Cleansing Soap Set of 3 with Charcoal and Hinoki Oil

I’m very much a lover of old Japanese culture, and I just love hinoki, sugi, etc. I had the pleasure of bathing in a several hinoki tubs in Japan, and they let off such a heavenly aroma when filled with steaming hot water. To my delight, I was able to purchase a larger bar of this soap at a Tokyu Hands in Kyoto a few years ago, but couldn’t bring myself to use it because it was to my knowledge irreplaceable. So I just used it as decoration, knowing any day I pleased I could start using it if I felt so compelled. Thankfully I found this item on Amazon, a package of three smaller bars of this marvelous bar soap. It’s incredibly fine-milled, and so a little goes a long way, easily working up a luxurious lather. If you’re into hinoki specifically, or just like the smell of aromatic woods, it doesn’t get much better than this, certainly not at this price-point. $20 may seem like a lot for such little soap, but because the quality is so high and it lasts so long, especially if you use it only as a facial soap as I do, it’s a well-justified investment if you love this sort of thing. Makes my shower just that much more refreshing and invigorating. I LOVE this stuff. If only they made the white horse soap variety as well!

I would definitely but this soap again. Has a decent smell and cleans really well anything with hinoki in it is usually a automatic thumbs up.

While this soap seems like quality soap, if you are buying it for the hinoki aspect, be warned, you only get the scent of hinoki upon immediately opening the soap from the wrapper. After that, it's a pleasant enough and very serviceable charcoal soap that I would say decently moisturizes and exfoliates. But if you spend over $20 on three small bars of soap because you like the smell of hinoki and thought that would be consistent throughout the soap's use, you'll be disappointed like me. Update 7/13/2023: I am adding another star to this. I am still a little disappointed by the lack of hinoki scent but this is very much a quality soap. It is very well milled and lasts for a LONG time. I still have not finished my first bar.

Great body soap! It's got a great scent and makes my skin feel and look great after using it. Considering I don't need to use a lot of it and it's imported, it's a good value for the price. It's a great product.

If you're Japanese you've probably been in a temple or shrine or even hotels that uses Hinoki woods. Hinoki, or Japanese Cypress tree, has been scientifically proven to have Phytoncide (repels bacteria & virus) and Hinokitiol (anti-inflammatory), and Hinoki oil has a calming, relaxing effect on humans. It's not like I analyzed this soap, but Japanese description says this soap contains Hinoki oil and Hinokitiol. Other ingredients like papain, bentonite, kaolin are natural substances derived from papaya, clay, and granite all with cleansing properties. I use this for the whole body, my skin feels so clean, no residue, fragrance is subtle (refreshing or ashy, depending on what you expect) and only lasts while in the shower. The soap is dense and lasts a long time (definitely need use a sponge to lather it up- highly recommend Japanese/African nylon washcloth!). This is my repeat order...until I can go to Japan and buy it for less!

I have started getting into trying different soaps and this one is really great. The packaging it came in looks extremely lovely, if you want to give it as a gift it definitely feels like a luxury soap. Even the soaps are individually wrapped in a nice wrapping with japanese on it. The bars are small but they are extremely nice looking. It has almost a stone like color that doesn't really change after a few washes so it looks nice in your shower (some soaps just deform or turn scummy looking but this one is pretty solid). For how it uses in the shower, it isn't as harsh as some soaps you can definitely feel the higher oil content so you aren't just stripping it all from your body which is good. The scent is very strong when you first use the bar and tones down after a few uses. The smell is like pine but sweeter, it was a bit strong for me at first but after a few uses it was very pleasant. It is hard to describe but I personally liked the smell. It doesn't really linger after it's use if you aren't as crazy about the scent.

This cleared up my boyfriend's acne on his arms and back and also faded the old scars he had from years of body acne and it worked very quickly. We were amazed! If you are dealing with the same thing, I very highly recommend trying this soap out

My first order was larger bars that smelled amazing, paid $15 and change. I ordered more a week or so later, price increased to $18, and it’s smaller bars that don’t even smell the same. The larger bars are 5 stars, smaller are 2 stars. No depth to the scent, just smoky

Great soap

Friend went to Japan and brought this soap back as a gift. Since then I've been ordering it. So far it's one of the best soaps I've ever used. It doesn't really have a scent but I love the way my skin feels after using this soap. Will be buying again and again.

I purchased this soap set as a gift for a friend. I was drawn to the charcoal formula and the traditional hinoki scent. My friend mentioned that the hinoki fragrance was very pleasant and relaxing. The set of three bars is also convenient and suitable for everyday use. Overall, I’m happy with my choice as a gift.

香りもよく、取れにくい匂いも簡単に取れ、手洗い、洗顔、ボディーにも良い。洗顔の際は油分が取れすぎるのでスキンケアは入念に必要です。

75g×3個入りをこれまでに3回以上リピートしています。肌質はやや乾燥寄りの普通肌で、お風呂で使用しています。 洗い上がりはさっぱり寄りで、皮脂はしっかり落ちる印象です。乾燥が強い時期はややつっぱりを感じることもあります。顔にも使用していますが、そこは特別な変化を感じるというよりは可もなく不可もなくといった印象です。 一番の魅力は香りです。洗っているとひのきの香りに包まれ、温泉に行ったような気分になります。その心地よさから、最近は体用として使うことが多くなりました。 価格面だけを見ると★4相当ですが、使用感と香りの満足度を含めた総合評価として★5としています。