The Bath Duo: Elemental Herbology Detox & Wakaya Perfection Ginger Powder

I love taking baths, and lately I've been reaching for this lovely duo of bathtime remedies.   

A few months back during a wonderful Space NK visit, the SA told me about the Elemental Herbology Detox Botanical Bathing Infusion. I'm generally a pretty congested person, so when she told me that this stuff really helps to drain any congestion she has, I was sold. 

Minty and herbal, this is a nice oil that is definitely comforting in the bath. When I think of clearing up my congestion, I think of Vicks Vapor Rub, and this is definitely a much subtler, quite pleasant alternative. Pour a few capfuls into the bath and it will definitely clear your head and give you a little moisture too. :) 

Another Space NK pick is the Wakaya Perfection Organic Ginger Powder, an interesting item I spotted in the wellness section online a few months back. 

Here are the key benefits of ginger according to the Space NK site:  

• Relieves cold and flu symptoms / Helps ease respiratory
• Reduces muscle and arthritic pain
• Aids with Digestion and acts as a cleanser
• Enhances Metabolism
• Eases migraine pain
• Reduces inflammation
• Eases Nausea (Pre-natal, Travel/Jet-Lag/Motion Sickness, Chemotherapy or post surgery nausea

All of those properties of ginger sounded great to me, and I am definitely in need of most of those things. I added this cleverly packaged ginger product to my cart to spend enough for a promo and I'm so glad I did. This is great in my tea or in my bath - and often, both at the same time!  It helps me feel a bit less congested in tea, and it just adds to the wonderful aroma of my bath. I haven't used it consistently enough to say if it has helped with any of the other claims, but I sure believe it could! 

So all in all, I am pretty pleased with these two relatively affordable items from Space Nk. What do you think? Have you, or will you, try these two products?  

Elemental Herbology Detox Botanical Infusion retails for $29 and can be purchased at Space NK and locations within Bloomingdales, beautybar.com. Wakaya Perfection Ginger Powder retails for $24 and can be purchased at Space NK.  (Affiliate Links)

Smooth Your Skin for Summer with Lush Ocean Salt!

A while back, Lush sent me their lovely Ocean Salt Face & Body Scrub which is a lovely combination of salt and citrus. You know I am a citrus fiend, so this was quite exciting!

I love the way this product looks. It is so BLUE and happy! I'm also a huge fan of light clean scent with just a hint of citrus! For me, mixing this in my hands with a citrus shower gel (such as Lush's Back for Breakfast or Happy Hippy) really maximizes the scent as well as the performance of this product.

This product is marketed for face and body, but I don't generally recommend it for face unless you prefer a very scrubby manual exfoliant. If you mix a bit with creamy cleanser, it is definitely nice effect, but Lush also does not recommend that those with sensitive skin use this on their face. My fiance has tried it on his face and had no adverse reactions to it, though he prefers to use this just on body. (I think I tried a little bit on my face once too, when I didn't have my normal cleanser in the shower, and my skin seemed just fine!)  

Now the reason I love this product is just how smooth it makes my skin look. I remember when I first tried this product, I scrubbed one leg with Ocean Salt and Happy Hippy, and my legs just looked GOOD. (Normally, they look a bit dry and sometimes scaly once spring hits!) 

So all in all, I'm a big fan of this body scrub and would definitely purchase this again once I run out! Have you tried Lush Ocean Salt? Do you have a favorite body scrub or routine to prepare for summer? I'd love to know! 

Ingredients information listed below. This product was provided by Lush for review and can be purchased at Lush retail stores and online. 

INGREDIENTS (as listed on Lush website - links will direct you to ingredient information on Lush's site): Fine Sea Salt (Sodium Chloride), Fresh Grapefruit Infusion (Citrus grandis), Coarse Sea Salt (Sodium Chloride), Stearic Acid, Fresh Lime Extracted in Vodka (Citrus aurantifolia), Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycol Cetearate, Triethanolamine, Fresh Avocado Butter (Persea gratissima), Coconut Fat (Cocos nucifera), Lime Oil (Citrus aurantifolia), Seaweed Absolute (Fucus vesiculosus), Violet Leaf Absolute (Viola odorata), Glycerine, Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, FD&C Blue No. 1, Methylparaben, Propylparaben 

Have a Happy Mother's Day with Lush!

A few weeks ago, Lush sent me some happy spring themed goodies from their Mother's Day collection. I wanted to post about them sooner, as I think they are a great spring treat for any lady looking for a pamper, but the whole getting ready for a trip to Cali and then getting settled in this past week definitely got in the way of my baths.  Lush Secret Garden* is a colorful bath bomb with a light floral scent. Filled with rose and wild orange oil, this one sure smells like a garden to me. Toss this in the bath, and it will fizz around in swirls of green and pink. Once you get to the center, little flower blossoms will emerge!

I do have to warn you, clean up those flower blossoms right away, as I now have petals stuck to my tub! LOL. Lush Mumkin* is fruity floral bubble bar that reminds me a bit of the Lush Ro's Argan scent. However, it is filled with the scent of raspberry and lemon oil, so I don't know why my nose is so off?? Lol.  At first, I forgot this was a bubble bar, and threw it in the bath. When nothing happened, I realized! Bubble bars have the most success when held under running water, and this little guy (mine lost an eye! haha) can definitely give you a few uses. I recommend breaking off a chunk, rather than holding the whole thing under the faucet, as it begins to melt and get a bit messy!

Lush The Mum* smells almost exactly like mums, and the boy quite liked swishing it around. On the other hand, Madame Butterfly* smells of rose and raspberry. I managed to forget to bring these two on my trip with me, but I had the boy test them out and he quite enjoyed the bubbles! They didn't heavily fragrance the bath, which is probably a good thing for those who find Lush fragrances to strong! He couldn't discern any scent in the bath, and he even said he liked the scent of the Mum better! 

All in all, these were some fun additions to the spring Lush line-up. Have you tried anything from the Lush Mother's Day collection? What are your picks for a spring bath? :)

These products were provided for review. They are currently still available on Lush's US site. 

Throw Lush Twilight Into Your Bath Tonight!

  Earlier this spring, Lush sent me the Twilight bath bomb to try out. I'm not sure why I hadn't ever tried it, but I just love the fun purpley pink shade and the stars and moons imprinted on it. Scented with lavender and sweet tonka absolue, this calming bath bomb is the perfect companion to a relaxing evening at home. Toss it in your bath, and you get a frothy pale pink bath that turns lavender as the blue center emerges.

As I'm not a huge fan of lavender, I didn't know what I would think of this bath bomb. But the scent was super calming and not overly strong either, especially in comparison to some of the other scents in Lush's lineup.  Anyway, this bath was so soothing and relaxing! Woohoo!

What do you think of Lush Twilight Bath Bomb?? Do you have a favorite bath bomb that I must try?? 

This product was provided for review by Lush. Lush Twilight retails for $6.25 and is available at Lush retail stores and LUSH Cosmetics online (affiliate link).