Did you know that bubble bath can be made from plants?

The University of York-based Green Chemistry Network and Boots UK have launched an exciting new interactive science exhibition Explore Your Bathroom: Make The Bubble Bath Of The Future.

The exhibition made its debut at the York Festival of Science And Technology when schoolchildren took a journey with Fabs, the Green Chemist, to design a more environmentally-friendly bubble bath.

They explored the science behind everyday bathroom products and how scientists were making them better for the environment.

In all, more than 450 people had a go at designing the bubble bath of the future. Using interactive games, they also learned how everyday products, such as soap and shampoo, can have an impact on the environment depending on what they are made from to what happens when they go in the bin or down the plughole.

The exhibition also highlighted some of the interesting research being carried out in York, such as using waxes from wheat straw to make lipstick.

The exhibition will now move to Glasgow and Bristol.

Professor James Clark, director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, said: “This is a very exciting project for us that will hopefully engage more young people in the interesting and positive solutions that Green Chemistry is finding for the environmental issues we face.”