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Old Jul 21, 2017, 06:52 PM
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Has anyone used charcoal soap as a face cleanser? I have very sensitive and reactive skin, but it's oily. I bought a bar of charcoal soap and am wondering how others have experienced it?

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Old Jul 21, 2017, 07:26 PM
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I love my charcoal soap. I don't know anything about skin care really. But I bought it at a craft show a couple summers ago. I still have it lol.
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Old Jul 22, 2017, 08:08 AM
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I never tried it for my face, but have used charcoal soap to scrub of nasty, oily dirt from my hands.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 05:58 AM
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I use a scrub once a week to deep clean my clogged pores followed by a face mask. It works pretty good.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 11:48 AM
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Thank you all for your input. I'm giving the charcoal soap a try; I'll see how it works. I suspect that I have rosacea...my skin is hyper-sensitive and red. I've struggled with it all of my life. I'm hoping the charcoal helps.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 02:29 PM
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I have sensitive skin and tbh can't tolerate soap of any kind, I use cleansers instead, and go for the unperfumed types (there's a range called 'Simple' in the UK not sure you can get it in the US). I have found micellar water very good (even removes eye make up but very gentle).
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 05:39 PM
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Thank you, prefabsprout. We do have 'Simple' here. If the charcoal soap turns out to be too harsh, I'll be checking out cleansers instead.

I just googled miceller water. It sounds lovely. My wacky skin tends to be oily (in addition to very sensitive), though, so the miceller might not clean well for me.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 07:10 PM
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We don't have charcoal soap, but my daughter uses a charcoal face mask and it works well for her. She has sensitive skin as well. She can't use products with chamomile in them. Neither can I for that matter.

I have rosacea and my dermatologist thinks it's an overpopulation of demodex, a mite. She tried a cream but it irritated my face, so I took some pills. It's looking better, but there's still some redness near my cheek bones. I also did a patch test of chemicals and found I was allergic to certain chemicals. I bought new shampoo and conditioner today and will see if it doesn't cause me a rash on my forehead.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 09:45 PM
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Thank you for your comment, Fharriage. How strange, about the demodex. Interesting, hmm.

I know just what you mean about the rash on the forehead. Grrr.
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