Best Bar Soap For Face?

whispercircuit · Post by **whispercircuit** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:07 pm

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect bar soap for my face and body. So far I've had no success in finding one that didn't either dry out my skin or clog my pores.

Here's some I've used to no success:
Basis Sensitive
Yardley US
Trumper's Spanish Leather
Santa Maria Novella
Dove (several kinds)
Ivory
Caress
Purpose Bar
Pangean Organics
Suki Sensitive Bar
Kiss My Face
Fa
Musgo Real
Some Whole Foods brands
etc.

Perhaps I'm doomed to face wash?

Chap · Post by **Chap** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:35 pm

Well, no one can fault you for lack of trying! I don't experience the same problems you do, but am very fond of the Taylors bath soaps, also quite reasonable in price compared to some others.

SteveK · Post by **SteveK** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:04 pm

Basis and Purpose are two that are brands typically recommended by Dermatologists. If you’re having problems with all the soaps on your list including the above two, then a consultation with a dermatologist might be reasonable. Their first question will be: Is this a new problem, or have you always had difficulty with soaps? From there they will proceed to determine the problem, and make recommendations regarding products perhaps not readily available or by prescription. Given the number of soaps you’ve already tried, and the number left to experiment with, the Derm consult might be the shorter route to success. Unfortunately, while the recommendations here will be very informed (the depth of knowledge here is quite astonishing), it’s still a hit or miss proposition, since skin reaction/tolerance to topical products is highly individual.

Steve

soapbuddy · Post by **soapbuddy** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:06 pm

Looks like you tried quite a few. Do you have a farmer's market or a street fair near you? I would recommend trying an unscented got's milk soap bought from the soapmaker with no middle man involved.

KAV · Post by **KAV** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:50 pm

Here's a fancy word for what you're looking for 'comedogenic' or the tendency to clog pores and cause acne and skin problems. So you need a soap listed as non comedogenic and containing glycerin which is aquaphillic, another fancy word for likes water and doesn't suck it out of you like the Ark of the Covenant in Indian Jones.
One listed is PEARS.

soapbuddy · Post by **soapbuddy** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:02 pm

Here is a chart on Non-comedogenic Oils. http://www.soapnuts.com/noncomo.html
I don't agree with all of it, but it will give you a better idea.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:05 pm

For me, a "face wash" would be worse, so best of luck in your quest. BTW, soap doesn't clog pores.
Regards,
Gordon

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:25 pm

I tried and liked the C&E Rose glycerin soap that Squire once mentioned. Only bar soap I did like.

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:56 pm

Nancy Boy.

m3m0ryleak · Post by **m3m0ryleak** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:55 pm

Thalay Sagar wrote:Nancy Boy.

I would second that. The NB mild facial cleanser does an excellent job of cleaning without irritating one's face. However, even in it's current reformulation, the product is still too runny in consistency, a minus when you're in the shower and that $15/6 oz. is spilling out of your palm.

Bargepole · Post by **Bargepole** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:57 am

Greek "Kings & Queens Tobacco Soap". (Black as your hat, with a strong whiff of those good ol' nitro musks you don't smell any more.)

(Grik is proud country, don't giving a feck about the stupid the EU the rules on what men is allowed to smell of innit. Is good enough for the Socrates, is good enough for the myself, endaxi?)

DAMN fine soap. Probably the best.

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:51 pm

This one, Michael?
http://www.nivenandjoshua.co.uk/body/so ... oyal-soap/

drugstore.com has various varieties here in the States, but apparently not the tobacco soap.

Bargepole · Post by **Bargepole** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:16 pm

rsp1202 wrote:This one, Michael?
http://www.nivenandjoshua.co.uk/body/so ... oyal-soap/

drugstore.com has various varieties here in the States, but apparently not the tobacco soap.

That's the fella. But I'm glad I didn't read that promo copy before I bought it. Complete doubledegook, unless the rules of chemistry have suddenly changed...

CJS · Post by **CJS** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:13 pm

m3m0ryleak wrote:
Thalay Sagar wrote:Nancy Boy.
I would second that. The NB mild facial cleanser does an excellent job of cleaning without irritating one's face. However, even in it's current reformulation, the product is still too runny in consistency, a minus when you're in the shower and that $15/6 oz. is spilling out of your palm.

+2. Their bar soaps are awesome too.

It's only 12.75/6 oz if you're in the NB club

You're right about the "new" consistency though; they didn't seem to make it that much thicker. I wash my face before bed at the sink, so I can modulate how much of the cleanser I use.

Thalay Sagar · Post by **Thalay Sagar** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:38 am

I actually meant the bar soap, but the facial cleanser is also excellent, just a little expensive.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:25 am

For a face soap I prefer a glycerin based product.

Pioneer · Post by **Pioneer** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:46 pm

Kirk's. Great stuff.

willydesousa · Post by **willydesousa** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 5:12 am

i use a bar soap we get here locally in South Africa called Gill works for me, not sure if they are internationality

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:08 pm

One of my optional bar soaps is Green Mountain, and though I've not used it on my face, they do have a liquid version (palm-based) that's worked well for me as a face soap.

scruffy · Post by **scruffy** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:25 am

I use Dr Bronner's Soap and also Grandpa's soap. Grandpa's soap has an orange essence, witch hazel and other varieties. They are cheap at a little over $2 a bar. They also make great shaving soaps in a pinch because the lather is so rich.