little white truths

Urban Skincare Co claims/product details:

• Formulated using the purest rock salt
• Gently infused with a fragrance that's specially selected for inspiring relaxation
• Bath salts are a natural way to relax, providing a therapeutic treat for your body, mind and soul
• RRP $6.95AUD for 60g

Ingredients:

Rock salt and fragrance.


Verdict

I'll start with the fragrance because the product claims suggest these have a relaxing one. When I sniffed the tin before using the salts, there was a barely barely detectable fragrance (and I've got a pretty good nose, if I'm allowed to say that(!)): I smelled jasmine. Dusty jasmine, but it was almost non-existent and it was definitely non-existent from the moment I chucked the salts in the bath. So I wouldn't buy these if you're after something that smells amazing, because these don't.

I started out by using half the tin, and when I couldn't smell anything, I thought what the hell and threw the lot in, hoping for the smell to rise up and do its relaxation work. Again, I couldn't smell anything.

What I could do however was see that the bath had been dyed yellow (a similar colour to the picture above), which was a little off-putting because it reminded me of urine. Fortunately the colour was gone by the time the bath was full enough to get in.

Once I was in the bath, I couldn't detect anything that told me I'd put something in there: the water didn't feel any different; I didn't notice any detoxifying action; and I was pretty sure I was just sitting in plain water. Unfortunately I felt no more relaxed than I would in a bath with nothing in it.

Anyhoo. What I do love about this product is the packaging - the tin is cute and the salts are nicely presented, so they feel special in that sense at least. But I wouldn't buy these for the packaging alone, although I will keep the tin and reuse it or display it. It might make a good soap dish for travel.

I've absolutely loved some of the Urban Skincare products I've tried (especially the body creams) but these salts didn't do it for me. Still, I'm glad I've had a chance to give them a go because I've really missed using bath products since not having a bath at home.

If you want something that smells wonderful, I'd look elsewhere.