SUMI HAIGOU Settuken Charcoal Bar Soap, 3 Bars, 135g

This soap is great! I am 40ish and started getting this terrible bright red acne that seemed to be deep under my skin. I suppose that would be cystic acne. Not pretty at all. I went on a quest to find good skin care products when it dawned on me... Japanese people have AMAZING skin. Since I am 1/2 I should at the least have half amazing skin. Ummmm.... yeah didn't happen. Next best thing, try using japanese products since they must be doing something right, RIGHT?This stuff worked wonders. My shoulders and back aren't completely clear, but there is a tremendous difference. I do use the soap with a long scrubby wash cloth (scrubby like a loofah, but not a loofah. ) I now only see a pimple here or there and they are not nearly as big, bright nor plentiful as they were prior to the soap. I use the soap on my face as well when I am in the shower, but I found an entirely different face care regimen (again thanks to the Japanese peeps!)I gave a bar to a friend and she says it works great on her teenage son's acne. In fact, better than anything else they have tried. So I will most certainly have this soap at all times!I have read reviews about the scent not being pleasant, but that isn't an issue from me. It's sort of a clean earthy to me. It also lasts a decent amount of time like a month of daily full body use.

Read so many good reviews I decided to give it a try. Love this soap! You can smell the charcoal a little when using it but amazingly only the floral scent lingers afterwards. After shower the skin felt squeaky clean, I was afraid it was going to leave my skin dry. Instead it left my skin silky all day, did not need moisturizer at all. I usually do not use soap on my face, but now I wash my face with this and I am no longer in need of expensive facial cleanser. I also noticed that little red bumps I had on my upper arms are disappearing! The soap is black, and when water hits it the soap turns mottled grey -- bit weird looking. I only wish three soap bars came individually wrapped, but I just wrapped them in wax paper and put them in a zip lock bag. One bar is lasting me over a month now, but I use it with a sponge cloth and it lathers up nicely. Package is in Japanese and seems to be an authentic Japanese product. Says ships from Japan but it only took 5 days to Atlanta.PS : I realized the package actually says "cosmetic soap" so this is really a facial soap. Maybe I'm being extravagant using it on my whole body, at $3 a bar, but it sure makes my skin feel like I just spent a day at a mineral spa!

Nearly through my first bar with use on just my face. I can't claim some of the sensational results that others have...are you really expecting a miracle at 3 bucks a bar? I have oily skin, large pores, and occasional blackheads. I think my skin was less oily during winter but there's just not much to be done during the summer, though it seems like less oil production. I still get a blackhead now and then and I use an extractor when they're really asking for it. Honestly, I think this is a really clean product that doesn't strip my skin causing the oil works and still cleans. I use this in the morning and micellar water at night, the combination of the two seem to suit my skin better than a lot of $$$ combinations that I've used in the past.

I love this charcoal soap. Originally my husband bought for his feet which he is constantly trying to cure of fungus. This soap doesn't leave a residue and from his reading, pulls out toxins. I am consistently unable to find a facial soap that doesn't cause outbreaks. Most of my life I have related to Ivory soap or special, expensive acne cleansers. I began using the charcoal soap because it had no scent/perfume and I was hoping to forgo some of the harsher facial cleansers as I got older, but still got acne with soaps that had any perfume or oils in them. I was so glad I tried it! It keeps my face clean, free of over-done scents and oils. It cleans my pores well and does not cause outbreaks. After time out in the smog of downtown or driving all over with the windows open, I look forward to using this soap and have started using it in the shower as well. LOVE it and won't stop using it.

I bought this product as a result of a review from a beauty blog. I was very excited to try it as the blogger said the best things about it for acne prone skin, which I have.I tried it and was not super impressed.1) I work in the beauty industry and have an aversion to bar of soap. Just a personal preference. I worry that they carry too many germs after each use.2) Was a bit drying on the skin.3) Left a filmy residue on the skin.4) Didn't remove makeup well.Overall, it was just OKAY. I definitely wasn't wowed by it. I have since gone back to my favorite cleansers.

This soap has been on my wishlist for a long time,but I never went ahead & bought it. Well, I finally did & used it for two weeks to make a review of it. I've been using this everyday & night w/ a body brush. I have sensitive skin w/ a bit of eczema & I must say,that it has never irritated my skin ever. Nor has it ever made my skin flare up,the scent is very mild & gentle too. It's not very moisturizing tbh, it's very drying for the skin since I've been using it,but a good moisturizing lotion works great after you're done. Since it has charcoal the suds are grey & it does look dirty on the tub. It doesn't bother me,this soap is great I love it & it works perfectly on my sensitive skin. I don't use it for my face since it's too drying & I'm not willing to irritate my face. I will definitely buy more & I recommend it.