Soap is one of the world’s oldest personal care products – people have been using it for bathing and washing for millennia. Although today beauty brands offer a variety of face washes, shower gels and other skincare products, soap is still popular and widely used. For example, Ukrainian brand Home Doctor offers a line of face and body soaps designed to cleanse the skin and take care of it, keeping it nourished and hydrated.
Home Doctor is a personal care brand owned by the Ukrainian group of companies Elfa whose production facilities are located in Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia. The company has many brands which are popular in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, including Elfa Pharm, Fresh Juice, O’Herbal, Salon, Bio Naturel, Dr. Sante, Green Pharmacy, Home Doctor, and others. Home Doctor face & body soap is produced in Slovakia and meets all European quality requirements.
Face & body soap by Home Doctor is based on vegetable oils and enriched with natural ingredients designed to solve common skin problems such as irritation, skin redness, dry and flaky skin, clogged pores, blackheads, acne, etc.
Home Doctor offers five natural and affordable soaps. They are formulated with a mild detergent base enriched with kaolin (white clay), a natural adsorbent that helps to cleanse the skin and unclog pores. Another important ingredient contained in the soap is olive oil which effectively nourishes, moisturises and softens the skin, keeps it hydrated, and produces an antioxidant effect due to its high content of vitamin E.
Bischofite Face & Body Soap
This soap is designed to take care of all skin types. It is formulated with bischofite, a hydrous magnesium chloride mineral which contains many macro- and micro-elements valuable for human health and has many applications. The main bischofite compound is magnesium chloride but it also contains several dozen other elements such as iodine, bromine, iron, copper, calcium, potassium, sodium, boron, silicone, and more.
As a soap ingredient, bischofite is valued for its strong anti-inflammatory effect. It prevents acne and accelerates the healing of minor skin injuries. Besides, it improves skin elasticity and complexion as well as helps to protect the skin against harmful environmental factors.
Tar Face & Body Soap
Key ingredient of this soap is birch tar, also known as birch pit. It is a substance derived from the dry distillation of the bark of the birch tree that mainly consists of phenols. Birch tar has long been used in traditional medicine for its antiseptic and healing properties. It eliminates bacteria and fungi as well as speeds up the healing of skin injuries.
Due to its high birch tar content, Home Doctor Tar Face & Body Soap takes good care of problem skin and effectively relieves irritation and inflammation, prevents flaky skin and acne scars, eliminates acne and blackheads. It also helps to regulate sebum secretion and produces a matte effect, which is great for oily and combination skin.
Lanolin Face & Body Soap
This soap is formulated with lanolin, also known as wool wax or wool grease. This is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of domestic sheep and some other animals. Lanolin is a natural moisturiser. It is absorbed well by the skin and helps to keep it smooth, soft and hydrated. Besides, lanolin is valued for its barrier properties which are superior to those of glycerine.
Lanolin Face & Body Soap by Home Doctor is specifically designed for sensitive skin. It protects the skin from harmful environmental factors (cold and hot temperatures, harsh wind, sun, etc.) as well as nourishes and moisturises it. Lanonlin-rich soap helps to retain moisture in the deeper levels of the epidermis, preventing dry and flaky skin.
Triple Power Face & Body Soap
This soap is based on three herbal extracts known for their soothing properties. They are lemon balm extract, rosemary extract and sage extract. Their effect is complemented and enhanced by olive oil. These natural ingredients keep have a softening, nourishing and moisturising effect. They help to take care of all skin types.
Triple Power Soap increases skin elasticity, prevents dry and flaky skin, and improves complexion. It also cleanses and tightens pores, stimulates skin cell metabolism and regeneration, produces a strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, and prevents premature skin ageing.
Sulphur Face & Body Soap
Sulphur Face & Body Soap by Home Doctor is designed for problem skin which is easily irritated and prone to acne. Its key active ingredient is purified sulphur which has a pronounced effect on the skin. It produces a rejuvenating effect, stimulates skin renewal, regulates sebum secretion, and improves skin elasticity.
Sulphur soap helps to accelerate the healing of the skin after acne and prevents acne scars. It also has a detoxifying effect, stimulates microcirulation and improves the transport of oxygen to the skin cells, makes the skin softer and smoother, and triggers the natural protective mechanisms of the skin.
