The high-intensity holidays are just around the corner, so now’s a good chance to steal a moment for yourself before the chaos begins.
As enticing as the bath product aisle at Whole Foods can be, there are makers right here in Baton Rouge creating equally incredible soaps and bath bombs. These local makers use ingredients like shea butter, olive oil and vitamin E to carve nourishing products that come in a variety of shapes, colors and styles. So take a night off to relax with products by one of these makers.
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1. Bubble Butt Bath Co. We’re used to soaps that smell delicious, but these soaps look delicious, shaped like ice cream scoops, cupcakes and popsicles. The block soaps are just as pretty, with swirls of different colors and gold dust. Made with vitamin E, coconut oil and fragrance oils, these soaps smell and feel as good as they look. etsy.com/shop/bubblebuttbathco
2. Smell Goodies This local bath-bomb maker offers a lavender-colored one called “Unicorn Farts”—and trust us, you want this bath bomb. Drop it into the tub, and it bursts into a rainbow of colors and scents like banana, kiwi, grapefruit and mandarin orange. Other bath bombs are covered with rose petals and fill the water with nourishing oils and the scent of flowers and fruits. Visit them inside the Tyler Candle Company shop at 12520 Perkins Road. facebook.com/smellgoodies
3. Ecolone Soaps These vegan soaps might smell like candy, but they are much better for you. This brand focuses on using natural ingredients such as olive oil and shea butter and leaves out the parabens, sodium lauryl sulfates and unnatural preservatives. Find them at Luxe Nail Bar at the Mall of Louisiana. ecolonesworld.com
4. Lubricity Labs Leave it to a Louisianan to find a solution for frizzy, humidity-wrecked hair. Lubricity Labs founder Dr. Boyce Clark created a line of hair care products using natural ingredients to protect hair from humidity. The brand has also ventured into body wash, including the M Co-Wash formulated to clean and condition a man’s hair and body. lubricitylabs.com
5. Kismet Cosmetics Before you even drop them into the bathtub, the fragrance of these kaleidoscope-colored bath bombs is more powerful than candles. The brightly colored spheres fill the room with scents of blueberry, flowers and milk and honey. And for fall, they’re available in flavors such as pumpkin spice and fall harvest. kismetcosmetics.com
6. Boeccure When creating these colorful, marbled soaps, Boeccure selects scents from its stock of around 50 different fragrance oils. The soaps are all free of parabens and sodium lauryl sulfates, and the brand also has an all-natural line specially formulated for sensitive skin with no fragrances or colorants. shopboeccure.com
7. Spa Frenzy Browsing this polished, well-reviewed shop on Etsy, you’d never guess a 15-year-old runs it. But owner Madelyn Cutrone has already been successfully making bath products for two years. Using ingredients like goat’s milk, oatmeal and shea butter, she carves soaps into intricate, fun designs. She also makes lavender and coffee body scrubs. etsy.com/shop/spafrenzy
