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Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
Grandpa's Wonder Pine Tar Soap is One of the World's Great Soaps. Excellent for bathing showering shaving and shampooing. Many loyal user have been telling us for generations how "wonder"ful it cleans moisturizes and deodorizes. They have described it as being helpful in removing the scales of Psoriasis Dandruff Eczema and other skin irritations. There are no added colors or fragrances to mask the rich brown color and distinctive scent of natural Pine Tar Oil.
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58 out of 66(88%)customers recommend this product.
Customer reviews for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
Review 1 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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JoeAverage
fromcentral, NC
Age:55-64
Gender:Male
A Fine Product
December 5, 2012
"I've used pine tar soaps for over 35 years to address excema and just really bad skin. The original brands I used don't seem to be around or available any longer. I'm not sure when I found Grandpa's but it has to be at least 10 years ago. It does what it needs to do for me - it's no miracle medicine or anything like that but it does improve my skin. I do not find the smell of the soap to be a problem as reported by some - yes, out of the box it can be a surprise and I guess maybe for the first couple days of use someone will notice the smell in the bathroom but after that it's not really noticable. No one in all the years I've used it has ever commented on me smelling "odd" after bathing with it. If you have any skin problems I would recommend giving it a try."
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Review 2 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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mygrandmasaysimkool
fromAlberta, Canada
Age:25-34
Gender:Female
BEST EVER!
December 3, 2012
"After years of trying various acne products (both high and low) I've finally found my holy grail product. Although I havn't been using this soap for long, it's by far the best product I have ever tried for my acne. It will make your bathroom stink (luckily the scent will not stay on your body) but I'm willing to over look that because of the great results it gives. It does not make my skin dry (I do have very oily skin) but it does dry out my hands (nothing a little moisturiser won't fix). I use this on both my body and face.
Please note: I did try the Thylox soap by Grandpa and had better results with the Pine Tar."
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Review 3 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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momsrockgarden
fromEverett, WA
Age:45-54
Gender:Female
November 2, 2012
"My son loves this "soap" for his hair and body, he has allergy skin, (excema) this is the one product he always goes back to, a hard to find in the stores product, thankfully vitacost always has in stock, so now I always have some for him.. Not to heavy of a scent, pleasent. son is 24 so somewhat fussy to scents he might have on."
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Review 4 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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GrandMaster
Age:35-44
Gender:Male
Very distinctive fragrance, great for the skin.
October 30, 2012
"This soap has a quite strong scent that you might not like if you're looking for floral or sweet smelling scents. It's definitely more suited to a man unless you're a woman who has a particular fondness for the smell of pine pitch which is pretty much what this smells like. The strongest smelling soap I've ever used but I would certainly buy it again.
The lather is rich, small bubbles, many of them. Leaves your skin feeling refreshed and not dry. Lasts a good while too, doesn't tend to melt away."
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Review 5 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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zephyr3
October 5, 2012
"good price - fast shipping"
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Review 6 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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Vicariously
fromMaine
Gender:Female
I use this to remove makeup -
September 21, 2012
"before I wash my face. It works better than anything else I have tried. You only need a small amount on your hands and it gets everything - even mascara - off quickly."
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Review 7 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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RamaSan
fromSingapore
Age:55-64
Gender:Male
An Excellent Product
September 12, 2012
"This has become my favourite soap for the body, face, as a shampoo and for shaving. It leaves me feeling clean and fresh. For shaving I found it to be superior to commercial shaving foam. I have thick facial hair but with Grandpa's, I found I need just one downstroke, no multiple strokes or upstrokes; no aftershave burn or nicks. What used to be a mundane chore has now become pleasurable and I look forward to taking showers."
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Review 8 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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wannaKeephealth
fromBaltimore, MD
Age:45-54
Gender:Female
Like But Pricey
August 30, 2012
"I like it more than the Ivory Soap which I have preferred over all the other bars at supermarkets for years! I really wish it was priced lower though."
