Chandrika Bath and Body Ayurvedic Bar Soap, Pack of 10 - DIRECT FROM CHANDRIKA - AUTHORIZED IMPORTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. OF ORIGINAL CHANDRIKA LINE

I purchased this soap as a substitute for the Bee & Flower sandalwood soap my family used for generations before they changed the formula five-ish years ago. It's not as fragrant or as effective as a cleanser, but it has a pleasant scent and I'll continue using it. The scent is more on the floral and slightly sweet side (but not too floral), not as woodsy or spicy as I prefer, but it's nice. Pros: - bar is soft and buttery, feels good against the skin - lathers well - gentle on the skin - smell is not overbearing - washes off completely with no residue - packaging of the individual bars is biodegradable Cons: - as a softer bar, it wears down faster than any soap I've ever used; I wish the bars were larger so I didn't feel like I was unwrapping a new bar every week - not very efficient as a cleanser, takes 2-3 passes to take off grime - a tad more drying than other handmade soaps (but overall very gentle) - scent doesn't last longer than an hour or two I'm usually covered with vegetable-based polishing compounds after work, but those who don't get as dirty as I do might appreciate how gentle it is. Overall, I'd recommend for daily bath use.

I love this soap for so many reasons. Firstly, the ingredients are very natural compared to most of the soap bars found in local retailers. Secondly, they are incredibly affordable. I buy the ten packs for around $18 bucks, which is a great price compared to the $6+/bar I've spent previously for natural soaps. Thirdly, I LOVE the scent and it seems to linger a little longer than others. It reminds me of incense. Additionally, I love the size of the bars. They are neither too big nor too small. This soap is gentle and doesn't irritate skin, not even my kiddos who have more sensitive skin. It lathers well and doesn't dry out our skin. I have been using this soap for about 2-3 years now and have no desire to ever switch. I also love Chandrika's sandlewood scented soaps, but those are harder to find and more expensive. I hope they never stop producing these or change the ingredients. They are perfect!

Light fragrance. Fades quickly. Gives a good smooth clean feeling to skin. Use of a moisturizer afterwards offers added skin management and softness.

This is an excellent bar soap. I've been trying out a variety of bar soaps to find the most natural and gentle soap that's good for my skin, and I think this is it. I've looked for natural bar soaps that use essential oils and natural ingredients with no chemicals or byproducts, and that don't leave residue. Some natural soaps are just too strong and contain too many oils, and I found that those soaps caused breakouts and left my skin feeling burdened and icky. Not so with this soap. It does leave my skin a little dry like a Castile soap, but my skin feels smooth and soft, not sticky with residue. The scent is divine and it took me some time to get used to it because it is a little strong, but it smells wonderfully clean and light, not thick and cloying. I also use robathol oil help with the dryness or occasionally some gel cream lotion. I am very pleased with this soap and will continue to use it.

Have used this for years! This is a very strong & great smelling soap! Bars are on the small side but last pretty long. The smell is long lasting like Irish Spring.

Does not smell like incense. Smells like generic liquid soap you would find in all public bathrooms in the 80s and 90s haha. And that isn’t bad. I remember some bar soaps that were white smelling like this Chandrika soap. So if you expecting some sort of hippie spa experience, you should let that expectation go. It is July 2025 and I received small rectangle green bars. I like the vintage appearance they have on my sink vanity. Some people say the smell is strong. While the scent has a throw that is stronger than American drug store bar soaps, the scent isn’t too overpowering. I like to put bar soaps in my vanity drawers and in my closet to scent my clothes. Since this is not a scent I want my clothes to smell like, I won’t be doing that. The scent isn’t too bad for washing hands and showering. I will try it on my whole face and body. So far I only washed my hands with it and it lathers nice and rinses clean. I had bought the soap years ago from a health food store, I remember my husband mentioning he liked it. He had brought up a soap I had bought years ago that smelled like incense, I could not recall what it was. I thought this might be it but it isn’t. If you are expecting something you want to scent your clothes with my putting in frees or closets, you might be disappointed. But it isn’t bad for what it is: a vintage generic soap that has Indian lettering on it so that’s kind of cool. If you are in public elementary school in the 80s in the USA, it might remind you of the school’s bathroom soap haha, which could be good or bad.

It's natural soap, so no sodium laurel sulphates, no endocrine disruption, no petroleum based detergents. This is the good stuff right here, wonderful aroma, gets you clean, and is quite reasonably priced. Simple fact of the matter is this is my favorite soap, I've been buying it for years, I straight up love this stuff. Great Soap!

really nice soap. Smells nice and washes of nice. all natural