Bright Nights:
Lush launches 2024 Hanukkah products

A co-created range for the Festival of Lights:
25th December 2024 – 2nd January 2025

From Thursday, 7th November 2023, Lush will launch their 2024 Hanukkah range on lush.com and in shops globally. The collection is inspired by the celebration of oil, light and warmth using some of the symbols found during this occasion such as dreidels, menorahs, and ​gelt (chocolate candy coins).

The 2024 Lush Hanukkah range is part of Lush’s ‘Co-Create’ programme, a product creation internship for Lush employees which aims to promote diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging by lifting up authentic stories from respective communities.

Luka Majer from the Lush Manchester Arndale store and Sarah Heilweil from Lush North America co-created Gelt Soap together:

“Traditions play a big role in strengthening communities. Even the smallest acts, like lighting the Chanukkah candles, can bring people closer together. I’m proud to have contributed to the creation of the Gelt Soap, a product that has the spirit of my community in many ways. The name “Gelt” comes from the Yiddish word for “money,” traditionally used in the Dreidel game, where we often play with chocolate coins, which inspired the soap’s chocolatey scent. Yiddish has been a cherished part of my family for generations, so it’s wonderful to see this heritage represented in a Lush product.” – Luka Majer, Lush Manchester Arndale

Gelt soap (£7 / €8) 

Want to get your hands on a glittering, gourmand soap that leaves your skin smelling like chocolate? You bet! ‘Gelt’ is a Yiddish and German word that means ‘money’. Hanukkah Money in Hebrew is ‘Dmei Chanukkah’. It refers to chocolate candy coins often given to children to play dreidel with. This soap is sweet, decadent, and celebratory. The red lustre flames on the menorah are hand-painted in Dorset. 

Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel bath bomb (£6 / €7)

Feel at the top of your game this Hanukkah (other spellings available) with this winning blend of myrrh, orange flower and cinnamon leaf. Hope you land on a Gimel!

GIFTS

This years’ gift is designed by Jordan Sondler, a Brooklyn-based illustrator and author of “Feel It Out”. Her work spans murals, television sets, books about feelings, children’s clothing, 90’s nostalgia diaries, and beyond. Her clients include Google, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Pottery Barn and Scholastic Books.

Bright Nights gift set (£14.50 / €17) 

Contains: Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel bath bomb and Gelt soap

Light up their Hanukkah with this duo of delectably scented products inspired by traditional games of dreidel.

Oh Hanukkah Knot Wrap (£7 / €8) 

“I wanted to create a vibrant design, because so often we are shrouded in the darkness of the world. Judaism, to me, embodies hope and community. Hanukkah brings us together for latkes and dreidels, but at its centre we are celebrating a miracle. My hope is that this design can serve as a reminder to persevere and to keep our optimism alive.” – Jordan Sondler, Designer

This Knot Wrap is made from organic cotton.

notes to editors

Lush’s Secret Master Plan – A product for every need…

At Lush, it is part of our secret master plan to make products for every need. As a diverse global business, we recognise that it’s important to ensure that customers and staff across our worldwide community are able to find products for every occasion including celebrations that involve gift-giving. Working with staff across cultures globally, we aim to make everyone in the Lush community feel included and welcome, as always. 

About Lush

Since establishing in 1995, Lush has been driven by innovation and its ethics. Creators of pioneering beauty products, one of Lush’s most well-known creations is the bath bomb.

Invented in 1989 by Lush Co-Founder Mo Constantine in her garden shed, bath bombs have become a global sensation – all hand pressed in Lush’s own manufacturing sites across the world, Lush sold over 21.2 million last year.

A beauty company with a campaigning heart, Lush is on a mission to create a product for every need and a cosmetic revolution to save the planet. The ultimate goal is to leave the world ‘Lusher than we found it’.

In August 2024, Lush reached £100 million in charitable giving, supporting grassroot organisations and activists through multiple programs since 2007. In FY23 Lush donated just under 1% of the company turnover to grassroots groups driving tangible positive impact, showing commitment to a long term giving strategy.

Today, Lush operates in 50 countries with over 850 shops, 38 websites shipping worldwide and a global network of native apps, broadcasting channels and digital communities in over 30 languages.