name of this lotion intrigued me from the moment that I first spotted it in Lush about a year ago.  I have always been a big fan of their Charity Pot Lotion, and so it took me a while before I decided to branch out of my comfort zone and give this product a whirl.  This was an online purchase, and so it was the ingredients that attracted me to it.  I love to smell nice, I have a phobia of smelling bad, and so the vanilla was a winner from the get go.  The cocoa butter and banana were an added bonus too -  I knew that this concoction would smell delish, and that these three ingredients would be nourishing for my skin, never mind the whole other list of goodness packed in there too.  

This lotion is very light to put on, it rubs in nicely and although feels greasy – absorbs really quickly into the skin making it feel really supple and hydrated within ten minutes of applying.  I tend to use quite a lot of this at one time, my skin gets really dry super quickly, however if you have fairly normal/healthy skin I imagine that this product would last you a very long time as you probably wouldn't need to use  a lot.  When my skin is particularly bad, I like to use this on my face before I apply my makeup.  It works brilliantly as a base before applying a primer, which makes me love it even more as there are very few moisturisers that I have come across that would allow me to do this.  I will however point out that you do only need a tiny bit to make sure you’re not left feeling really greasy. 

Running very low 

At £5.95 for a 100g tub and £11.95 for 240g – I give this product a 9/10 as it does everything that I need it to do for my skin.  I love everything about it, the smell the feel, the results it gives.  It only looses one mark simply for the price.  I wouldn’t normally pay so much for so little, but because I (at the moment) have my skin reasonably under control, I don’t need to use it as often.  However because this product is packed in a Lush black pot, if you clean them and keep them until you have 5, you can pick up a free fresh face mask.  So it's not all bad, really.   Sympathy for the Skin is a firm favourite moisturiser of mine, and I would recommend it to anyone – regardless of their skin type.  The nutrients packed into this lotion would do good for everyone's skin, and make them smell yummy also.

What's your favourite body lotion at the moment?

Until the next one,

Lauren x