I love it when Lush bring out charity products or products that are raising money for a brilliant cause and in the case of Buy One, Set One Free bath bomb, it was an amazing product in itself and with Lush raising money and awareness to free Andy Tsege, I was all for it!
However, like myself you may be thinking, who is Andy Tsege?
Andargachew 'Andy' Tsege is a Ethiopian British citizen, prominent Ethiopian politician, husband and father of three. He is a critic of the Ethiopian government and has previously spoken about calling for democracy in Ethiopia and spoken about the human rights there. Although he was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Andy fled to a Briton and sought political asylum due to fearing for his safety.
In June 2014, Andy was kidnapped from Britain and taken back to Ethiopia under the command f the Ethiopian government, due to a huge crackdown on political opponents and activists of civil rights. Upon returning to Ethiopia, he was detained in solitary confinement for over a year. Andy received two life sentences and due to absentia whilst living in London (not turning up for his own court date), he was sentence to death. Despite this, the British government refuse to demand the release of Andy.
If you would like to sign the petition to help Andy by calling on the British government to bring Andy home to his wife and three children, visit: https://reprieve.bsd.net/page/s/andy-tsege-official-register
Lush brought out Buy One, Set One Free bath bomb around Andy's 1000th day in death row.
The bath bomb to my nose smelt floral but with a nice warming scent being it. The first scent on the ingredient list is jasmine absolute; a scent that I'm not usually a fan off, unless it's the actual flower. However, I loved it in this mix! Jasmine has a very seductive scent that is brilliant for sensitive skin.
Orris oil is also in the mix, it is an expensive floral oil that is taken from the iris plant. Lush states that it can be used to build violet notes within perfumes and can be used to give perfumes a slight powdered scent.
Fire tree oil is taken from the grass tree (xanthorrhoea preissii), it has a floral, fruity yet slightly boozy scent. The name 'fire tree' is used as the plants are resistant to fire meaning the can produce flowers rather fast and will have blackened tree trunks; the plant can re-spout within a few months after being effected by fire.
Lemongrass oil is toning for the skin and has antiseptic properties making it fabulous for cleansing the skin. It is also uplifting making it great for cheering you up on those dull days and is great for waking you up in the morning. Neroli oil is also an uplifting scent included.
All of these scents mixed together are beautiful. It's a scent that I loved so much and I've never smelt anything like it from Lush. This scent stayed in the water throughout the bath and stayed in the room for hours after. It stayed with me throughout the day and was warming.
I got in this bath during a long weekend (anniversary weekend visiting Chester Zoo ^.^ ) and I was so relaxed. I ended up very sunburnt and this was very soothing. Especially with the addition of Dream Cream body lotion.
If the water, the bomb fizzes away to orange and yellow pattens in the water and once it has fizzed away completely, a little message comes out with a picture of Andy and his family, with a message next to it saying "FREE ANDY TSEGE ON DEATH ROW FOR 1000 DAYS www.reprieve.org.uk"
If I could, I would use this bath bomb again, but unfortunately, I have none left! Buy One, Set One Free really was that good! If you have one or can manage to get hold of one, I promise you will really enjoy it! The only downside is how limited edition the bath bombs were and unfortunately, I probably won't purchase any from anywhere else as I really would prefer for my money to go to the charity. But you should definitely try it if you can!
I would also like to say a HUGE thank you to Dean from Lush UK Customer Care for getting me the ingredients list. I scoured the internet and lots of blogs to find the ingredients list for Buy One, Set One Free and couldn't find it anywhere. This is why I really love Lush's customer services; they didn't have to help me, and there is probably a lot of other more pressing issues that have come into their customer care email, but they were brilliant enough to get back to me! Thank you again Dean!
Price 2017: £3.95
Vegan
Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Jasmine Absolute, Orris Oil, Fire Tree Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Neroli Oil, Water, *Citral, *Eugenol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl, Methylpropional, Perfume, Colour 15510
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