This really is excellent soap. I was a soapscriber for a while but have canceled my subscription. Not because I didn't love the products - they were fantastic! But I'm now making my own soap, inspired by Dr. Squatch. I ordered this Pine Tar soap from Amazon so I could test it (from Amazon instead of direct from Squatch) and write a verified review. There are some negative reviews for this and I'll address those points here.First, this is COLD PROCESS soap! You 100% cannot treat this like the soap you buy at the store, it's totally different. This soap is going to be much softer and you need to keep it out of the water as much as possible. If you leave this somewhere where water is constantly hitting it, it's going to melt away and you are going to be a sad panda. This is not unique to Dr. Squatch soap, it's something that most any cold process soap will do. Keep the soap high, dry and happy folks.The scent of the pine tar soap from Amazon was really strong when I opened the package. It does have a Pine Sol smell to it. Out of the Amazon packaging this dissipates a lot. The scent of the soap does not really stay on my skin like the other soaps Squatch produces. This is probably because there is little to no essential oil or fragrance oil in the soap. The list of ingredients is different on the website and my packaging. On the soap I received there were no essential or fragrance oils listed, that's not the case on the website. The other soaps I have used from Squatch definitely leave a scent on me for the next 3-4 hours, this was not the case with this bar of Pine Tar soap. This is probably because there are no essential/fragrance oils and the amount of pine tar in the soap is really minimal. You may or may not like the smell, just know that out of the Amazon box it's going to be much stronger than normal.The Pine Tar soap has sand and oatmeal in it for exfoliation. I read a review here that said there are wood chips. That's insane. Oatmeal and sand. I didn't find those harsh at all. I don't have any skin conditions but the soap has my skin smooth and soft.With all Squatch soap, I use fishing line to cut each bar into 4 pieces before I use it. I find that the scent fades after about a week of use. This has been the case with all of the soaps I have used from Squatch. I suspect it's just water absorbing into the soap and bringing the oils closer to the surface. As this repeats, more and more oils are drawn to the surface of the soap and when you get below a certain point there are no more. Cutting the bars up prevents me from using unscented soap for weeks on end as 1/4 of a bar of soap will last me almost 2 weeks.When I shower, I use a brush and lather that up with my soap chunk (a brush like this one: MAGGIFT Removable Natural Boar Bristle Long Handle Body Brush For Dry Skin Brushing, Remove Dead Skin And Toxins, Scrub And Exfoliation Shower Brush Massage Scrubber. Dry Skin Body Brush, 16 inch).I keep the soap out of the stream of water at all times. After I've lathered up the brush several times (and all of me) I take the soap chunk and lather up again using the soap on my skin instead of the brush. When I'm finished showering I put the soap on a rubber coated wire shower caddy that sits behind my shower heads. It is completely and totally out of any streams of water. With this particular chunk of soap I was able to get 13 showers (out of 1/4 of the bar). So the entire bar would make it to 50 showers for me. I create a lot of later and basically lather myself twice each time I shower. I don't use the soap lightly at all!A few more points. This soap has a very small amount of pine tar in it. There are soap recipes that have up to 20% pine tar in the soap. The amount in this soap is nowhere near that, it's for sure less than 5% of the soap based on the list of ingredients and probably 1-2%. If you are trying to clear up a skin condition you might shop elsewhere or look into making your own. The ingredients on my box do not match the website. Either something is inaccurate or the formula has changed. I suspect that if the formula has changed to what is listed on the website now, the scent of the soap would last outside the shower. Keep in mind that soap is a wash off product and it's not going to get you smelling the same as if you douse yourself in Axe spray or something. If you want to smell like the forest all day, maybe grab some cedar essential oil.The pictures I attached to this review...the first one is out of the box. The second one is after 7 showers and the final one is after 11 showers. I got 13 showers out the the chunk. By the end their was scent left in the chunk but it was not as strong as it was at first. I'll repeat, I kept the chunk of soap out of the stream of water AT ALL TIMES. Do not buy this or any cold process soap if you're going to just keep it where water is always hitting it. You'd be better off just taking your money ($10 in this case) and setting it on fire. Keep the soap out of the water.To summarize, this is excellent soap! Keep it out of the steam of water and it's going to last you a while. You may or may not like the smell. If you're unsure, smell some diluted Pine Sol...that's pretty close. There isn't much actual pine tar in the soap, so if you're looking to alleviate a skin condition you might want to look into another brand that has more pine tar in it. I've been very happy with all of Dr. Squatch's soaps. Before I tried them showering was kind of whatever - just something I did. But since I've used Squatch soaps I actually look forward to showering, it's very enjoyable. I love the difference it's made with how my skin feels and my wife really likes the scents. IF you treat the soap right, it will last. To me, it's a no brainer - definitely worth a little extra cost for a high quality soap! Read more

Unfortunately the item description is misleading. It creatly says 5oz but upon arrival I weighted the bar and it was 4.2oz.I'd be ok with a 10% margin of error but weighting 4.2oz is unacceptable given the premium price for the bar. Read more

