Karma Soap

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Karma Soap
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For hands, and use all over naked bodies. Get sudsy in the bath and shower. For optimal longevity, keep LUSH soap in a well-drained soap dish (away from water) between uses.

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The fresh earthy scent of Karma, in a bar

An all-time classic, Karma is the ultimate LUSH scent. Spicy patchouli is complemented with refreshing lemongrass, orange oil and pine oil to create a clean and lovely smell that lasts on the skin for ages after you've washed. One whiff and you'll be hooked - for this life and the next. There's enough Karma fragrance in each bar to perfume your whole body each time you wash, and transport you back to the days of free love and flower power. Give yourself good Karma; if you've been mindful and brimming with loving kindness, this is the soap to reward you.

Features

  • Pineing for Karma: Known for its refreshing green scent, Aromatherapists use pine oil for its cleansing and antiseptic qualities.
  • Lovely lavendin: Lavendin oil is used in our Karma range, from soap to fragrance and hair care. It helps to soothe the skin and promote a calmer mood.
  • Good Karma: Due to customer demand, we’ve created an entire range so you can wash, bubble and bathe in Karma from head to toe.

Customer Review

from troygirl12
"I love the way this soap smells. I wish it was sold in a liquid form like a perfume. I will definitely buy it again."

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4.3

(based on 244 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (141)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (61)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (19)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (9)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (14)

87%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Cleans effectively (198)
  • Pleasant smell (186)
  • Lathers well (146)
  • Moisturizing (102)
  • Long lasting (20)

Cons

  • Doesn't last long (46)
  • Dries skin (32)
  • Unpleasant smell (30)
  • Doesn't lather well (4)
  • Sticky residue (4)

Best Uses

  • Shower (188)
  • Hand soap (121)
  • Baths (108)
  • Facial soap (30)
  • Decorative (5)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Brand buyer (109), Budget shopper (107)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Lovely Soap!

This is probably the most amazing soap ever! [Right next to Sexy Peel.] I bought a small size, I liked the smell in the store. When I got home, it made my...Read complete review

This is probably the most amazing soap ever! [Right next to Sexy Peel.] I bought a small size, I liked the smell in the store. When I got home, it made my whole room smell like Karma, which is an AMAZING thing. When I got around to using it, my hands smelled so DELICIOUS. For people who don't like the smell of patchouli, it's just not for them, but I am IN LOVE with this. This soap cleans very well, lathers well, and the smell lasts for EVER. It doesn't dry your hands either. My mom even used it. We can't stop sniffing our hands! Bottom line: BUY THIS SOAP.

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Disappointing

I LOVE the way this smells in the bar form. I bought a 3.5 oz hunk at my local LUSH store and kept it sitting on my bedroom shelf for a while letting it perfume...Read complete review

I LOVE the way this smells in the bar form. I bought a 3.5 oz hunk at my local LUSH store and kept it sitting on my bedroom shelf for a while letting it perfume my room, and I kept picking it up to smell it- a wonderful warm orange smell with spicy undertones. What's not to love, right? I thought I'd found THE ONE.

Of course, the moment I took it into the shower to use it the first time, the smell completely changed. Once the water hit the bar, it no longer smelled like sweet, spicy oranges. It just smelled overwhelmingly of patchouli and whatever else is in this. The smell gave me a headache and almost made me a little nauseous. And to make matters worse, the smell really lingers on your skin. Ordinarily I like a soap whose smell lingers, but if that smell is unpleasant...

I'm extremely disappointed- when I buy a soap, I kinda want it to smell the same on my body and in the shower as it does in bar form. Karma is NOT that soap. So I strongly recommend you test a sample in the store to make sure you like the functional smell, because that is what you'll have to live with. I only used my bar twice before it went back to being my air freshener- I really do love the smell when it's not in use. Sigh.

I rate soaps according to the following system. An ideal soap should create a rich lather when used in the shower or the bath and moisturize the skin. Of course, the soap should smell good as well, and the perfect soap will perfume your skin for a while after the shower. Perhaps the most important star of all is the cleansing power- what use is a soap that doesn't leave you feeling clean? I have rated Karma as follows:

Subjective appreciation of smell- 0 star
Lather- 1 star
Moisturizing- 0 star
Does the smell linger?- 0.5 star (yes it lingers, but it smells awful!)
Cleansing ability- 1 star

Total score- 2.5 stars

Reviewed by 244 customers

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3.0

Not great but ok.

By Pied

from Twin Cities, MN

About Me Budget Buyer

Pros

  • Cleans Effectively
  • Lathers Well

Cons

    Best Uses

      Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

      I bought this because I became obsessed with he Karma shampoo bar's smell and wanted the rest of me to smell this way. It smells strong and almost sugary candy like, but after I shower the smell and my body chemistry meld into something more spicy and much better then the pure bar. I like it, but I'll probably get something different next time, as this does not smell quite like the shampoo.

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      • None of the above
       
      5.0

      Best soap ever!

