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Since hitting rock bottom, I've been on a caregiver self-care mission to work more things I like into my routine. Bath time self-care has been my primary focus, since it's an easy alternative to my regular shower, and I like the way bath stuff looks, smells, and feels.
Call me a screaming liberal, I like natural personal care products with herbal, menthol, cooling, and tingly sensations #ad. When shopping for bath bombs, it kinda felt like walking into the sexual health aisle at Walgreen's. I kinda just wanted to pick one and get outa there.
All this is happening on Amazon, by the way. Purple Canyon's double-scent 6-pack with both Lavender and Eucalyptus came in a natural-looking cardboard box, wrapped in paper in the photo, and with all-natural sounding ingredients. Add to cart.
The crisp fragrance was sniffable but not overwhelming from outside the box, which was wrapped in plastic. The box opened easily to two sets of 3 bath bombs, lavender purple and eucalyptus green. Delightful.
Stripping down my clothes with hot water running, my naked self picked up a Eucalyptus bath bomb ready to relax. I unwrapped the green gift paper only to find yet another layer of pastic cling-wrapped around the bath bomb.
I keep my nails short, and I seriously couldn't "pick the scab". A full 2 minutes picking at the shrink wrapped transparent plastic, I finally pierced a hole.
I filed to unwrap the plastic in one go, and ended up picking of 4 or 5 pieces before the bath bomb was as naked as me.
What's the worst part about Purple Canyon's bath bombs? I bought it thinking there as no plastic, but I ended up with chalky bath bomb dust in my fingernails from picking away the clear plastic wrap. Bad for the environment, misleading advertisement, and a barrier to my enjoyment.
The bath bomb floats at the surface of the water. It produces a multi-sensory experience. Auditory, you can hear the fizz sound. Tactile, you can feel the slippery clean suds around the sphere. Smell,
I like to close my eyes and float the bath bomb next to my ear. I like to close my eyes and breath deeply the fragrance. The fact that I'm putting the bath bomb close to my ears and nose suggests, I probably with it had a stronger smell and louder sound.
Relaxing? Yes! But short lived.
The bath bomb fizzed out after just 4 minutes, then the fizzy pop show was over and it was now just a still bath cloudy green water, which still smells quite nice.
But here's a trick. To get the bath bomb to last longer, just pierce a hole in the plastic wrap without removing the plastic from the bath bomb. Just plop the bath bomb with a small hole poked into the bath, and it will last up to 15 minutes.
Slower and less intense, but makes the experience last a whole lot longer.
In the category of bath time self care products for people who like natural ingredients and intense sensations, I give it 2 out of 5 stars.
Remember that's compared to unlike products, a powdery bath treatment and a shampoo-like foaming bath. Purple Canyon's bath bomb was less bang for my buck. They cost the most and were the least enjoyable.
I'll give bath bombs a try again, but really hoping to find a kind plastic free. For mother earth, for my stubby fingers.
