Dona Arousing Herbal Bath Essences - a quality product, environmentally friendly, and all at a great price. Packaging can be deceiving, but not in this case. As with all of the Dona line, this product had a beautiful sexy label. The Blue Lotus scent is black lace over a turquoise blue. This makes it not only pretty for sitting on your counter, but also wonderful for gift giving. EdenFantasys ships the product in a plastic bag to avoid leakage- wonderful!

Now, you may be wondering, "What exactly are Arousing Herbal Bath Essences?" The 6 oz. clear plastic bottle had this to say: "Treat yourself to ageless supple skin. Superfruit & Aphrodisiac-infused. Awaken your sexual vitality." The instructions lead you to dissolve 1-2 capfuls into a warm bath, and enjoy. Easy peasy!

In my experience, this is a product that lends your bathwater a beautifully light, sexy scent. I knocked off one star from my rating because I did not notice any skin softening besides what a bath usually produces, so don't count on that much.

How does it do it? Not with parabans, petro-derivs, or cruelty. This product is all natural. The ingredients are: Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Paullina Cupana Seed Extract , Ptychopetalum Olacoides Root Extract , Turnera Diffusa Leaf Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Pausinystalia Yohimbe Bark Extract, PPG-26 Buteth-26, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance

Put all together, the ingredients yield a clear and thick liquid- akin to shampoo. I have a soaker bathtub, so I used 2 capfuls; and at that rate I'm looking at about 10 uses from this bottle. Next time though, I'm going to try three to see if I can get any skin softening to happen. As it was, I enjoyed relaxing in beautifully scented water. It felt very luxurious. More relaxing than arousing, but very enjoyable all the same. Don't expect bubbles- if you are looking for a bubble bath, try the Dona Bath Foam instead. This product is more for the scent-sual experience.

I tried the Blue Lotus scent, and enjoyed it so much I will be trying it in other products. I have heard lovely things about the other scents as well, and plan to enjoy trying all of them one day soon. System JO really has a winner in this Dona line! Anyway, back to Blue Lotus- it is difficult to describe as it is so unique. There were herbal tones with a touch of berry and floral scents- like you would expect to experience at a high-end spa. It is just this wonderful natural smell, unlike anything else. The scent is concentrated in the bottle, so once added to the bath it is lighter and long-lasting. I soaked for 20 minutes and was still enjoying the beautiful scent at the end of my bath. The scent is so light, though, that it was imperceptible on my skin an hour later.

Overall, I really loved this product. When I take a bath, I want it to be a relaxing, uplifting pampering. That is exactly what Dona Arousing Herbal Bath Essences delivered.

Dona, thanks for your fabulous line of uniquely scented products. I've loved everything I've tried so far! I still recommend the bath essence to add luxurious scent to your bath, but don't expect much arousal or many bubbles.