About Bubble Bath Bars
Bubble bath bars are novelty bath items that come in a variety of scents, "flavors," colors, shapes and sizes. Their purpose is to create a luxurious bath experience where the foam is thicker and the smells are more intense than the bubble products carried in drug and grocery stores. The wide variety makes it easy to find a bar with a scent that any man or woman will enjoy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Function
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A bubble bath bar is a solid piece of soap that creates bubble bath foam. To use it, you break off a piece of the soap and crumble it under running water in the tub. If you want a very foamy bath, you can use half the bar or the whole thing.
Types
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The variety of scents, colors and natural materials used in these bars are numerous. Websites like Blissful Bath offer ones such as Blackberry Brew (made of brewed blackberries, bergamot and amber) and Island Sunset (containing rose, orange, sea spray, ginger blossom and ozone). Etsy sells ones comprising oriental florals (Oriental Flowers) and grenadine, French Verbena and Paheri mango elements (Paheri Mango Leaves). LUSH counts an Amandopondo (which gives off lavender- and rose-scented bubbles) and Bathos (jasmine- and violet-scented) bars among its offerings.
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Usage
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Bubble bath bars are marketed to men, women and children. LUSH states that the lavender and fennel essential oils in its Playdoze soap help kids relax and fall asleep. Etsy carries products for men called Orion's Belt and Oriental Opium that cater to masculine scent preferences. But the majority of products target women, from their bright colors, playful names and foodlike designs to their claims of helping relieve stress and soften skin.
Shapes
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These soaps do not simply come in bar form. Moon's Harvest Bath & Body Trends sells soaps that look like pieces of layer cake, marshmallows and MoonPies. LUSH carries ones that look like rolled pieces of candy and nougat. Blissful Bath has a white "I Do" bubble bar in the shape of a diamond ring for bridal and engagement gifts.
Price
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Since bubble bath bars are good for only one to three baths, they are more expensive than a multi-use bottle of soap. However, the prices are still reasonable. For example, Moon Harvest's Bag of Marshmallows costs $27.50, a MoonPie costs $6.40, and a regular bubble bar costs $8.50. Ebay has listed bath bars for $3.75. BubblesBathBoutique.com charges $4.95 for one bar.
Selling Points
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Bubble bars tout a variety of benefits and positive points in their marketing. Besides the wide variety of scents to choose from and their thick foam, the bars may also promote that they are vegan-made; all-natural; can be used for aromatherapy; are kid-, environmentally and animal-friendly; are good for the skin; and are handmade.
Warning
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The soap may cause your tub to become slippery. Use caution when stepping in and out of your tub.
Bubble bath soap may irritate sensitive skin. Examine a product's ingredients before using and, if need be, test it on a small area of your skin to see if you have a reaction.
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