Waving not Drowning Bath Ballistic
Wave goodbye to sleepless nights.
Fennel Oil
Long ago, fennel was used to ward off bad spirits and ill-feelings. Fennel oil cleanses the skin and clears the head, getting you ready for a night of good dreams.
Good for insomnia.
The lavender, ylang ylang and fennel insomnia bomber. When you're exhausted and you'd give all your money just to be able to drift off into dreamland, that's when you need a Waving Not Drowning bath. Its name, like most of our products, comes from a profound poem by Stevie Smith. Unlike the bleak poem, this is a lifeline to the person that's drowning beneath the tide of exhaustion.
Not drowning, but waving.
We use lavender to calm and balance your mind, with ylang to relax you, cardamom to help relieve mental fatigue and fennel to clear your head. If you haven't got a bath, stick it in a bowl of hot water by your bed and breathe deeply.
Lavender oil
Lavender is relaxing and calming. Since Rene Gattefosse's experiments, lavender has found fame and adulation as one of the most effective essential oils available.
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Customer Review:
i adore this! one night, i ran a bath, lit some candles and made a cup of hot milk, before adding "waving not drowning" and slipping in. i lay back for what felt like hours, and got out justdesperate to hit the pillow. i woke up the next morning with a REALLY clear head, after a wonderful nights sleep. i would reccomend this for anyone who wants to start their new job, or a new term at school/uni, with a fresh face (and no bags under their eyes!)
Our natural ingredients are coloured green.
Safe synthetics are coloured black.
Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Lavender Oil (Lavandula angustifolia), Ylang Ylang Oil (Cananga odorata), Fennel Oil (Foeniculum vulgare), *Benzyl Salicylate, *Geraniol, *Benzyl Benzoate, *Farnesol, *Limonene, *Linalool, Perfume, Colour 17200, Colour 42053
*Occurs naturally in essential oils
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Found this bath bomb really relaxing and made me sleepy. Scent seemed strong before I put it in the bath but was subtle when in the bath. maybe too subtle for some people?
I was bought this by a friend because I have sleep problems. My first impression? Not good! I didn't like the colour of the water and the scent was quite subtle. However I was falling asleep within an hour of coming out of the bath- the kicker for me that gives it five stars? I had only just got into Lush and had no idea this bomb was for sleep! My friend told me the next day when I described the mystery bath bomb that seemed to have a sleep drug in it! Will be stocking up on these!
Just wonderful! So relaxing and calming. It's little, but lovely. The scent isn't overdone, and because of this, it didn't distract your nose too much during your lovely, relaxing bath.rnrnGreat product i will get again and again!
Beautiful bath ballistic! I threw in half a dreamtime melt for extra skin softening and extra sleepies, and wow! I went to bed afterwards feeling completely blissed out - and that is the first time I have fallen asleep upon my head hitting the pillow since I was about 5 years old. Definitely a recommendation! And I woke up with lovely soft skin too.
I bought this thinking it was pretty cute and i honestly never get enough sleep - maybe this could be my cure! I started to get mild insomnia after i had bought it - so then i decided to finally use it. I got in thinking it was way too small and not enough to give the bath a decent colour. But i waited a bit and this really did work its magic. :) i was practically half asleep after i got out the bath, and i slept sooooo well! this is AMAZING :D i'm definitley buying this again!
I LOVE this bath bomb!!! i got it on my first trip to lush and fell in love with the smell and the colour. It makes the bath turn a nice light purple colour and made me all relaxed! Thanks again lush!!!!!!
I bought this because I suffer from insomnia, and used it after coming home black and blue after being crushed at a gig, and I loved it! It didn't send me to sleep, but it did calm me down and make me forget about my aching and bruised body (: lovely and delicate scent, although it isn't my favourite bath bomb. 4 stars for the product, but an extra star for being a Lush product (:
i loev lush but i wasnt that keen on this product. didnt smell as strong as the others and didnt do much in the bath! thought it was a bit pricey for what it did, unlike cherryz soaps which i also order from. xxx
I love the smell, and it turns the water wonderfully blue. two things though, it fizzes away to quickly, and is to small! please do something lush!
