Charcoal Acne Face Soap

Wet the bar and work it between your hands to create a creamy lather. Massage the lather gently over wet skin, concentrating on areas that tend to be oily, congested, or breakout-prone, then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.

Use on the face or anywhere you experience body breakouts, including the chest, shoulders, and back.

Start with once-daily cleansing and adjust based on how your skin responds. If you're dry or sensitive, you may prefer using it a few times per week rather than every day.

Follow facial cleansing with your favorite hydrosol and serum to replenish moisture.

Allow the bar to dry completely between uses on a well-draining soap dish to extend its life.

Activated Charcoal | Highly porous activated charcoal has a large surface area capable of adsorbing oils and other substances onto its surface. In a rinse-off cleanser, it helps lift excess sebum, grime, and buildup from the skin.

Kaolin Clay | A gentle mineral clay with absorbent properties that help remove excess surface oil and buildup. Compared with more aggressive clays, kaolin is generally considered a milder option, making it useful in cleansers formulated for oily or combination skin.

Neem Oil | Naturally contains fatty acids and plant compounds including limonoids. Neem has been studied for its antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity and has a long history of topical use for problem-prone skin.

Zinc Oxide | A mineral commonly used in topical skincare for its protective and skin-soothing properties. In this cleansing bar, it complements the charcoal, clay, and neem in a formula made for irritated and breakout-prone complexions.

Colloidal Oats | Naturally contain beta-glucans, lipids, proteins, and antioxidant compounds called avenanthramides. Colloidal oatmeal is particularly well known for its soothing properties and its ability to support dry, sensitive, or irritated skin.

Raw Honey | Naturally hygroscopic, meaning it attracts and holds water. Honey also contains sugars, amino acids, organic acids, enzymes, and other compounds that have made it a longstanding ingredient in topical skincare.

Grass-Fed Tallow | A traditional soapmaking fat naturally rich in stearic, palmitic, and oleic acids. Tallow creates a hard, long-lasting bar with a rich, creamy lather and helps balance the stronger cleansing components of an acne-focused soap.

Olive Oil | Rich in oleic acid and traditionally used to produce mild, conditioning soaps. Once saponified, olive oil contributes to the bar's creamy lather and skin feel.

Castor Oil | Naturally rich in ricinoleic acid and particularly useful in soapmaking for creating and stabilizing lather.

Coconut Oil | Naturally rich in lauric and myristic acids, which contribute cleansing power and a bubbly lather to traditionally made soap.

Tea Tree Essential Oil — Original Version | Tea tree is one of the most extensively studied essential oils for blemish-prone skin and is known for its antimicrobial properties.

Lavender Essential Oil — Original Version | Adds soothing botanical properties along with lavender's familiar herbaceous floral aroma.

Lemongrass Essential Oil — Original Version | Provides a fresh citrus-herbal aroma and contains naturally occurring compounds such as citral that have been studied for antimicrobial activity.

Essential Oil-Free Option | Contains all of the same core cleansing ingredients without tea tree, lavender, or lemongrass essential oils, making it a better choice for those who prefer to avoid essential oils.

Original with Essential Oils: Grass-Fed Tallow, Olive Oil, Neem Oil, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Raw Honey, Sodium Hydroxide*, Activated Charcoal, 1% Zinc Oxide, Kaolin Clay, Colloidal Oats, Lemongrass Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Tea Tree Essential Oil

Essential Oil-Free: Grass-Fed Tallow, Olive Oil, Neem Oil, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Raw Honey, Sodium Hydroxide*, Activated Charcoal, 1% Zinc Oxide, Kaolin Clay, Colloidal Oats

*Sodium hydroxide (lye) is required for traditional soapmaking. During saponification, the lye reacts with the fats and oils to create soap. Our bars are then fully cured before use.

A lot of acne cleansers go straight for stripping every bit of oil from your skin. We wanted something different.

Charcoal and kaolin clay give this bar its deep-cleansing power and help remove excess oil and buildup, but they're balanced with tallow, raw honey, colloidal oats, neem oil, and zinc oxide. So you're getting a really good cleanse without treating acne-prone skin like it needs to be scrubbed and dried into submission.

It's especially good for oily, combination, congested, and breakout-prone skin, and we love that it can be used beyond your face for body breakouts too.