Kid-friendly! Bath-resistant toddler now ASKS for banana bath!
My boy is 3. I think it's the dirtiest phase kids go through, and mine is super resistant to take baths because he knows it means bedtime is close behind. When this came in, I could faintly smell the banana in the shipping box--smells very much like banana laffy-taffy, maybe a hint of coconutish-vanilla? Very yummy! It was a warm shipping experience, and the product was a bit clumpy once it cooled to room temp (I think this coconut oil-related, totally normal). I smushed it around in the bag to break up and mix it all evenly; the bag was sturdy enough to take shipping and smushing abuse without the seal breaking. (Forget the layers--shipping is going to mix these; mine was a pretty golden-yellow when it arrived.)<br /><br />When it was bathtime, I asked him if he wanted to take a banana bath--it's his fave fruit, so he was hesitant but agreed once I let him smell the open bag. I used about a 1/4 of a cup for his bath, about 6 inches deep in a standard tub. The coconut oil clumps were a little slower to melt, only because his bath isn't adult-hot, but with a little mixing and hand-smashing (he loved that part!) it was fully mixed. Water was a light yellow and milky; very smooth on the skin, and smells amazing! He let me do all the hair routine stuff he usually fights me on, and then played in the bath another 15 min after all our official business was done. He splashed it all around in his face, and it didn't seem to bother or sting his eyes; we also wiped his eyes/face several times with the washcloth that was soaked in bathwater, no issues with it bothering him. He has sensitive skin, weird out-of-nowhere topical allergies/eczema-like flare-ups, but this product caused no such problems and after bath his skin was super-soft!<br /><br />Rinsing the tub with hot water afterwards removed most of the residue and all of the dye color (very light pink-orange ring). I followed up with about 30 seconds with one of those spin-clean shower brushes, hot-rinsed and there was no staining.<br /><br />I didn't notice any "fizzing" but we didn't use a lot and I wanted it for the scent and skin softeners and it totally delivers on that front. We got about 2 weeks of kid bathing out of this bag (we used this brand's Peach Bellini once, and mixed the two on another night). It's probably a little expensive for kids UNLESS you have one who's stubborn about bathtime. But, it would make a great "spa day" treat for your little one if you didn't want to use it day-to-day. You could also use this as a foot or hand soak; my hands are way softer two weeks into his banana baths, so it's working a little magic for mommy in the background! I also love that this supports a small business. 100% SOLD on this product, really hope it shows up in subscribe-and-save.
Rating: 5 stars