      By AnnaSta111

      from Washington State

      About Me Budget Buyer

      Verified Reviewer

      Pros

      • Cleans Effectively
      • Lathers Well
      • Pleasant Smell

      Cons

      • Can Be Drying

      Best Uses

      • Baths
      • Hand Soap
      • Showers

      Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

      Love the smell of this stuff! Can dry out skin, at least on me it can, but use lots of Karma Cream and no drying issues... smell great all day long.

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      5.0

      Amazing

      By Misia

      from Ocean City

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      Pros

      • Cleans Effectively
      • Lathers Well
      • Pleasant Smell

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Hand Soap
        • Showers

        Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

        To all the reviewers who wrote 'I don't really like patchouli but I love this soap'- THANK YOU!
        You convinced me to try Karma and I am totally and hopelessly in love with this scent.
        I'm not a big fan of 'hippy' or oriental heavy scents and that was my idea of Karma. Since I don't have a Lush store nearby I just read the descriptions online and try to 'imagine' the scent.
        The patchouli part scared me a little but since so many people wrote they didn't like patchouli and still raved about Karma I gave in and bought it.
        It's seriously addictive. It smells so good I go to the bathroom just to sniff it. I have other awesome Lush soaps but every time I use anything other than Karma I actually miss it. It's a little spicy, a little woodsy, a little orangey- perfect. Clean oriental. I can't wait to use up my pepperminty shampoo so I can buy Karma Komba. I wish the smell lingered longer on the skin but after using soap and lotion I can actually smell it on my clothes, which is awesome.
        Love it.
        Love.
        It.

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        5.0

        Love the smell

        By troygirl12

        from Troy, OH

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        Pros

        • Pleasant Smell

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Showers

          Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

          I love the way this soap smells. I wish it was sold in a liquid form like a perfume. I will definitely buy it again.

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          (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

           
          1.0

          Chemicals!

          By CatVoice

          from Minneapolis MN

          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

          • Cleans Effectively
          • Lathers Well

          Cons

          • Unpleasant Smell
          • Weird Chemical Texture

          Best Uses

          • Hand Soap

          Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

          i was so disappointed with this soap. i'm a huge citrus fan and always love wearing orange and tangerine essential oils and i add a bit of patchouli to them so i thought i'd love this. When i opened this the smell of putrid dive bar bathroom smacked me in the face. it was so nasty but i tried it anyways. the smell was so chemical on my skin that it made me nausiated. I was three times since and i can still smell it on my skin. YUCK@! but i guess it has staying power. \
          I felt like i was washing with a urinal mint. The color was fake, the smell was fake, and the bar was weird and slippery.

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          5.0

          Fall into Karma

          By MeMe

          from Warrensburg, MO

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          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

          • Cleans Effectively
          • Lathers Well
          • Moisturizing
          • Pleasant Smell

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Showers

            Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

            The Karma soap has a wonderful fall forest smell, not a moist forest, but a dry forest in the middle of fall. I love this as a fall scent and soap, the fragrance stays on the skin but it isn't overwhelming or overpowering, you can just smell it when you stick your arm up to your nose. It is light enough that it doesn't overpower perfumes though. It isn't a scrubby soap, but it has a great lather and smoothing effect on the skin.

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            • Guilty Pleasure

            (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

             
            1.0

            Smells disgusting.

            By KamieKirk

            from T

            About Me Budget Buyer

            Verified Reviewer

            Pros

              Cons

              • Unpleasant Smell

              Best Uses

                Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                I liked this the first time I smelled it, but every time thereafter, I loathed the smell. It smelled even worse when used in the shower. It has a cloying smell that refuses to leave the bathroom. I was taking a bubble bath (Candy Bubblebar), and I caught a few whiffs of the karma soap...hours after it had been used. It was completely dry in the soap holder.

                Karma soap is one of those things that you either fall in love with or vehemently hate. I, for one, hate it, and never want to smell patchouli ever again.

                I still cannot believe this is the #1 soap on LUSH.

                (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                The best scent I've ever found!!

                By Trillian

                from Alberta, Canada

                About Me Budget Buyer

                Verified Reviewer

                Pros

                • Cleans Effectively
                • Lasts for ages
                • Lathers Well
                • Leaves skin beautiful
                • Moisturizing
                • Pleasant Smell

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Baths
                  • Hand Soap
                  • Room fragrance
                  • Showers

                  Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                  I absolutely adore the Karma line. I started with the solid perfume, then the Karma Kream, Karma Komba, and finally, the soap. My sensitive skin is soothed, my scalp is refreshed, and people hug me just to smell me. When they ask if I would recommend to a friend, I was torn! It's my signature scent! I leave the soap open in my bathroom to make it smell fabulous. There's nothing like a fragrance that makes me feel refreshed, grounded, and sexy from the moment I open it. And no sneeze inducing harsh chemicals. I'm an addict!!!

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                  (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  5.0

                  Best smell from lush

                  By Kim

                  from Houston, TX

                  About Me Budget Buyer

                  Verified Reviewer

                  Pros

                  • Beautiful
                  • Cleans Effectively
                  • Dreamy
                  • Lathers Well
                  • Pleasant Smell

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Baths
                    • Hand Soap
                    • Showers

                    Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                    Karma soap is my official favorite product from lush. I cut off a small piece to use in the shower and by the time I was done, the whole HOUSE smelled dreamy.

