Soap Works Coal Tar Bar Soap, 6-Count

After encountering coal tar soap for the first time in "How to be a Victorian" by Ruth Goodman, I decided to try it out for myself, as she noted that companies were still making it, or at least reasonable copies of it. Coincidentally, when I first tried this stuff last summer, I was also dealing with some rash issues, and let me tell you, it took care of the problem noticeably even with the first shower. I also felt incredibly clean, and highly recommend it for people getting dirty out in the garden, after working on the car, or a typical day on a construction site. On that note, it is not exactly the most moisturizing of soaps, and when the crisper temperatures hit in late November, I changed hats back to more moisturizing options. Now that the warmer times are back upon us, however, I came back to this ancestral soap, and I have no regrets about my decision. The bars are slightly smaller than an average bar of Irish Spring. As Ruth notes in her book, the smell is not for everyone, a slight "hospital" anti-septic smell to it, but after you rinse off, you smell like you! This soap comes in minimal packaging and is made in Canada just outside of Toronto.

I originally purchased this for my son because he has had eczema since he was a baby, and I read that Coal Tar soap helps with it. He uses shampoo with coal tar in it and this stuff. It definitely helps him more than the overpriced eczema soaps they sell in the grocery stores. One day I started using it because I ran out of my own soap. I liked it and kept using it. A side effect I had was that my body acne was severely reduced to nothing. I have no idea why, but that's what it has done for us. I am a person that despises strong smells of any kind, even strong natural smells. This bar has a clean subtle smell to it it, I love it. Cons: it has a gray lather, but it washes off my washcloth clear for the most part. I don't mind it at all. If you use this you will have to clean your bathtub/shower regularly. Just as you normally would, because sometimes I go a while without cleaning it and there is black residue left on the floor of the shower. It comes off fine just like any soap scum, but since it's dark it can put off some people. Just a tip. So if you have sensitive skin that's itchy, or you have a little body acne like me, this can probably help!

It is refreshing and good for the money paid.

Soap is pretty good. Seems to work. Doesnt smell which is a negative in my book as i like the coal tar smell but it does help skin symptoms.

This coal soap relieves my facial psoriasis symptoms very quickly. I really could not go without this.

I have the product mainly 3 stars due to the shipping and lack of packaging. I was sent 6 bars that came in the Amazon package, and the plastic bag that they came in was torn. The individual bars of soap are not plastic wrapped and had scan code stickers on them that were not always easy to remove. My question or concern would be, how are these stored in the Amazon warehouse? How do they arrive? The soap I had, had no scent, which was fine, but made me wonder about that lack of packaging and how they were shipped. For the price of six bars it was a good value, but the lack of packaging and no information with the actual bars of soap in regards to ingredients besides what you read on the Amazon site. I thought I would give these a try, but maybe going back to the Packer Pine Tar soap

Good lather and fresh, earthy subtle pine scent.

I don’t know if coal tar is effective as a soap or not. I cant tell a huge difference but if I’m going to use a soap anyway- I might as well treat my psoriasis while I'm at it. It’s actually surprisingly hydrating and doesnt dry my skin out- so that in itself is a plus for soap