Lush opened its first shop in 1995 at 29 High Street in Poole, Dorset, England. Its co-founders are Mark Constantine, Rowena Bird, Helen Ambrosen and Liz Bennett, and Mo Constantine is credited with inventing the bath bomb. The company is privately owned, and since 2017, 10% of its shares have been held by an employee benefit trust.
The products
Bath bombs remain the signature, with more than 375 million sold since 1995, according to the company. Intergalactic and the original Butterball are two of the best known. Charity Pot body lotion is another long-running product.
Recent news
For its 30th anniversary in August 2025, Lush sold the Butterball Bath Bomb at its original 95-cent price for a weekend and hosted in-store workshops, Modern Retail reported. In the U.K., it brought back Charity Pot in September 2026 and launched its first essential oils collection, with 19 oils, in October 2026.
In North America
Lush bought out its North American partner in 2022 for 180 million Canadian dollars, BeautyMatter reported.
Where to find it
Lush sells through its shops, lush.com and its app. Ulta.com has carried Lush gift and discovery sets online since 2023.
Sources
- Lush: Company history
- Modern Retail: Lush at 30
- Retail Dive: Lush launches at Ulta Beauty
- BeautyMatter: Lush buys out North American partner
Featured photo: Alex McGregor via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. The photo shows a Lush shop on a U.K. high street in 2015.
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