Move over, lavender and rose water – there’s a new beauty trend to contend with. Japan has invented food-scented bath salts, because who doesn’t want to smell like a dumpling after they bathe?
Japanese novelty retail chain Village Vanguard is bypassing traditional (read: boring) scents while developing their new line of bath products, instead opting for more robust profiles (read: cheese pizza, gyoza and even barbecued meats). If you’ve ever wanted to smell exactly like a coriander stem, a bowl of steamed edamame beans or a freshly poured pint of beer, this is your chance.
The latest collection of weird scents builds on popularity garnered from Village Vanguard’s first release of food-scented bath salts last year, which means this isn’t even a new thing. Japan, you’ve done it again.
The range of salts include beer, edamame beans, pizza and meats Source: Facebook / Village Vnaguard
While these salts aren’t actually edible, bathing in a bath that legitimately smells like garlic and meat will surely do wonders for your life, both in and outside the bathroom. Are we recommending soaking in a cheese pizza scented bath just before that Tinder date? We’ll leave that open to interpretation.
The new food-scented bath salts are available on Village Vanguard’s online store, if you dare.
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