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

I'm a 24-year-old male with oily, acne-prone skin. My skin is highly reactive to my skincare regimen - if something isn't right, it'll show up immediately. The flip-side of that is that it also tends to be more obvious when something *does* work. This soap is excellent. It's cheap (even cheaper at Mitsuwa market, if you have one nearby), of high quality, and does exactly what it should. I've been using this as my sole cleanser after seeing (and feeling) the immediate results from it. My skin is oily, and this leaves it feeling incredibly clean without feeling dry. The scent is good (a hint of charcoal, of course) and it lathers up very easily. With this being an integral part of my new skincare regimen, I've had my best luck ever with preventing acne and defeating it if anything ever does show up. I don't see myself using another cleanser ever again when this one is so economical, gentle, and effective. By the way, my girlfriend also was getting a little bit of acne for a week until I gave her one of these bars. She has since cleared up completely.

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.

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.

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!

This did not really help with my body pimple situation the way it is advertised. It is good soap, do not get me wrong. The soap really cleans, leaving my skin squeaky by the end of my shower, but I have seen no noticeable difference with my body acne. Many of the reviews mention it's smell, yes it has a slight waxy smell, but it is so mild that I did not even notice it at first.

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.

I purchased this soap and used it on a daily basis in hopes of reducing minor acne issues I experience as an adult. It produced suds very nicely and made the most wonderful, dark-colored suds for the shower. I really like the smell a great deal, too. It's sort of herbal, a bit like a very mild, earthier version of tiger balm. It's certainly not so strongly-scented that you'll be able to smell it on your skin throughout the day. Did it help my acne? I believe it did, a bit - though I was also drinking sufficient water, eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and taking multivitamin supplements. It didn't work any mind-blowingly great miracles, such as eliminating hormone-related breakouts on a monthly basis, but it definitely made some improvements.

I'm an eczema/psoriasis sufferer and just after 4daily uses, I can tell a huge difference! All of the irritated patches on my body are disappearing! You HAVE to store soap in a dry place after using! 3 bars of this soap is one helluva bargain! THANK YOU AGAIN, AMAZON PRIME! Youre the schiz-nick, #again! Very satisfied customer here! Even the discoloration from my eczema patches are disappearing! So BLESSED and GRATEFUL I took a risk at purchasing the phenomenal product! It works! And and to add I live in Florida & it's hot and humid here, IF youre worried about , adding any lotion to your body, YOU don't need it bc this SOAP instantly dissolves all oils and rinse clean leaving your skin not only soft but moisturized as well! This is an AWESOME product! It's from the SOAP GODS lol