Bath bombs explode into pop culture
Bath bombs have become increasingly popular over the past few years. Co-founder of LUSH Cosmetics Mo Constantine invented the Bath Bomb in 1989. Bath bombs are hard-packed mixtures of chemicals and oils. LUSH Bath Bombs are completely organic. LUSH first came to be in 1995 but the co-founders had been working together since 1977.
“Once you put [a bath bomb] in your bath, they dissolve and fizz around and dispense good oils, minerals and perfume into the water. They’re really relaxing and it makes your skin feel really soft,” said junior Ally Boyd.
LUSH uses ingredients that aren’t tested on animals and their stuff is organic and natural. It’s really good quality
— Ally Boyd
All bath bombs are made with natural ingredients. For example. the Love Locket bomb is full of essential oils such as vanilla, jasmine and neroli. It also has paper hearts and shiny red agar seaweed hearts.
Junior Allison Wendorf said, “All the LUSH products are handmade and really organic. They don’t use preservatives. It’s all really natural. Sometimes you get a sticker of some sort saying who packaged your items and it’s really cool.”
The LUSH inventors started making their products by going to farmers markets and shops that sold flowers, buying the fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers, and bringing them back to their labs to infuse them into their inventions. The ingredients used in Bath Bombs are common and can be found most places. They are listed on every package. LUSH even made a ‘LUSHopedia’, which lists all ingredients they use in every product.
“LUSH uses ingredients that aren’t tested on animals and their stuff is organic and natural. It’s really good,” said Boyd.
LUSH has been fighting animal testing for over 30 years. They do not buy ingredients from companies that do. In fact, LUSH is so serious about ending animal test that they are offering $250 thousand to anybody who actually does. And when you purchase their items online, they put a sticker on the box saying that they fight animal testing.
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Sonia Moran • Feb 9, 2017 at 7:49 pm
Great article, it is very well written. The history of the bath bombs and LUSH was very interesting. The article is very informative and is fun to read.
Valeria Gonzalez • Feb 9, 2017 at 6:54 pm
the article is very well written. I really liked how she talked of the history in bath bombs because as teens this is a product that we like to use and I think it is good and interesting to know about it.
Tessa Rosa • Apr 1, 2015 at 12:39 pm
Great article! I love how the history is incorporated. I literally knew nothing of bath bombs before reading this. I also really enjoy the headline! It was really creative and punny.
Caitlin Rademacher • Apr 1, 2015 at 9:39 am
I love how the history of bath booms is incorporated into the article and didn’t just focus on how great they are and what people like about it.
Tiffany Horwath • Apr 1, 2015 at 8:26 am
You did a really good job on this article! I love how you added when they first started working on bath bombs and when they first opened, the all natural and no animal testing was really nice to add as well!
Andy Bjerk • Apr 1, 2015 at 12:17 am
Super informative article. I think focusing on the LUSH company made it more informative to the reader.
Ali Thul • Mar 31, 2015 at 11:00 pm
This article was super informative. I liked how you talked about what LUSH stands for which is natural ingredients and anti-animal testing. This helps people understand why people like LUSH so much, and that it stands for more than a trend
Megan Fayler • Mar 31, 2015 at 4:10 pm
This article was really good, I liked how the article focused on the LUSH company more than bath bombs themselves. It made the article more interesting and factual. This article is very well researched. Good job!
Ahnika Kroll • Mar 30, 2015 at 4:05 pm
I love this article! It’s so informative, and I’ve been a big fan of LUSH for a long time. I really love their face washes! I think you obviously did a lot of research and the sources were familiar with the products, too, which was so cool! I hope students go out and support a really great company! (Plus, they’d also get a relaxing bath and super soft skin out of the deal!)
Lucy Langmack • Mar 30, 2015 at 7:39 am
I love how you explained the history and purpose of Lush’s products rather than the appearance of “how cool they are”. It is so interesting to hear of Lush’s plan for organic products and to fight animal testing. Good job!
Joe Rice • Mar 13, 2015 at 8:14 am
This was quite the informative article. I knew literally nothing about bath bombs until now. I can see why they have become so popular, with their organic ingredients and anti animal testing advocacy.