Lush Products

xbrenx

Hi

I am a keen user of Lush products and mostly believe their blurb about being ethical and natural products.

My sister on the other hand is the opposite and berates them at every opportunity.

So, what I'm wondering is, does anyone use Lush and are their claims bogus or true?

**Juice**

I agree with their ethical stuff but a lot of people think they're fully organic/natural when they're not.

bunberry

I stopped using them because despite advertising themselves as "natural" the majority of their products contain parabens.

jess1974

I would'nt mind having a browse instore and having a proper look and smell at there products, but the overbearing pushy assistants send me running for the door !!!

Daisygirl

...and full of SLS (which I can no longer use )

and yes, I used to use a LOT of their things, but it is now much more expensive (£2.95 for a particular bath bomb!), and many things not affordable especially in this economic climate! My daughter uses some of their bubble bath bars and luckily as we are in a mega soft water area these last for a few weeks each at least just breaking off a little bit at a time.

My daughter doesn't like it either when the SAs jump on you as you step inside the door! - this is very annoying! I buy a particular shampoo for her and a couple of bath products a month for her, but that's all nowadays, sadly.

FriendOfHobbits

I buy their products mainly from an environmental point of view - their solid shampoos and bubble bars stop me throwing away bottles of plastic. I agree, the bath bombs can be a bit expensive, but their facial products tend to last. I bought a moisturiser back in February - it's still going strong and will probably last me until Feb.

j.e.j.

I am not sure about the ethical side (?) but I don't think the products are really that 'natural', tbh.

I guess it's a bit like the Body Shop in that perhaps once upon a time the original idea for the product came from a natural source or environment, but with a business that size the products are likely to be made in huge factories and using the 'usual suspects' like SLS and parabens, etc.

Hermia

Apart from getting the occasional bath bomb as a treat I don't buy Lush. It's too expensive and a lot of it doesn't really work for me. All the solid shampoos I have tried have left my hair a greasy mess. I also haven't been too impressed with the skincare. I also find the products go off before I can use them and I have had a few go off before the expiry date even though they were stored in dry cool conditions. I'd rather risk the preservatives and not feel I have to use tons of a product in order to use it up before it goes manky!

xbrenx

Well, the expense is something of personal choice.

Parabens I've done a search for (never heard of them before) and if wikipedia is to be believed there's not enough proof to link them with anything just yet.

I've never heard of SLS either, what is this, if I may ask?

I'm in agreement with the solid shampoos - I didn't get on with them at all. I'm a big fan of their fairtrade foot lotion - bright pink and smells minty lol - it works on my feet

I also love the soaps and bubble bars, I don't have a bath so using them in a bowl of water gives a lovely foot or hand soak.

Thanks, for the replies

j.e.j.

Well, if you like the products that's the main thing

SLS is something like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulphate
(any chemists on here? :rotfl:)

It's found in shop-bought soaps, I think.

FriendOfHobbits

SLS is the product which makes things foam up, it's found in soaps and shampoos. It can cause irritation to the skin - I think it's quite a harsh product. Not sure of the full name though, sorry!