These Bath Salts Let You Bathe in Ink

When most people say “bath salts” these days, you think they’re talking about the nasty drug trend that’s been sweeping through the nation lately, and not something you actually use for a relaxing soak in the tub. But there are still actual products that you can use to take a bath with and not turn into a maniac and eat someone’s face off. This particular bath acoutrement is unusual because of the addition of an unlikely ingredient – ink.

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Instead of coming out of the package as clear or white crystals, these bath salts pour out with an unusual blue-black color. They’ve actually been made with ink from Japan’s Kaimei & Co., who have been producing india ink for calligraphy for over 115 years.

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What’s unclear from the product description is whether or not the ink leaves any sort of residue on your skin. I’m doubting that it does, or else nobody would buy the stuff. If you’re interested in finding out if you can get an instant tattoo while you take a bath, you can order the Ink Bath Salts for $3(USD) a pack over at White Rabbit Express and try them out for yourself.

Game of Thrones Soap: Hygiene is Coming

Do you want to smell like one of the houses from Game of Thrones? Maybe the Lannisters? How about the Starks? Let’s face it, you wouldn’t want to smell like most characters from Westeros. Except for Denerys. You know that she smells good. You can’t look that good and not smell good – even if you have been walking through the Red Waste for weeks. But everyone in the seven kingdoms might smell nicer if they had these soaps.
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These house sigil soaps by GeekSoap are pretty neat. They will evoke sweet scents that make you think of each house. There’s Stark, Lannister, Baratheon, and Targaryen. The Lannister scent is “Pride” made from patchouli, plumeria, and orange. I guess that seems about right. Stark’s scent is “Betrayal,” a crisp combination of pine, cedar, and eucalyptus with just a hint of campfire. Yep. That’s how I always imagined they would smell. You get the idea.

There’s no Greyjoy because no one wants to smell like salt water and seaweed. They are just $6(USD) each. Or you could just pay the iron price.

[via Nerd Approved]


Doctor Who and Dalek Bath Robes for Nerdy Relaxin’

Check out these awesome Doctor Who bath robes from Forbidden Planet. There’s no better way to stay warm after you exit your TARDIS themed shower.


The silver Dalek version will exterminate your chill and make you look like the Doctor’s famous arch enemies. And if you prefer to dress like the Doctor himself, you can check out the robe modeled after Tom Baker’s fourth Doctor, complete with scarf. “I just got out of the shower. Care for a Jelly Baby?”

And if you prefer to be more casual, go for the 11th Doctor’s robe, complete with some dandy shoulder patches.

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These are some pretty sweet robes. I can’t think of any better way to beat the chill from traveling through time and space. Well, you could always turn the thermostat up, but that’s not as much fun.

[via Fashionably Geek]


Ontama Speaker Lets You Take Your iPhone into the Shower

Personally, I have no interest in bringing my gadgets in the tub or shower with me as it’s one of the few places on the planet where I can truly escape from technology and relax. But for those of you who always need to be connected, or at least need musical accompaniment when in the shower, you might want to check out this unusual looking gadget from Japan.

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The Ontama Speaker looks like something that might have been hanging in Willy Wonka’s edible candy garden, but it’s actually a water-resistant speaker you can use with your gadgets. Just snap open the bulbous plastic container, place you iPhone, iPod or other media player inside, plug in the 3.5mm audio jack and seal it up.

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The odd looking speaker can then be hung up in your shower, or placed on the edge of your bathtub without fear of your precious electronic gadget getting wet. I wouldn’t float the thing in the tub though, as I don’t think it’s truly waterproof. The Ontama is available in a variety of colors, and you can find them over at Rakuten for about $13 (USD). You’ll probably spend more on shipping from Japan or Korea than on the speaker itself.

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