Dr. Squatch Men's Bar Soap Gift Set (10 Bars) – Men's Natural Bar Soap - Rainforest Rapids, Fresh Falls, Coconut Castaway, Wood Barrel Bourbon, Pine Tar, Birchwood Breeze, Cool Fresh Aloe, and more

Five stars is not enough. A word to all the ladies considering purchasing this soap but are too scared because they don't want to smell too "masculine"....buy the soap, you won't smell too masculine. I purchased the "what the doctor ordered" set and I, as a female, will use every single scent, including the pine tar. Just because it doesn't smell like flowers, fruit or cake batter doesn't mean it won't make you smell good. And who decides what scents get to be labeled as masculine or feminine? That's right, the person using them. Buy up, ladies. If you like more natural, fresh, earthy scents you'll love these! Don't worry gentleman, we'll leave you some too.

they make you feel clean and alive

First off, this is a great soap. It cleans, and it moisturizes. So the basics are covered. The scents are also enjoyable. My wife reports that every time I put a new bar in the shower, she smells it. She’s never reported doing that for any previous soap. I’ve bought this several times before and plan on continuing to do so. Now for the cons. First, it’s expensive. You can definitely buy cheaper soaps. But you do get what you pay for. Second, there’s one scent, pine tar, that I will avoid buying the collection if it’s in it. One, because the scent isn’t great. It’s pine tar! Two, it’s black (again, tar), the lather is black, and if you’re not careful, the residue it leaves behind is black. And then whoever shares the shower with you complains. Third, have you ever wondered why bars of soap are typically oval with a curve? Me neither. But I know why now. It’s the best shape to keep the bar structurally sound as it dissolves. The square block that these come in always end up breaking in half when there’s still several uses left in them. So I end up trying to squish them together to get the maximum number of uses out of each bar. And yet I still end up with a collection of small bits of soap that I have to toss out. I’m sure the block-o-soap reinforces the “natural” vibe, but I wish it was in a more traditional shape so I don’t feel like I’m wasting a lot of it.

Wonderful as always

Great scented soap, albeit on the pricey side. Exfoliation feels great on the skin. However, I just got done using the first bar and had maybe 4 or 5 showers before the soap bar became thin like a cookie. That's expected, as the bar wears down fairly quickly, but that might be due to how much I lather up. Yet, when it becomes thin, it basically crumbled and disintegrated into small lumpy pieces littering the shower tray and partially blocking the drain. This might not be an issue if your shower mobility isn't an issue, or if you have a soak in the bathtub, but for me, I didn't like having to fish out all the crumbs and small lumps from the shower tray afterwards because I didn't want the drain to become blocked up, etc. Other than that, I would say the soap is oily enough provided you have soft water, and the colors/scents are an interesting alternative to cheaper, chemical filled bars. I wish I could give more stars but not a very good start to using a simple bar of soap in the shower with an expensive product.