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Lush Bath Jelly Recipe

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Lush is a luxurious bath and body store that will draw you in just with the aroma flowing out the door. Unfortunately Lush is not in everyone’s price range and as a result recipes are sort out all over the internet.

This  Lush Like Bath jelly recipe  is easy to follow and a very close match to Lush’s own jelly.

To make this Lush inspired recipe you will need:

1 packet of Unflavored gelatin 15g (1tbs)
1 tsp of Salt
1/2 cup of Liquid soap
3/4 cup of Water
Food Coloring
Fragrant oils or essential oils
Plastic storage jar with lid

Visit Craftbits.com For the Full Lush Shower/Bath Jelly Recipe.

Lush is a cosmetics giant with some interesting LUSH facts – One of Lush’s 6 co-founders, Mo Constantine, apparently invented the world’s first bath bomb in 1989.  Lush has been questioned of its overuse of glitter, which is now very unpopular with environmental groups but did you know the glitter used in Lush products are PET free – They state that they use food grade lustres and seaweed-based glitters.

There are 900 stores worldwide in 49 countries, 250 of which are in the USA, that is a lot of product to be made. Did you know all their products are handmade in Poole England?  Their products are 100% vegetarian, 85% vegan, against animal testing and completely handmade.

Lush are also pretty strict on their copyright rules, so make sure if you are making your own lush copies or hacks be sure to choose an original name and add a little touch of your own to make them unique.

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  1. Excellent recipe. The Lush jelly is a huge fad right now but quite expensive, this makes it available to everyone!! 😀

  2. OMG this was amazing! i will never buy lush jelly its too expensive plus thisis sooooo much fun!!! The only Problem is my jelly melts, i dont know why but do you know how to stop it, maybe more of a certain ingredient? Thanks this recipe is amazing, its nicer than my friends lush one 🙂

  4. I have yet to try it, but just the thought of making my own shower jelly scents is amazing!

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