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The Lush Porridge Soap is not for eating

November 3, 2010 Paris B 19 Comments

When I was in the UK, I bought up some soaps from Lush and the Lush Porridge Soap caught my nose because I liked the smell. It smells not of porridge or oats but of milky creamy sweet vanilla dessert which is sorta delicious.

lush porridge soap bar review

I liked how it kept my bathroom smelling nice all the time and on the skin, I liked how smooth and creamy it felt. It was lovely! It went on my skin like cream and did not dry out my skin one bit. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that its lovely for dry skin.

But then disaster struck.

This Porridge Soap has a very soft texture, rather like Play-Doh. When softened in the shower, its quite malleable. But that’s not what bothers me.

What bothers me is the bits of oats or whathaveyou that’s stuck to it. These bits act like a gentle scrub on the skin which is nice, but they fall off! And all over my shower floor!

After every shower, I’d have to wash down my shower stall because all these bits are everywhere. Also, for some reason, when the bits are exposed to the air, they take on a dark brown colour which makes the soap look very unappetizing. Almost disgusting to my eyes. And it melts very fast. Perhaps its our warm weather, or perhaps its the hot water, I can’t tell.

I used it till there was about a fistful left and then I could bear it no longer for messing up my bathroom and tossed out the remainder.

Pros: Leaves skin feeling smooth and soft, Lovely creamy texture, Gentle scrub

Cons: Bits fall off everywhere in the shower, Melts very quickly

Lush soaps are sold by weight and this one’s about £2.65/100g. I cannot remember how much this piece was. But its not cheap. I haven’t had many good experiences with Lush soaps, to be honest. Nothing I’ve tried has wow-ed me and I find the scent too strong.

Yet being a bath junkie, I find myself drawn to the store every time I come across one. Crazy and sad but true. Sigh… I should learn shouldn’t I?

Have you tried the Lush Porridge Soap? Do you like it? Does Lush work for you in general?

Paris B

Lush is not available in Malaysia at time of writing. This was purchased from Lush UK

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  1. Connie De Alwis says

    November 3, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    one of my favorite soaps! It’s great for my dry skin and it really gets out gunk that normal loofah and scrubs can’t get out. love the smell too. I’ll put up with the mess! The one I’m using now is called Figs and Leaves — smells like armpit >.<

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    • ParisB says

      November 3, 2010 at 2:49 pm

      If I’d known I’d have given this to you but then I’d used it so not a good idea wot? 😛 And gee! I don’t want to smell like an armpit! No Figs and Leaves for me!

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  2. Jenn says

    November 3, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    I didn’t like this one as well! The rough oat bits in there really scratched my skin making it red and sore! 🙁

    And ehhhh, remember what i said those oat bits looked like??? 😛 😛 😛
    Jenn recently blogged…Product Review- Perspirex Antiperspirant Roll-OnMy Profile

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    • ParisB says

      November 3, 2010 at 2:50 pm

      Yes! I remember all too well – cockroach eggs! 😛 I gotta agree though. They looked absolutely disgusting once they turned brown eww!

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  3. Amanda says

    November 3, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    I’m a Lush ballistics and bubble bars lover. I’ve never tried their soaps before. I’ve tried their lotion and hand cream but I don’t really like them.
    Amanda recently blogged…Clarisonic Mia ReviewMy Profile

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    • ParisB says

      November 3, 2010 at 8:48 pm

      It must be nice to have a tub! I’ve heard nice things about their bath stuff but its not quite the same standing in a shower

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  4. geekchic says

    November 3, 2010 at 5:43 pm

    Every time I walk past Lush, I’d gag and want to throw up. In fact, I was walking in the city one day with a friend and we were about to walk past the Lush store, he dragged me to cross the road and walked on the OTHER side of the road to avoid Lush. He said he’d sneeze non-stop each time he walks past the store. Ouch! I just might try this soap, out of curiosity and report back 😉

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    • ParisB says

      November 3, 2010 at 8:50 pm

      You glutton for punishment! Its a really nice soap but without the bits. I’ll say I told you so when you complain back about the bits all over your floor LOL!

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  5. Isabel07 says

    November 3, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    I must agree with Geekchic. I get totally overwhelmed by the strong scents every time I tried to enter one of the Lush shops. I went down to the basement level of the one at Covent Gardern and had to run out again before I passed out. Really frustrating because the stuff there looked so cool to play around with and I really wanted to get a pot of “It Started With A Kiss”.

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    • ParisB says

      November 4, 2010 at 12:08 am

      Ohhh! Covent Garden is where I got my Lush goodies too 😀 you’re right the smell is crazy overwhelming. The deeper I go the more lightheaded I feel 😛

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  6. Jessica says

    November 3, 2010 at 11:58 pm

    I love the porridge soap! I know the scrubs falls off and look unsightly but it’s so awesome….!

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    • ParisB says

      November 4, 2010 at 12:08 am

      I gotta agree with the awesomeness of it. Skin feels amazing! But the bits! 🙁

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  7. Lynn says

    November 4, 2010 at 8:53 am

    I have a love/hate relationship with Lush. I absolutely adore their bath ballistics (especially sakura) and soaps (my fave is demon in the dark). Having said that, tried their fresh mask once (mask of magnaminty) but ended up with a red burning face with hive-like looking stuff all over my face >.< Think the ingredients they used were too strong for my skin. I threw out the whole pot 🙁

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    • ParisB says

      November 4, 2010 at 11:48 am

      Oh wait! A friend tried that mask too and complained of itch! You aren’t alone!

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  8. Jessteong says

    November 4, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I would suggest cut it to smaller pieces, use one at a time. keep the rest in the fridge as lush soaps do not contain preservative and also to prevent it from melting. well, i think is no hope for lush to open a store in Malaysia thanks to the hot and humid environment, the soaps n butters won’t survive here. (unless, they put them all in the fridge like the departmental stall selling vege)
    P/S: I love the LUSH smell

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    • ParisB says

      November 4, 2010 at 3:46 pm

      Yep Lush soaps will melt to nothing in our humidity in this part of the world! I personally don’t quite feel the loss of not having a Lush store here to be honest. I’ve always been underwhelmed. The rest of my soaps are in the fridge and I haven’t even started on the rest 😛

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  9. Sarah says

    November 4, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    I have never tried their soaps, but I got a friend to get me Big shampoo, Seanik solid shampoo, Dark Angels cleanser and Mask of Magnaminty from UK. I LOVE the shampoos, but I find the face stuff just so-so.

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  10. Grace Sue says

    November 4, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Not a fan of Lush after my previous purchase. Dries my skin real bad. Reading this assures me no more lush product for me please heh.
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  11. Kat says

    November 7, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    I live in Canada and I can definitely say that the climate is not hot here 😉 I got the Lush porridge soap because I’m just a sucker for anything that smells that yummy! I agree that it leaves the skin feeling very soft, moisturized, and clean, but the small bits also really drove me crazy, and the soap melted into a squishy pile…I think it’s probably an effect of the hot water/steam from a shower more than the climate, but who knows really! Mine definitely did melt though, and like you I couldn’t bear to stare at it so I threw out the last little bit…it looked so…unappetizing!

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