Smells gorgeous, and turned the bath a very pale blue, which was nice. I bought it because I suffer from insomnia, and it didn't really help with that, but it definitely smelled great and made me feel relaxed :).
made me wonderfully sleepy, only problem was it was 7 ocklock (N) but does what it says on the packet and smells delichhhsh
I found this ballistic to be very strong scented while it was fizzing away in the bath, perhaps too strong. But the smell faded quite significantly when the bomb had disappeared. I found it quite a masculine scent, not that I mind. & no sleepy effects on me unfortunately =(. rnBut it made me smile, it's a lovely little ballistic, fizzes well - can't complain!
My boyfriend used this this afternoon, not only did he smell delightful, it didn't half send him to sleep which is exactly what he needed as he finds it very had to sleep a t night. a deffinate must buy. well done lush=]
its a simple bath bomb (i call them) and its always one of my favourites :) rnit smells lovely and its good for your skin :D
this product smells lovely, but i agree that there is a weak scent once it hits the water. the colour of the water is a cloudy light purple. it does fizz quite nicely and it also helps you to relax. still, only 4 stars. XD x
A disappointment as I couldn't smell anything. I do wonder if the amount of chlorine that different councils put in our water affects the effectiveness of certain scents. Or even just different water. Clearly other people can smell it so that might be it.
When i smelt this in the shop i couldn't wait to try it out . it was really nice when it fizzes but when it stops , the smell goes quite fast. rnstill a good mouisteriser though !rn xrn
this smelled really good when it arrived but once it had fizzed i couldnt smell it in the bathwater.i did wait a few weeks before using it which you are not supposed to so maybe thats it?
I used this in the shower as it's quite small. It was great - the smell was gently released and the bathroom smelt lovely afterwards. Much better than some of the emotibombs that have been made. Please keep this product for sale.
This ballistic is seriously amazing. I used it the night before my first day at a new school, and i nearly fell asleep before i even got my PJs on! next morning i woke up more refreshed than i have in years!
I really loved the smell of this when it was in the package but in the bath I found it fizzed away into nothingness which was rather disappointing. This might be due to the fact it is pretty small in comparison to the others. Still nice and relaxing but would most likely not buy again. Sorry lush - make these a bit bigger and I'll be sold!
A very pleasant bath bomb that proves size isn't everything especially when so much fragrance can be packed into a tiny bicarb ball. If anything this bath bomb will relax the senses and calm you down.
I love this ballistic!! Firm faveorite for years now, its amazing at de-stressing and the smell is divine it makes you relax and drift away into a much happier, calmer place...
I don't use bath ballistics very often but this is one of the best de-stressers I've tried. Will definitely keep buying your products. My sister got me into them. : - )
totally fab, had never used products from lush now im buying all the time, luv it
A relaxing and calming fragrance, sends me straight off to sleep. perfect to use after a stressful day.
This bath bomb is amazing!! the smell is nice and it does help you to go to sleep. it turned the water a light purple colour and the smell changed when the BB hit the water but it was a nice smell.
This one made me sooo relaxed and sleepy. It really works if you are struggling to get to sleep. Luv u lush!
I liked this product and it worked very well. The only problem I had with it was the smell; it reminded me of sweet licorice (not my favorite smell). I did put me to sleep though so no complains.
This is one of my favorite bath bombs it's amazing to get you grounded again and of you're having a hard time to fall to sleep. The smell is very nice also. I love everything about this wonderfull bath bomb
this totally knocked me out! as soon as my head hit the pillow i was gone! fantabulous =) rni've bought one for every night before each of my a-level exams!rnit doesn't look much but it's a total stress-buster! brill - love it!
This smelled really lovely in the shop and before I put it into the bath, but once it was in there, the scent disappeared completely! Little bit disappointing.
