Noble Formula 2% Pyrithione Zinc Soap Bar with Emu Oil – Face, Body and Scalp Cleanser for Dry, Flaky, Red, Irritated, and Itchy Skin - No Palm Oil, Handmade in the USA – 3.25 oz

First off, let me point out that I NEVER leave reviews as most things perform as expected. It's only when products perform poorly or better than expected that I think it's worth the time (sorry vendors). I have an autoimmune disorder that results in ongoing skin issues of various kinds. Recently, I have been battling PeriOral Dermatitis. I've had it in the past, although it was misdiagnosed, and was always given a corticosteroid. The last episode I chose to go a more holistic route and used salt water to clean my face. It worked but took a while and I didn't really enjoy the feeling. This time, I really dove in to learn more and see what others were doing for their POD. The best 2 things for me, 40% zinc oxide cream (max strength diaper rash cream works) and this soap! I knew that your body needs zinc for healthy skin (and other stuff too), but had never thought to look for a zinc soap. Better late than never! As soon as the pkg arrived, I opened this and washed my face with it. No stinging or burning and not over-drying, so yea! This was right after work so around 5-ish. Continued with my day and, as bedtime rolled around, time to see how the face looked. Imagine my disbelief to see the redness had diminished and the blisters were also reduced!! I was shocked! Decided to go ahead and tempt fate and wash my face again. Morning has come and I am a true believer in this soap. My skin does NOT look like the sahara and the rash is 70% improved. I may be premature in my victory dance, but I think the rash could be completely gone by the end of the weekend. If you have POD, try this, try this, try this. I really don't think you'll be disappointed. Now that I've said all of that, I will give you one little word of caution: if you are prone to random gross-out factors, this soap may give you the heebies. Generally, I have a strong stomach but certain random things do gross me out (it's a completely illogical personal quirk). Besides having zinc, this soap also has emu oil in it. Wonderful for all kinds of skin issues, but it also seems to produce strings of slime when you're working with the soap. In true personal fashion, the slime put me on the verge of a gag reflex. Don't get me wrong - right now you would have to pay me some serious money to get me to part with this soap, but it does gross me out a little. My tactic for continued use is to not look at the soap and, hence, not see the slime because it is certainly worth it to get rid of this rash. And it does seem to lose the slime as you begin to work up the lather in your hands. But it could turn some people off. That's all I'm saying. Bottom line... if you have skin issues, try this soap. To me, it's worth it's weight in gold despite the slime.

I have had this same bar for a year and I’m guessing it will last me another 6-12 months. I use it twice a day. I use this in conjunction with my own mixture of 1/2 castor oil 1/2 almond oil that I oil cleanse with before hand to loosen up any sebum or clogged pores. Then I go in with this to use the zinc as an acne treatment. Ever since using this combination— admittedly in conjunction with lactic acid, tretinoin, vitamin c, sunblock— my acne has disappeared. Finding this bar was the last step I added in in addition to all the other active mentioned and for me it made all the difference. All other cleansers were too harsh or too lotiony. I don’t react well to anything with fragrance, glycolic acid, or lactic acid. This zinc bar was what my acne needed and my acne was more under the skin, painful liquidy pimples. Not tiny fungal acne that this is commonly used to treat. So if nothing else has worked for you as far as cleaners give this a try- and for the love of God get yourself on a retinol.

For the past 9 years I have had seborrheic dermatitis on my face. It began rather mildly, but over the years it had become quite severe, spreading from the usual "T" area of the eyebrows and nose until it gradually took over most of my face. In any given month I would be lucky to have 1 day with no signs of the redness or scales. I felt extremely self-conscious, especially at work where I am constantly interacting with other people. I mean, somebody's face is the first thing you see and mine had become a red, scaly, ugly mess. The usual steroidal gels and lotions were somewhat effective at keeping the scales to a minimum, but I had to apply them 5 or 6 times a day and the redness seemed unaffected by their use. It was constantly there, and each month it seemed it would spread to another part of my face. I had gone to several different dermatologists who all had the same story: I would have to use prescription medicines to keep it "under control" and I would ultimately have to learn to live with the symptoms. At first I listened to their advice. But after a while I began to experience depression over my condition and I knew I had to find something that would alleviate these symptoms or else I was in real danger of falling into severe clinical depression over my condition. I decided to IGNORE what my dermatologists told me and I began to try numerous kinds of shampoos, soaps, lotions, and home remedies. But no matter how many I tried, none of them worked for me. I began to think that maybe the dermatologists knew what they were talking about and I'd just have to come to grips with the fact that my face was destined to look ugly for the rest of my life. At long last I stumbled on Noble Formula on Amazon.com. I read some of the reviews and I began to have a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, this product might help me. I paid the $9.99 and had it delivered in two days with my Prime membership. I received the bar and used it the next day during my morning shower. Typically the way my dermatitis manifests itself is immedately after showering my skin looks OK - a little redness, but no scaliness. Then about 45 minutes after my shower the redness and scales appear in full force. But this day was different. No scales appeared at all, and the redness was more of a slight pink coloration. I was cautiously optimistic, but in the back of my mind I had a spark of excitement that I might have actually found something that works. I used the soap again the next morning. That day was truly one of the best days of my life. Not only did no scales appear anywhere on my face, but there was no redness or discoloration at all. None. Nowhere. It was completely gone! I used this soap 5 or 6 times in the course of the next week and my symptoms simply aren't there anymore. They have gone away completely and I have gotten back not only my healthy facial skin but also my self-esteem. I'm no longer embarrassed to talk to people because of my facial condition. This soap has been a LIFE-CHANGER for me and I mean that in all sincerity. If you have a serious case of Seb Derm and you've felt anything at all like I felt, I can't encourage you enough to try this product. I'm not guaranteeing that it will work for you (as apparently some of the other reviewers did not experience the same results I did). However, $10 is a small price to pay to try to get your life back. It worked for me and this has literally been the best $10 I have ever spent. ***SIX WEEK UPDATE*** Long story short: the soap stopped working after about four to five weeks and my Seb Derm is back in full force. While it worked, the soap was terrific. Looks like I built up some sort of "immunity" to whatever it contains that was doing the trick for me. Story of my life!

My dermatologist recommended this. I use it as regular body soap, but it’s also the only soap I’d ever use on my face. Gentle, moisturizing, great for sensitive skin.