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While we can't be mad at the actual aduki plants—they're cute and innocent enough—there's something so Little Shop of Horrors about them creeping up out of the plumbing like this. How can such a thing even happen, given that the beans have been encapsulated in solidified coconut oil and other ingredients one might assume could smother them? Even Lush's own product creators have been taken aback by the photos circulating online. "Truthfully yes, we were a little surprised!" Jeff Brown, brand and product training manager, tells us. "We don't use our massage bars with water—they're designed to be melted down on the skin and massaged in like oil—so we didn't expect those little beans would find a way to grow. We do love to use as many whole, natural ingredients as we can in our products, and in a way this serves a reminder of just how real those ingredients are!"
True. But while we dig Lush's hippie handmade vibes as much as the next girl, we have to say that the sight of green leaves sprouting from our drain would still be unsettling. "Knowing that the beans may germinate when left in water, we would definitely encourage customers to be be conscious of using the product correctly, and to keep an eye out for stray beans if they choose to use it in the bath or shower," Brown says. "Besides, you should save them; those beans would probably rather grow in a flower pot than a drain pipe anyway!" Zesty adzuki bean salad, anyone?
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