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I'm going to Lush today for the first time at lunch...what should I try? Any suggestions?

I just go there for inspiration, to sniff and try everything and then leave, which totally annoys the sellers
I just don't want to use soaps that have been touched by everyone and a lot of their stuff is far beyond my budget. I'd rather spend $50 on supplies :wink:
Prepare for a huge headache afterwards though...

Very true! That's the main reason I'm going...for inspiration. I want to get a bubble bar. I've been working on making those so wanted to see what there's was like.

I went to Lush just last nite for inspiration myself.

I suggest the 9to5 lotion cleanser, the Trichnomania Solid shampoo,
the honey i shrunk the kids soap, and the Massage bars.

Unlike many people I don't really like 90% of the fragrances
used in Lush. There are a few choice exceptions which I'm happy
that Daystar's "The Collection" carry quality FOs that are close.

I only like 3 main Fragrances from Lush.

Reasoning behind inspiration:

9to5 is really just a thin lotion and people are to smear it on
and take it off for cleansing. - hello we can do that ladies...

Trichnomania solid shampoo - love the smell even though
I can't use alot of solid shampoos cause i have scalp issues.
It's probably a good one for most others due to it being
for Dry types supposedly.

Honey I washed the kids - love the toffeeish smell.
I hate the soap itself cause I too think it's icky to buy
soap that a ton of people have touched and fondled.
That and I can make better.

Massage lotion Bars - WE can soooo do better. I noticed
that ALL of the bars have the heavy Cocoa butter smell
coming through which clouds some really nice Fragrances
in these products. You know we cal all make these
simplistic bars better and with deodorized cocoa butter
or better butters!

Good luck sweets and hope you post us about your "haul"
and experience!

Was there just the weekend gone.....
You definitely need to get a solid shampoo cause I know u like them.
I went with...
Solid shampoo... The blonde.
Solid conditioner.
Spice curls soap.
Daddy-o purple toner shampoo.
Comforter bubble bar.
& Buffy...... some of my favs.

I'm a lush addict...I don't care....judge me.... Lush is awesome...sls or not.

Thanks for the suggestions! I didn't get to go yesterday...I'm hoping I can go today. If not then tomorrow! It's not too far from my work so I keep planning on going during lunch...then I get pulled into meetings and those usually turn into lunch meetings. Ugh. Busy week!

So I think I'll get a bubble bar, solid shampoo, maybe the Buffy thing...

Lol, Nattynoo! No judgement from me!

Two things I want to try from there: BIG shampoo and Veganese conditioner.

That place gives me a major headache.

Same here, can't be in there for over 15 minutes... Really strange, especially since all of my soaps are curing in my bedroom closet and I have no problem with that :?

I just picked up the Veganese conditioner the other nite to take home because they claim it's their mildest conditioner.

FWIW - my mini review:

OOB it doesn't smell much but when using it has a faintly lemony whiff
to it. My hair isn't weighed down and it's okay as a detangler, but
I have baby fine hair with a small wave curl to it so I need that fine
line gray area that is light conditioner but tames frizz and it does
not.
I guess if I were to take a few extra minutes in the morning
to actually use a touch of pomade or smoothing gel then my frizz
and flyaways would be okay.

I will say my hair is lighter and softer than my more heavy conditioners.

I have fine hair too, and it dries out easily. I use a moderate amount of product on it and style it every morning with heat. It's super straight too and I don't get any frizz, just looking for something to detangle and make my hair soft. So it sounds like it could go either way with that!

All the reviews for BIG shampoo on the Lush site are so good... sooo tempted to try it. I would love a good volume shampoo. I have been there, sniffed, sniffed, left. Too expensive.

Hey Amanda......................... Make me some BIG shampoo ?!?!?!!!!! (then scent it with vanilla chai and charge me 1/2 the price!!! LOL)

I may have to look into making something like this myself. :shock: I'm getting there....!

tasha said:

Hey Amanda......................... Make me some BIG shampoo ?!?!?!!!!! (then scent it with vanilla chai and charge me 1/2 the price!!! LOL)

I may have to look into making something like this myself. :shock: I'm getting there....!

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Wow, that's interesting. So it's a shampoo salt scrub for your hair. Yikes! That's expensive! $22.95 for 11.6 oz. And I bet 50% is salt!

Sea Salt (Sodium Chloride),Sodium Laureth Sulfate,Fresh Organic Lemon Infusion (Citrus limonum),Fresh Sea Water (Aqua),Toothed Wrack Seaweed Infusion (Fucus serratus),Cocamide DEA,Lauryl Betaine,Fresh Organic Lime Juice (Citrus aurantifolia),Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera),Neroli Oil (Citrus amara),Mandarin Oil (Citrus nobilis),Vanilla Absolute (Vanilla planifolia),Orris Absolute (Iris florentina),*Limonene,*Linalool,*Benzyl Benzoate,Coumarin,Perfume.

You should try and make it! Crap! Now I want to try and make something like it.

http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/ba ... bubble-gum

Wow! 8.95 for sugar, jojoba oil and flavor oil!

What is this LUSH you all keep talking about??? I went to the website...I'm not familiar with Lush. There isn't one in my area. The closest one it 150 miles from me. Is it like Bath & Body Works? Is it a national chain?

I dunno - back in my apprentice hairdressing days I'd never
give a volumizing product to anyone with dry hair or scalp.
That usually dries it out more since the dry parts are screaming
for moisture and moisture locking ingredients.

I see a ton of salts and citrus to accompany the sulfates but
the Coconut oil is so far down the list that surely it can't add
much moisture.

I know in theory you can take a salt bar made with coconut oil
and salt to your skin but it needs to be superfatted to be
wonderous right? Same theory here..

Where's the fatting aka moisture agents in this shampoo?


Mrs. Fusion

Yes LUSH is an International Chain of Bath and Body type
products who try to be green, get rid of alot of packaging,
and try to trim off preservatives where possible.
sorta.

Mayren - I'm a hairdresser too!!

They claim The Blonde solid shampoo will lighten blonde hair. I don't know if it lightened it but it sure as hell dried it out!! Must admit my blonde was brighter but probably only due to it stripping it clean...LOL. The kids love it though......expensive for the kids at $133/kg here in Australia.

Agriffin - what would be their solid & liquid surfactants in that shampoo recipe?? SLS & cocamide DEA..... but is the sls liquid & cocamide solid????? Just curious how they hold that together with so much liquids... especially with lemon juice & sea salt water being up there at the top of their list..... here in Australia we have to list highest volume first. They don't use SCI....????? Their recipe confuses me.

(hehe i don't hairdress anymore but i did at one time)


Not Agriffin but
to me the surfactants look like Cocamide DEA, Lauryl Betaine, working
with the main SLS surfactant

Of course this is served up in a pot/jar not a solid hunk of shampoo

I also agree that most of their shampoos strip your hair.

Ohhh... ok... didn't realise that one was not solid... no wonder so much liquid... off to look for it...hehehe
Mayren - Too many kiddies around here for me to be hairdressing still... 15yrs was enough to send me balmy anyway.

I didn't know I needed to scrub my lips... thanks for the tip, Lush...

Yeah Amanda, the thing is reeeally salty, it's at least half salt if not more. $22 for salt and lime juice.

tasha said:

I didn't know I needed to scrub my lips... thanks for the tip, Lush...

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It does help to prevent dry/cracked lips during the winter months; but I scrub with a soft, clean toothbrush.
Works just as good and $8.95 is... ridiculous

I actually don't mind a lip scrub.