LUSH Porridge Soap Review

On a recent trip to my local LUSH store, I picked up a bar of their Porridge Soap.  I am trying to save money and not buy their expensive soaps, but something about the scent and appearance of this soap just really intrigued me so I had to try a small bar and check it out for myself.

LUSH.com describes Porridge Soap as stuffed with real oats for an exfoliating scrub and fresh orange juice to invigorate sleepy heads, this sweet treat smells like molasses and makes skin deliciously soft. Ideal for sensitive skin; irresistible to everyone else, including bears.

The oats are the first thing that caught my eye when I noticed Porridge Soap.  It is truly stuffed with what oats. Not the flat kind that turn all mooshy when they get wet, but steel cut oats that have a nutty scent to them. The other thing I noticed was the scent.  It had a light, slightly sweet and creamy scent that I thought would be nice in the morning.

When I used my bar of Porridge, I simply unwrapped it and brought the whole bar into the shower with me.  I wanted the exfoliation so I rubbed the bar all over myself and was really happy with the loads of yummy creamy sweet lather that resulted.

But what I really love is the gentle exfoliation the oats provide.  I've tried other exfoliating bars with bits of shredded coconut or lemon peel that became too dehydrated and scratchy over time.  The oats in Porridge though are more rounded rather than rough so if they have dried up a bit, they don't hurt when using the bar again a few days later.

My only complaint about Porridge soap is that it does melt very quickly, moreso than many other LUSH soaps I've tried, and the oats can get a little messy in the shower as they fall away from the bar. With time, I've ended up with more oats than soap in my bar, but the soap lathers so nicely that it's not really a problem for me.

Bottom Line - I like LUSH's Porridge Soap.  It provides just the right amount of exfoliation I need prior to shaving, it doesn't dry my skin out, it smells nice, and lathers well.  I'd definitely buy it again.  And that's a good thing because I really was expecting to not like it at all.