The Grandpa Soap CompanyCharcoal Bar Soap - With Activated Charcoal Hemp Seed and Mint Oil, Detoxifies, Draws Out Dirt and Toxins, Clear Congested Pores, Vegan, 4.25 Oz, 3 Pack

First discovered these during a weekend at the Vermont Country Store and have been obsessed ever since. These soaps are a must in my shower. They exfoliate gently, have a mild scent and make the skin feel extra "clean" (meaning compared to regular soap, there's no soapy feeling or residue like feel) this soap comes off with none of that. So after the shower, your skin feels "lighter" and it feels like your skin absorbs the body lotion or cream you lather on more than usual (even deodorant). I don't use this every day because it dried my skin when I used it daily, but I found that using it once or twice a week to "reset" (detoxify) my skin worked best and it really does feel so clean afterwards.

Exact the right amount of texture and scent. I'm so glad I ordered this.

First off there really is no SCENT to this soap, nor is it intended to have a fragrance. What you are smelling is the mint and hemp that's in it. It will not last on your skin for more than a few minutes after a good rinsing, so if you are buying a soap to smell good or fragrant, this is NOT it.No the soap bubbles are not black or grey, they are white.What this soap DOES do is CLEAN and detoxify. I have very sensitive and combo (more dry than oily but still oily in typical places) skin, if anyone is going to have a reaction, I will. (Points at BEEKMAN 1802 and their supposedly chemical-free soaps that are just a "selling mass-produced snake oil scam! AND POISON! ITCH SCRATCH and vomit from stench of their SUPPOSEDLY natural soaps!) I started with Grampa's buttermilk which is just a fabulous all over and facial bar. Softens does not strip your skin at all. But for my face, or after gardening, even for dirty feets (or if you believe that charcoal draws toxins out of the body) this soap is GREAT. Leaves my skin SQUEAKY CLEAN and no residue. Nice little mint scent while using but as mentioned, does not last. A SLIGHT....not even worth mentioning tingle while using the first couple times. AND...if you use in your pits, well...you will find that you can go without or reduce using deodorant, that's a nice plus in my book. And if you want to use a fragrant soap, well I do at times...I just wash twice..first with Granpa's for cleansing all over, then with the smell good soaps on arms and legs only, that do have more chemicals in then than I want, but sometimes we just want to smell extra good.I have tried MANY of Grandpas soaps, and a couple shampoos and conditioners and I love them, especially the charcol and buttermilk. Just keep in mind you are buying NATURAL STUFF for CLEANING and improving your skin that's bad- chemical-free...you are NOT buying something for its SMELL GOOD factor. Thank you Grandpa, and the ladies that continue the tradition of this soapmaking. I wish you would do goat milk!

This charcoal soap is the best value I have ever been able to find. I have sensitive skin and my skin has never reacted to this soap. It is the only soap I can wash my face with and not break out. My husband really likes it as well. It has not flowery scent, but it is not supposed to. Is it moisturizing? Not particularly, but at the same time it doesn't seem to strip oils off my skin as much as regular soap, so I like it for that reason as well. We will continue to buy this as long as it is available.

I've been searching for an unscented full-strength charcoal soap like one I used to buy that's been discontinued. It was very black in color and stained, which some folks have complained about with other soaps, but that reassured me that the charcoal content was high. This soap appears dark online but is actually rather grey. It also contains peppermint, which gives a nice light scent for general washing, but I only use unscented products on my face.

I was expecting this to be at least somewhat black like normal charcoal soap, which can leave black residue. There is 0 blackness in the residue and the soap looks very pale with only tiny bits of black. It smells really minty like toothpaste, not really what I was looking for. I would call this a mint soap....

This is the most awesome soap! It rinses so cleanly and does not leave any dryness. I can literally skip body lotion after using this! The scent is very light and fresh with no lingering perfume. I also find that irritations, like mosquito bites, feel better and heal more quickly after using this soap.Highly recommend!!

Teens using it for acne. Seems to help.