ProsPrice: 16 won/ml (based on 473ml)
Looking at it now, the large size is actually 12 won per ml. At the time of purchase, they were all 16 won per ml. However, it's still more expensive than Hansalim (10 won per ml), so I plan to keep buying from Hansalim.
Ingredients: Pure water-based soap
The cleansing ingredient is potassium cocoate. It's a water-based soap ingredient, and it has a few oils, citric acid, salt (preservative, abrasive), rosemary extract (preservative), and shea butter (moisturizing) - a simple ingredient list with just the essentials. I'm not sure what the ingredients are, but it has this oily, greasy smell... Like when you made soap with cooking oil as a kid? That kind of smell. Since it's unscented, this smell is more pronounced. The lavender scent wasn't very fragrant either, so I'm a bit regretful that I bought the unscented one. I bought it because I like products without essential oils (due to allergic rhinitis), but this experience has made me decide to just get body washes with essential oils.
Cleansing Power & Usage: Stiff
Since it's a water-based soap, I used it in the winter and it sloughed off a lot of white flaky skin. Body lotion was a must. I also tried it on my hair, and it left my hair feeling stiff and somewhat sticky, and it got itchy the next day. I'm not sure if it's because of the shea butter or the oils, but I probably wouldn't have used it as a shampoo if it wasn't winter. It wasn't extremely bad, so I kept using it as a shampoo-body wash combo, but the lather didn't come out well in my hair. The cleansing power was good on the body though. Showering with this daily meant I didn't have to scrub much in the bathhouse. I'd recommend this to someone with oily skin, sensitivity to essential oils, and who is not too sensitive to scents.
ConsI just don't like the distinctive Dr. Woods scent in general. The oily smell is a bit unpleasant, almost like fish oil... My skin is on the dry side, so it felt a bit drying, especially on my feet and calves, which were flaky with white dead skin.
TipIn my case, I just used a lot of it to get a good lather, and after showering, I applied a generous amount of body lotion.
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