5 Baby Bath Items to Make Getting Clean Even More Comfortable


Updated 01/29/12 5:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Infant Bath Tubs

Splish splash! Bath time may be designed to get lil ones clean, but for many mamas, it's also an opportunity to calm fussy lil ones during the witching hour. The key to doing so is ensuring that the entire experience is as comfortable as possible — both for mom and for tot! A host of new products are making bath time cleaner and comfier than ever. Check out five that are hitting our radar right Read more

American Standard Fun Baths: Ga Ga or Gag


Updated 09/02/11 8:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Firetruck and Castle Bathtubs For Kids

Bath time should be a breeze. Kids playing around in a tub of water with plenty of bath toys at their disposal sure sounds like fun, but getting lil ones to want to take a bath is often a struggle. American Standards' fun baths may change all of that. Available in two designs, the kits fit directly over standard bath tubs, transforming them into either a shiny red fire truck or a purple princess Read more

Bath Salts Will Get You High, Just Not the Ones at Your House


Updated 01/27/11 4:15 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Bath Salt Drugs Aren't Really Bath Salts

Because salvia and cough syrup are just déclassé, America's teens are now snorting bath salts to get high. The kids are calling it "Cloud Nine", and apparently it's a craze that's sweeping the nation. Don't go shoving that Ahava up your nose just yet, though. The "bath salts" being sold aren't your run-of-the-mill lavender and eucalyptus stuff. They're actually erstwhile chemicals, usually Read more

Have a Happy Hanukkah With Lush's Fizztival of Lights


Updated 12/03/10 4:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Lush's New Hanukkah Fizztival of Lights Gift Set

I'm well aware that Hanukkah started at sundown Wednesday, but for those of us inclined to be a little tardy with the gifting, why not make it up to your favorite mensch with Lush's Fizztival of Lights ($20) gift box? It's in a cute little hat box that's already all festively wrapped, it has four bath bombs (buy two boxes and you've got all eight nights covered), and with the price, you'll have Read more

Is It a Scrumptious Cupcake . . . or Soap?


Updated 11/13/10 5:00 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Realistic-Looking New Cupcake Soaps

Some people said cupcakes were just a fad, but from everything I've seen, these tiny, nomtastic cakes are definitely holding their own. And, thus, the proliferation of the cupcake soap. You could say you've seen all the delicious-looking faux cake soap that's out there, but think again. Care to test your luck? Then take my quiz and see. Question 1 of 5It's November, and the cupcakes are full of Read more

Is It Geeky Fun . . . or Soap?


Updated 11/06/10 4:36 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Incredibly Realistic Gadget and Video Game Soap

Confession time: I was Death from The Sandman for Halloween this year, and there's very little denying that I'm a huge dork, so a "geeky fun or soap?" quiz was inevitable. Won't you put your coolness aside, too, and journey with me to a land of soaps and gadgets that will surprise and delight your inner fangirl? I promise it'll be fun and that there will be Street Fighter. All ready to get down Read more

Do You Take Baths at Hotels?


Updated 11/01/10 7:57 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Do You Take Baths at Hotels?

As many travelers will know, sometimes even five-star hotels, no matter how pristine they may appear, have their share of problems. (Yep, I'm talking bed bugs.) But assuming that any hotel's bathtub — from the exclusive to the bargain variety — is sparkly clean, would you still bathe in it, or does the risk of being exposed to a stranger's germs creep you out? Do You Take Baths at Read more

Ever More Delicious Halloween Treat . . . or Soap?


Updated 10/20/10 11:13 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

New Realistic Candy Soaps for Halloween

You guys, I am so, so hungry after I do one of these things. I'm deeply shamed by this, but as I write I'm salivating over the mere thought of those Brach's Fall Mix pumpkins. Why is it so hard to tell yourself that these soaps aren't edible, and how on earth do you keep from putting tooth to bar just to see? These are questions that have no answer (unless you're a cognitive scientist). In the Read more