The quality of this expensive soap seems high, if you can believe what’s on the label. Unfortunately, sometimes you can’t. I purchased 19 bars of Dr. Squatch soap from various official sources (subscription, regular purchase, and Amazon). The bars were in various formulations and ALL 19 bars were significantly UNDER weight! The label on each Dr. Squatch bar says 5 OZ., but ALL bars weighed between 4.12 ounces and 4.66 ounces. In grams, that’s an advertised weight of 142, but actual weights of only 119-132. In other words, best case, you’re getting 7% less than what’s on the label, and worst case it’s about 16% less. If you buy Dr. Squatch soap, I encourage you to weigh it yourself, because I was shocked at the consistency of this condition.Other anomalies... Cool Fresh Aloe does NOT list aloe as an ingredient. And some Dr. Squatch soap varieties are scented only with something listed mysteriously as “fragrance”. These soaps include Gold Moss Scrub, Cool Fresh Aloe, and Bay Rum.So is this good soap? From a functional point of view, the answer is “Yes, probably.” It lathers well, moisturizes with the addition of shea butter (if you can believe the label) and has some interesting scents. Is it worth nearly $10 per bar on Amazon ($7 via the website and $6 via subscription)? That’s a personal choice, but you can get vegan soaps with comparable fragrances, such as Crate 61, for about one-third the price. By the way, I weighed Crate 61 bars as a comparison. They were all slightly OVER weight.About the fragrances... preferences are highly subjective, but here are my impressions. Gold Moss Scrub smells like a men’s cologne from the mid 1970s. Ditto Bay Rum, but slightly heavier. Crisp IPA does NOT smell like beer, but has more of a strong orange-citrus aroma. Cool Fresh Aloe has a floral fresh smell that’s reminds me of laundry detergent. Spearmint smells like you’re washing with chewing gum, seriously. The rest of the bars smell like their essential oils (eucalyptus smells like eucalyptus, sage smells like sage, and so forth).I posted five weight pictures, but if you want a link to all my weight tests, please leave me a message and I’ll provide that link. Read more

I was worried that if I used this, it would make me a man. The description for this soap is labeled strictly for men so I was afraid I would wake up with new body parts and less curves. Good news, I woke up today as a female still.My skin is not itchy or red and nothing new is dangling between my legs. The soap is still intact and did not break into a million pieces like an incel getting his heart broken.The smell is very natural and refreshing, like waking up at 4 am and running with a pack of wolves across the great PNW and jumping into a lake filled with citrus-infused sparkling water.Overall I am very happy with my purchase and will try other scents. Kinda pricey, but that is the price MAN has to pay. Read more

I bought two bars of this nautical sage soap. I purchased one about two months ago and one last week. The first bar I bought looked like it had spices and all kinds of ingredients in a tan color bar. The second bar which smelled nothing like the first one was almost white in color. It looks like they’re cutting corners trying to make a mass production version. The second bar smelled like dove with chemical ingredients kind of like the first bar that I bought. The second bar was enough to send me over the edge in never wanting to buy this product again. It’s sad that this company that seemed to grab everyone’s attention is trying to do the same Garbage all the other big soap companies are doing. Read more

So the positives:- Smells wonderful- Makes a nice thick lather- Leaves you clean, as a good soap doesThe negatives:- Not a viable treatment for skin disorders. Don't believe the claims. If this was a valid treatment, actual dermatologists would use it. This won't really do much for any acne, dandruff. Save your money if that's what you're looking for.- The Price. Holy Moley.- The smell does not linger or last, so it's really just for you while you're washing up. Anyone else would have to get really close to notice, and you yourself won't notice it anymore within a few minutes of leaving the shower.- Needs to be protected from the elements and kept away from moisture. I cut the bar in quarters and used one piece at a time. If you don't keep it in a watertight dish away from humidity (a sealed soap dish), it'll turn to goop and be very hard to use.- It takes about 1/4 the time to go through a bar as normal soap. Even keeping it sealed and out of water, this stuff just foams away to nothing in no time at all. Read more

It’s okay. The bar when delivered smelled strong. However I found after washing myself with the bar the smell wasn’t nearly as noticeable. It’s okay at exfoliating, some parts of the bar have lots of grit some parts have none. Soap lathers well. The bar is supposed to last at least 2 weeks depending how often you wash. I see that being fairly accurate. I ordered this soap off of amazon because after using Dr Squatchs website I found my order to be ridiculously over priced due to shipping. However I find amazons prices to be just as over priced. 1 bar costs $7 on the Dr Squatch website and on here costs $13.45 plus $5.19 in shipping. For a total of $18.64 for 1 Bar of soap.... not worth the money at all! These prices need to adjusted! Read more

I bought just to try out. It's good but not great, won't be buying again.Pros. Smells good, lathers good.Cons. Biggest disappointment was the pine tar, I've had real pine tar soap before and there is little to no pine tar in this. Scent was nice but weak, could have been a bit stronger. A little on the pricey side for artisan soap.I'll admit this soap is way better than many commercial brand of soap (most artisan soaps are) and is only reason I'm giving 3 stars, but this soap just isn't worth it, I've had better for less. Read more

I have used this item just twice at the moment.Once in the showerOnce as normal washThere is not any scent at all from bothI will try another two times and then send my review.Very very disappointed and for such an extravagant price 😥😥😥 Read more

Really guys? Do I want to wake up in the morning and have my first task be to negotiate the woodchips in my soap? I don't care how hipster and cool you are nobody wants this. Also it smells fine but it's nothing to write home about. Read more