excellent lather performance and scent fussy bottle [SEP] i am impressed with this face soap it is very thick and silky and only a very small amount is needed to get good results that is especially welcome to find out given the price for a pretty small bottle it lathers up well and does a good job of cleaning without leaving my skin overly dry it is a bit more intensive than other face soaps so my face does feel a little tight after using it however it is not excessive and well worth it given how well this soap cleans if you have an oily complexation the charcoal makes the soap dark but it is not as jet black as other charcoal soaps i have used it is more of a deep graythe scent is also quite nice it is a medium light intensity and has sort of an after shave smell to it the scent does not linger much at all after rinsing while i tend to prefer unscented soaps this scent is pleasant and enjoyablethe only con is the bottle getting the pump nozzle to pop up was a chore since the retaining ring the pump head screws into also rotates making it a struggle to get the nozzle to pop up i eventually got it working but have noticed that the pump leaks at the stem it is a small leak but it adds up over a few days to make a mess on the bottle and waste soap given the price the pump mechanism should have been of better qualityone star down for the bottle issues but otherwise it is a very enjoyable soap to use