Brilliant Butter Ballistic (Lush Butterball Bath Ballistic)

Member Name: NikkiH

Product:	Lush Butterball Bath Ballistic
Date:	16/03/08 (116 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Moisturises skin

Disadvantages: Greasy residue

My daughters both suffer from dry skin with the eldest having had severe eczema when she was younger, so bad at times her full body had to be covered with bandages bathed in zinc ointment. They are still children who want to put things in their baths to make bubbles, change colour or smell, so I have to be extremely careful what I allow them to have. In the past I have tried bath foams targeted at dry skins sufferers, but their skin always feels slightly scaly afterwards which to me indicates that the moisture has been stripped from their skin. I am a huge Lush fan, and on my last visit to stock up on goodies I was chatting to the assistant about the girls' skin conditions, and she recommended a few products, one of them being the Butterball bath ballistic. It is one of the more basic ballistics with no extras such as glitter or flowers etc, so I was confident that less was certainly more in this case. I love bringing Lush products home and setting them out in the bathroom as the various fragrances are better than any air freshener you can buy, this was no exception.

My daughters wanted to have their bath the same night I bought the Butterball. The solid ball was added to the bath with much excitement, and almost immediately the scent of Vanilla was wafting around the bathroom. Be careful at this point though, as you need to run the hot water first to get the ball fizzing up and dissolving in the bath, so I always make the children stand back and throw the pieces of the ball that I have broken up for them. Half of a butterball is enough for the children as I do not want the oils in the ball to make the bath too slippy. It is one of the smaller bath ballistics so for the ultimate pamper I would add the full one for me, but then I am greedy! After the initial fizz, the ball turns the water in the bath a pale cloudy colour, and the scent intensifies but is never overpowering. The slivers of cocoa butter also rise to the surface of the water and sit on the top, which is great for maximising contact with the skin.

When it was time to come out of the bath, their skin felt soft, and there was certainly a film of moisture across their skin which I am sure is the cocoa butter. I did not apply their normal creams that night and neither of them had any itching during the night, so I will certainly be buying this again, and I think using this once a week will really benefit the girls, but I will definitely have to buy one for me too.

As with the majority of Lush products, there is some residue left in your bath, but a quick wipe around with a damp cloth soon remedies this as long as you do it straight after the bath and not give it time to set. The lingering scent in the bathroom after the bath was a musky one, and it was really pleasant.

The Butterball costs £1.95 for the 95g ball and you can buy it from your local store or www.lush.co.uk

Summary: Smooth skin and lovely aroma