Weird smelling and as this ball was so small (we can't all have Big Balls) it didn't fizz for too long. I was chilled out to the maximum but after about 45 mins my eyes dried out and I had to get out of the bath.
i had such high hopes for this little ballistic and i really wanted to love it, popped it into the bath and......nothing, the smell vanished right away and there was just a light gray tinge to the water. Usually with ballistics the bathroom will smell lovely for ages afterwards but .....nothingrnmaybe bung some more essential oils into it or something and give it a bit more oomph.rn
This needs to be far bigger if its to have any real effect. I did feel sleepy after the bath but i think that was due to lying motionless in hot water rather than the scent which dissappeared after about...ooh, 3 seconds.
After getting completely addicted to Golden Slumbers I fell into a giant insomniac sulk when they were discontinued. After huffing around for several far too awake months I decided to relent and try one of these poor relations. And guess what? It worked a treat. Still a bit grumpy at losing Golden Slumbers, any chance you can retro them? But well rested from these little fellas....
I absolutely love this product. I used it when I'd had problems sleeping for a week or so and one bath before bedtime with it in cured all my insomniac woes!
The most relaxing bath i've every had. I woke up the next morning feeling like a new person. LOVELY!
This bath bomb is so relaxing that i fell asleep in the bath.Bought one for a friend who did the same .It has a lovely relaxing smell and deffinately worth its weight in gold
This bathbomb is my first and I must say is has a wonderful smell and I felt very relaxed afterwards. This is perfect for a nice bathwhere you just want to relax
This bath bomb is perfect when you just want to hit the tub and relax. Great smell, great for a bath just before bedtime for both adults and kids!
it's not bad but i think needs to be a bit stronger as when it's finished fizzing it just like gets diluted too much in the bath but wood be gr8 if it was made bigger, stronger and longer lasting even when its dissolved into the water. =]
its alright
this is fantastic. my friend bought it for me as we are doing our gcse's at the moment and she said it would chill me out. i was sceptical but i lit some candles, put my fluffiest towels on the radiator and then lay back to enjoy this. the smell was lovely and i could feel myself calming down - once i got out i was ready to drop down! i woke up the next morning with a clear head. a favourite product and very, very, effective.l, 15
i went on a shopping trip because it was my 11th birthday and i looked for the cheapest one and i thought it would not be as good as the others just looking at it but i put it in my bath and it was so calming it exploded in a blue colour and it had a very strong smell that maybe made me doze off! i do recommend it, it's lovely!
i've just had a manic day (first full day being eleven) and i picked this out from my lush birthday stuff. the soothing lavender calmed my mind and my skin and now i'm itching for bed as i have a feeling that this ballistic is going to give me sweet dreams. just the colour it makes the bathwater is relaxing- i felt like i was in the sea. if i could change 1 thing it would be to make the snoozy lavender scent a bit stronger to really nock me out ......yawn......sweet dreams......
This works wonders when I feel too tired or stressed to sleep. A bit of yogic breathing, one of these in the bath and I'm usually halfway to the land of nod before I've even got my PJs on. A little marvel that smells like sweet dreams.
Tried one of these the other day and I am totally converted to baths (for the past 12 years I have been purelya shower girl!)! The smell is divine AND lasts both in the bath and on your skin. It is so relaxing and soothing, I could barely get dried and into my pjs before dozing off!
Purpley-blue colour is cool, but prefer Ickle Baby Baff. I tried it with Oooh La La soap for a VERY LAVENDERY experience.
I bought one of these to calm myself down the night before my exam a couple of years ago. Totally stressed and wound up, I ran a bath, threw in the ball and then jumped in. It was the most relaxing, soothing bath ever. I went to bed that night and slept soundly, stress free. Oh and yes, I passed my exam the next day.
wonderful the blue is relaxing,and the smell sends me off to slumber land trouble is i wake up all wrinkeld and cold as i fall a sleep in the bath,great for people who have trouble sleeping,zzzzzzzzz
I tried this Bath bomb and I loved the smell but it wasn't really relaxing
I love the smell of lavender as it is relaxing and calming. Whenever I take a bath with Waving Not Drowning, I always feel sleepy and relaxed afterwards.
