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[simpsongal]

I bought the african black soap per your recommendation. 

Do you use your normal moisturizer after cleansing your face?  Do you recommend a particular moisturizer at night?

Thanks!!  I'm hoping this soap helps clear things up and evens out the dry spots.  I think some of the skin issues were actually mild poison ivy - most are acne and dry skin though.

[tarheels]

Hey! Hope it works for you!

When I first started using the soap, it was winter and my skin was dry in addition to being freaked out, so I was using this: www.sephora.com/ultra-repair-face-moisturizer-P375534 I think you could use whatever gentle moisturizer you like, though. I was just looking for something that was just a plain moisturizer - no other tricks and no added ingredients that could make things worse.

Now that my skin's calmed down, I'm back to using my normal anti-aging skincare products (Neutrogena retinoids, Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair, Dior One serum) that I used before going off BCP. I was worried that they might break my skin break out, that maybe the soap alone wasn't enough to "cure" me, so that's why I stopped them for ~2 months, but now that I'm using them again my skin's as happy as it always was before stopping BCP.

[tarheels]

Oh, did you read my review? I talk about trying to cut a thin slice one time and it broke into pieces about the size of coins. The soap melts quickly in the shower, so I like the "coins" because then I'm not losing much to "melt."

[simpsongal]

Good advice! I'll probably just use it on my face, so I'm not above using the whole block

Thanks for the recommendation. My OBGYN recommended Murad skincare. It's little pricey though, so I'll start with the soap and use my CVS products for now.

[tarheels]

I'm guessing you haven't received it yet? Lol, because if you ordered the 1 lb bar, it's about the size of a jar of spaghetti sauce. Not something you can just use the whole thing for