Bath and Body Works and Lush are the two biggest sources of bath and lotion-related products for teenage girls. While both are against animal testing, their brands are known for different things. Bath and Body Works is more known for their products’ scents while Lush is more famous for its creations. So, it’s interesting the Bath and Body has recently started to produce and sell bath bombs.

Lush is the creator of the bath bomb, but that does not mean other companies don’t produce bath bombs as well. There are even ways to make homemade bath bombs. What makes this interesting is that Lush and Bath and Body Works have never taken an item so widely associated with the other and sold it.

While the prices of Lush bath bombs vary from $4.50 to $12.95, Bath and Body Works are either $6.95 or $7.50. Bath and Body Works only have two sizes, 4 ounces and 4.6 ounces, with the heavier ones being cheaper. Lush has a wide range of sizes for their bath bombs, but on average, theirs are heavier than Bath and Body Works. Finally, Lush doesn’t not wrap theirs in stores while Bath and Body Works wraps theirs with plastic, which is difficult to open.

Comparing two similar bombs from the stores leave the consumer with interesting results.

Both appear to have a flower inside, and putting them in a bath reveals that Bath and Body Works has a soap flower while the Lush has a real flower. Bath and Body Works fizzes out very quickly and is quite loud. Lush takes longer to fizz and is quieter. While Bath and Body Works smells better, Lush has a stronger scent. The bombs are different colors, but Lush has more coloration in the water.

As the trend of luxurious bath products continues, Bath and Body Works will probably improve their current bomb formula but so will Lush. As of now though, customers get more for their money from Lush than Bath and Body Works.