Don’t drink the water

We never saw it coming, but it seems that bubble baths have been replaced by bubblegum baths. Yes, with a new line of Lotte bath salts, you can soak in a tub of water that does its best to emulate one of six popular flavors of chewing gum. The Blueberry version, for example, colors your bathwater indigo and makes it smell like the gum tastes, using extracts of lowbush blueberries. Plum and lemon juices are added to the Ume and Quick Quench versions, but our favorite is the caffeine-infused, mint-scented Black Black. Your body won’t know what to do! (Beau Miller/Metropolis)

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250 yen. Available at convenience stores and supermarkets.

8 Comments

rjd_jr at 08:13 AM JST - 22nd September

Cool product, I love bath salts.
Sarge at 08:19 AM JST - 22nd September

Even better is bubble bath.
SwiftBoatVet at 08:28 AM JST - 22nd September

Bad product, i hate bath salts.
herzenstube at 11:29 AM JST - 22nd September

Herbal Essenses kiwi-melon shampoo taught me that I cannot resist the temptation of eating soap products that smell of fruit.
zayzayem at 02:00 PM JST - 22nd September

So is it toxic?

Or is it safe to drink the bath water.

Eds - This title is misleading.
YangYong at 08:46 PM JST - 22nd September

Love baths. Love bubbles. Gonna love bubble gum bathing fun.
EurajReturns at 12:38 AM JST - 23rd September

So is it toxic? Or is it safe to drink the bath water. Eds - This title is misleading.

Of course it's toxic. That's why the title says "don't drink."
Notginger at 02:39 PM JST - 24th September

So how come it's OK to put all kinds of slimy gritty horrible oils and salts in the bath, but it's not OK to lather up in it?