Ever wondered where bath bombs started? So did I. So I checked out bath bomb history and have found out as much as I could about them. I thought it would be interesting for the site. I mean, if this is to be the ultimate bath Bomb guide, then we need to know where they came from right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whilst the Bath Bomb itself was invented only as recently as 1989, we can go back to the 1970’s to get even more pre-bath-bomb history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Constantine and Weir was a company formed by Mark Constantine and Liz Weir who met in a Beauty Salon. Liz is a beauty Therapist and Mark, a trichologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a while, they decided to branch out themselves and created their own company, Constantine and Wier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company by selling natural hair and beauty products, but started creating its\u00a0own ethical natural products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 1980s came along and with it, the Body Shop. Another personal care product business with a very ethical front window. Seeing an opportunity of business synergies, Mark offered to supply products to The Body Shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite a good move as it turned out. They became one of Anita Roddick’s biggest suppliers for the next ten years and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As happens in the business world, further opportunities were identified. The Body Shop made an offer. Constantine and Weir accepted to sell their product formulas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And again in business, an agreement was in place that Constantine and Weir could not open further retail shops for an agreed period of time. That didn’t stop them from selling. They went mail-order instead. Whilst successful, Mail order can be a logistical nightmare and it had its lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was around 1995 by now and the Bath Bomb had been invented and Lush had been launched<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far as we can tell, and I’m certainly not going to argue with this well-documented fact. Mo Constantine was the first person to make a Bath Bomb. As part of the Cosmetics<\/a>-to-go team, along with Rowena Bird, Helen Ambrosen and Paul Greaves, she had been experimenting on the Alka Seltzer idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partner of Mark Constantine, they had a previous hair and beauty product business which was bought by Anita Roddick of Body Shop Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where did Liz Weir Go? Ha, well this is something that confuses quite a few people. Liz Weir is better known as Mo Constantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mo was looking for an alternative to traditional bath products and inspired by the action of Alka Seltzer cam up with the idea of creating a product to go in the bath that would do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another angle was looking to use all-natural ingredients that were kind to the skin. After all, that’s what a bath is about. Combining bath time, chemistry, and aromatherapy, the elements [quite literally] came together to produce what we now know and love as bath bombs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bath Bomb History informs us it was 1989 when the first bath bomb was created. Trying to recreate the fizzing action of soluble aspirin or alka seltzer, I think she did pretty well! Wanting to make people feel relaxed and happy, it is with no doubt that particular aspect has been achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Actually, it was a customer. After Cosmetics-to-go was sold and the new handmade products had begun to be produced and sold in Poole, they created a competition for customers to come up with a name – One suggested LUSH, the rest, as they say, is Bath Bomb history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was around this time that they had started creating their own fragrances also, as there were some concerns about the purity of those being bought in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think thousands pretty much covers it off. If we take just LUSH’s range over the history of the company, it probably runs into thousands on its own. The factor in other producers, homemade bombs and do it yourself bath bomb creators. Yeah, I am pretty confident there are thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LUSH can produce over 100,000 Items a day from their UK base<\/p>\n\n\n\n And they are all HAND MADE!! That’s a whole lot of hands, making a whole lot of bombs. Not all the 100,000 items are bath bombs of course. LUSH has a huge range of other products available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are quite literally countless producers of bath bombs these days. Not only those considered professional manufacturers but now the DIY and craft markets have exploded if we count the amateur producers, it’s a big number.<\/p>\n\n\nWho is Mo Constantine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why Did She Make a Bath Bomb?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When Was the First bath Bomb Made?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who thought of the name LUSH?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How Many Types of Bath Bombs are there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What other Bath Bomb producers are there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n