Lately, I've had a run in with a lot of weird Lush soaps lately -- not bad, per say, just not for me.
Two of them are the soon-to-be-discontinued butter cream soaps: Lemslip and Ring of Roses. They are called butter cream soaps because they contain cocoa butter, to moisturize the skin. Unfortunately, this cocoa butter prevents the soap from lathering! It took a lot of effort to get my bar of soap to actually act like a bar of soap. If I rub it on a sponge or washcloth, I'd get a little lather, but when using it solo, I was very dissatisfied. Sure, the end result was good -- I was clean and moisturized -- but the experience was not up to par.
Ring of Roses had a really nice floral scent, but Lemslip was too lemony for my taste. If I wanted zing, I'd grab a bar of Bohemian. For both soaps, the scent was mild at best. It just didn't have the "wow" factor for me.
Mud Flats was a whole different experience. I was eager to give it a shot, because I wanted to see how effective the Rhassoul mud was in soap form. Right off the bat, I was hit with an overpowering herbal scent. I get it -- it's got rosemary oil, tea tree oil, and sage oil -- all, combined with the Rhassoul mud, should be very astringent. But again, herbal scents are not for me. Then I smelled it again and got a strong peppermint scent?? It was weird. I looked at the list of ingredients and didn't see anything that would smell minty. Did it get me clean? Sure. Would it clear up spots and body acne? Hard to say. But the scent alone would prevent me from testing any further. But if you're into that woodsy, herbal scent, you should try Mud Flats. (:
MY SCORE: 1 OUT OF 5
I never thought there would be any Lush soaps out there I didn't love. What's the phrase? Can't please them all? (:
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