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Review 9 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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KDP2
fromOhio
Age:55-64
Gender:Male
Favorite
August 2, 2012
"This is my favorite soap to use. You can even wash your hair with it. Good stuff."
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Review 10 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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hkkl
Horrible smell!
July 30, 2012
"I just can't imagine the idea of using this soap. I've smelled other pine tar soaps before and none of them had such an intense smell like this. Sorry --- this is not something I'd reccommend!"
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Review 11 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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Swiderski
fromFlorida
Age:55-64
Gender:Male
Love this soap!!
July 26, 2012
"I'am in to natural product's and organic I use this soap for my hair and body, does a great job and I love the smell."
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Review 12 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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Hevydrop
fromReno, Nev.
Age:65-74
Gender:Male
Nice price on a favorite item
July 9, 2012
"Nobody NEEDS pine tar soap--nobody in my family but me even likes it--but I enjoy it and buy it occasionally. The price on this order was just over half what it sells for locally, and the product, as always, is excellent."
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Review 13 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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ABar
fromNY
Age:45-54
Gender:Female
I know I've been warned
July 6, 2012
"Read several reviews for this product, and still thought I was getting PINE SAP soap that smells like, you know, PINE.....This soap smells like campfire used to smell when I was little. Burned pinecones. But I gave it to someone who is a car mechanic and he says the soap is good the get the grease off his hands..If you work in the office dont get it, people will look weird at you, but if you work outdoors, you'll end up smelling nice. And it cleans well."
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Review 14 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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Vmaster
fromBurbank, CA
Age:18-24
Gender:Male
Real Cool
June 8, 2012
"Right out of the box, you know that this is an unusual soap. It smells like fire and burning wood. The scent gets softened up a bit when you wet it and use it, and it leaves a nice staying after scent. If you're an outdoors man (or your girlfriend is into outdoors men), you'll get some serious man points for that distinctive scent that you will exude throughout the day."
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Review 15 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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EllenML
fromMaryland
Age:45-54
Gender:Female
EllenML
April 8, 2012
"This soap smells like a week old house fire. I couldn't believe the horrible smell when I opened the box. I thought it would take on a different scent with water but it was the same. I had to remove it from the bathroom and throw it in the garbage can to get that pungent odor out of my house."
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Review 16 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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jake2012
Age:45-54
Gender:Male
Duration of use:Over 180 days
Real Men's Soap
March 26, 2012
"This soap is not for the timid - it has a big, bold, manly scent to it. It has sort of a burnt wood/pine forest smell and I admit that it may not work for everyone. I hate flowery soaps and soaps that smell like deodorant so this one works for me. It is not overpowering on the body - it mellows pretty quickly - but it will make your bathroom smell like a campfire. The bar lasts longer than most store bought soaps and is a good value."
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Review 17 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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DocDuke
fromDallas, By God, Texas
Age:55-64
Gender:Male
Referral source:Self-referred
Duration of use:Over 180 days
Pine Tar Soap
February 8, 2012
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"This is the BEST DERN soap I have ever used."
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Review 18 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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sg1996
fromLA
Age:25-34
Gender:Female
Referral source:Family Member
Duration of use:Less than 30 days
I don't like it's smell!
January 20, 2012
"It smells not very good! And I hate it! Although it's good for use, I can't bear the smells!"
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Review 19 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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mcoker
fromAustin, TX
Age:25-34
Gender:Male
Referral source:Self-referred
Duration of use:Over 180 days
Best Smelling Soap Ever
January 12, 2012
"Dang this stuff smells great. I love pine tar. Works great, too. Superb soap."
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Review 20 for Grandpa's Pine Tar Bar Soap -- 4.25 oz
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Brentee
fromHuntington Beach, CA
Age:35-44
Gender:Male
Duration of use:Less than 30 days
It does really smell like pine tar
January 2, 2012
"If you like pine tar you will love this soap. Rinses off really easy. Great soap."
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