I didn't like the smell (It's more of an older perople smell) but it did kinda help me sleep (I was nearly falling asleep in the bath) Nice colour too.
absolutely love this bath bomb, It definatley helps when needing a good nights sleep,
the scent changed when you put it in the bath and was not as nice as when it is in ballistic form.
i was one of those sceptical people who thought all these natural products were just for airy fairy people with more money than sense, then i actually tried some of it! i spent 2 nights fidgeting unable to sleep and took a bath with this on the third evening - again sceptical but willing to try anything. i slept right through (also a novelty for me)and felt human again the next day. i happily eat my hat and stand proud as an airy fairy person who loves lush products. thanks makers
went to lush after something sleep inducing due to illness insomina. altho its not all bells & whistles like other ballistics, it didnt turn the water pritty colours nor has it got bits & bobs in. i loved the smell but found that after a while the smell vanished. i didnt think it has worked as i fidgeted in bed for 10 mins but the next thing i know the alarms going off ready for another day. i felt very refreshed & ready for the day ahead. another fantastic bath ballistic that does what it says, well done lush.
This is my favourite its so hard to choose from my others favs but I like this one just before bed guaranteed to send you straight to sleep!!!!!!! followed by sweet dreams !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(As a disclaimer, I should note I never had the opportunity to try Golden Slumbers, so this is the most relaxing of the currently available selection!)This is a very relaxing bath ballistic, and I was happy to find that, unlike many of the other ballistics I've tried, Waving Not Drowning made my skin feel lovely and soft. It may not have the 'bells and whistles' that many of the other ballistics have, and is one of the few products not to turn the water a cheery colour, but is very effective for a pre bed bath
I bought this because it had a wonderful smell before I put it in the bath, a great one for keeping in your underwear draw beacause it just smells so good...the dreaded but...once atucuallyput in the bath I can't really smell it and it doesn't change the colour of the bath water, so it's like I hadn't put it in...others may disagree but definately not my cup of tea, despite smelling lovely as a ballastic.
I have to admit, usually i prefer bubble bars, but this ismy total favourite. i like to light a few candles, make a frothy hot chocolate and put my pj's on the radiator, beforeslipping this in on a sunday night. when i'm out, i fall asleep SO quickly, and always wake up the morning with a clear head. lovely :).
I love the name of this one! I bought it for one of my friends and she thought it was super!
I bought this the other day and couldnt wait to take it home, I thought it would be very glittery but it was just a shimmer and made me smell very nice.
On christmas eve if you have trouble getting to sleep you want one of these as an early pressie got me to sleep and i woke up relling really awake and alert weather it was the bomb or the fact it was christmas!
The smell, the colour, the little ball fizzing in the water - it's so much better than a sleeping pill
Why mess with perfection? This little darling has been around for years and I shall be going back to it when I can't get any more Golden Slumbers. It's great for insomnia, in fact, I read in Lush Times a good few years ago that if you team it with the Dreamtime Bath Melt it will knock you out better than any sleeping pills, but have a friend to keep an eye on you so you don't fall asleep in the bath. And it really does work. Lush, discontinue this one at your peril!
One word......WOW!However should come with a warning 'Use only in shallow, undrownable baths' It made me nearly fall asleep!It smelt fantastic and the appearance of the bomb made me feel relaxed!One of my favourite bombs to date!x] x] x]
I used this ballistic for the first time a couple nights ago and was very impressed! Don't let its simple appearance fool you, it's no champagne supernova looks-wise but it delivers all it promises! The calming lavender gently wound me down from a hectic weekend and I couldn't wait to hit the pillow afterwards.
This little bomb is totally underestimated, I first tried one after 7 years of using Lush...and now Im never with out a supply of them!!! Helps me get a restful sleep when Im worrying about the next days events, especially when I use Ooh La La to wash with :)
i adore this! one night, i ran a bath, lit some candles and made a cup of hot milk, before adding "waving not drowning" and slipping in. i lay back for what felt like hours, and got out justdesperate to hit the pillow. i woke up the next morning with a REALLY clear head, after a wonderful nights sleep. i would reccomend this for anyone who wants to start their new job, or a new term at school/uni, with a fresh face (and no bags under their eyes!)