OUGD505 FLUSHLUSH BATH BOMB GUIDE MESSAGE

The main part of the guide was obviously the content and the message I was trying to convey. I wanted to turn the project towards a more positive light due to the initial research seemed very serious and would have quite a boring outcome. Making it more light hearted has enabled me to enjoy this more so I began writing the content for the guide which would be a summary of the campaign, instructions on how to make the bath bomb and then finally how to flush it down the toilet.

Below is the content of the guide:

In the summer of 2018, Lush introduced a new campaign titled ‘SpyCops’ which aimed to slam a certain division of undercover police officers due to their practice. They made posters, fake police tape and merchandise promoting this idea that these undercover police officers were ruining peoples live, when in actual fact they were not. They have now received a backlash from police officers in the UK and members of the public in support of them. A social media campaign titled FlushLush was introduced to enhance people’s opinion upon this disgusting campaign. 

Christine Fulton who co-founded the charity Care Of Police Survivors (COPS), which supports the family of police officers who are killed on duty, wrote that she was “appalled”. A number of police officers have criticised the campaign, with one tweet to say he was “heartbroken”.

This is a guide on how to make your very own FlushLush inspired bath bomb and exactly how to use it. Follow the instructions carefully and don’t forget to flush!

Ingredients:

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup citric acid

1/2 cup Epsom salts

1 tsp. water

2 tsp. essential oil

3 tsp. oil

food colouring

bowl

whisk

jar

bath bomb mold

Step1

Place the dry ingredients in a bowl and then mix them all evenly with the whisk.

Step2

In a separate container, mix the liquid ingredients together. Note that in this step, the essential oils, fragrances and colours are added. This is an important step! Make sure to pick out lots of fragrance oils to try out here, as you can make many fabulous combinations for bath time. Lavender bath bombs for relaxation and sleep, perhaps tinted purple. Ylang Ylang and bergamot for a sensual bath bomb, perhaps even add some rose. Tint this one pink. Just some thoughts 

Step3

Slowly add the liquid mixture to the dry mix, one small spoon at a time.

Step4

When well mixed, you simply pack this mixture into a bath bomb mold and pack tightly, then let it dry. Work quickly so as not to let the bath bomb mixture dry out.

Now you have made your very own FlushLush bath bomb! It’s time for the most important part of the instructions, the distribution of the bath bomb. To do this you must approach your nearest full toilet, open the lid, place the bath bomb inside and flush it away! Don’t forget to video yourself doing this and post it on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag FLUSHLUSH so that we can see your outcome and the effect it has.

I believe this is a very playful and fun way to prove my point and would hopefully this would encourage people to participate in this campaign.