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                    • Life-Saver

                    (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    3.0

                    Good at first.

                    By cara

                    from new york

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                    Pros

                    • Cleans Effectively
                    • Lathers Well
                    • Pleasant Smell

                    Cons

                    • Bad Texture
                    • Doesn't Last Long
                    • Unpleasant Smell

                    Best Uses

                    • Hand Soap
                    • Showers

                    Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                    I love, love, love the Karma scent, so I had to try this soap. At first, it was fantastic - it lathered well, it smelled how I wanted it to, and it left a great subtle scent on my skin for the rest of the day. But after about a week the bar was almost gone, it didn't lather, and the scent was so bad it burned my nose. As the person below said, it just smelled like chemicals. I wouldn't buy it again as a shower soap because it just doesn't last - I might buy it as a hand soap in the future.

                    (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    5.0

                    The Very Best

                    By Dymonds51

                    from Belcamp, Maryland

                    About Me Budget Buyer

                    Verified Reviewer

                    Pros

                    • Cleans Effectively
                    • Lathers Well
                    • Moisturizing
                    • Pleasant Smell

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Baths
                      • Showers

                      Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                      This is the "BESTEST" soap in the whole wide world! Excellent, excellent fragrance. On my way today to buy more. I get so many compliments when I use this soap. It's like a perfume and soap rolled up in one. It leaves the bathroom smelling sweet. I still have other soaps I'm using from Lush but this is by far my favorite.

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                      (2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

                       
                      3.0

                      At first it was amazing...

                      By Alyson

                      from Madison, WI

                      Verified Reviewer

                      Pros

                      • Cleans Effectively
                      • Moisturizing

                      Cons

                      • Doesn't lather
                      • Unpleasant Smell

                      Best Uses

                      • Hand Soap
                      • Showers

                      Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                      I absolutely love patchouli and the first few times I used this soap I was in pure heaven! That was about 5 uses ago, now it's smaller in size and doesn't lather AT ALL. The smell smells horrible now and I cannot use it anymore! It smells like chemicals and makes me cringe. Now I just keep it in the shower and enjoy the smell of it when the steam brings it to my nose, but no way it's it going on my body. I am somewhat disappointed in this product.

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                      5.0

                      I love it, I love it, I love it.

                      By Just Me

                      from El Paso, Texas

                      About Me Budget Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Cleans Effectively
                      • Lathers Well
                      • Moisturizing
                      • Pleasant Smell

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Showers

                        Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                        This will be my third time that I order Karma Soap. It just leaves me so fragrant and feeling clean. The fragrances lasts for me. My soaps perfume my bathrooms. I just wish the pieces of soap were a whole lot bigger. I recommend Karma. I'm going to give the shampoo a try and the perfume.

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                        5.0

                        Oh man. Amazing.

                        By Anonymiss

                        from Seattle, WA

                        About Me Budget Buyer

                        Verified Reviewer

                        Pros

                        • Cleans Effectively
                        • Lathers Well
                        • Moisturizing
                        • Pleasant Smell
                        • Relaxing

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Baths
                          • Facial Soap
                          • Hand Soap
                          • Showers

                          Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                          I love everything Karma, I have super sensitive skin and I was afraid this would irritate my skin since the smell is kind of strong. This worked way better for me than the Dreamwash shower smoothie. Wow, I think I have been converted back to a solid soap bar user.

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                          5.0

                          Can't get enough!

                          By Nicole

                          from North Carolina

                          Verified Reviewer

                          Pros

                          • Cleans Effectively
                          • Lathers Well
                          • Moisturizing
                          • Pleasant Smell

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Baths
                            • Hand Soap
                            • Showers

                            Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                            I received a free sample of this soap when I ordered some things a few weeks ago. I don't care for bar soaps and thought Karma would smell too...perfumy, so I never even considered trying it.

                            Best free sample ever. It smelled a lot sweeter than I expected (yay!) and I was surprised how soft it felt on my skin. I prefer using shower gels, but I'll happily finish my sample and consider purchasing a full bar if I ever decide to switch things up.

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                            • Cult Classic
                             
                            4.0

                            Love the smell!!

                            By Mariana

                            from Madison, WI

                            About Me Budget Buyer

                            Verified Reviewer

                            Pros

                            • Cleans Effectively
                            • Pleasant Smell

                            Cons

                            • Doesn't Last Long

                            Best Uses

                            • Hand Soap

                            Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                            I really love the smell of this soap! I got it as a sample and at first wasn't too fond of the smell but it defiantly grew on me. I tried using it in the shower but it didn't lather all that well. I ended up using what was left of the sample as a hand soap and find myself smelling my hands all day because the scent is so addictive:)

                             
                            5.0

                            A Great Multi-tasker

                            By Alidia

                            from Baton Rouge, LA

                            About Me Budget Buyer

                            Verified Reviewer

                            Pros

                            • Lathers Well
                            • Moisturizing
                            • Pleasant Smell

                            Cons

                            • Sticky Residue

                            Best Uses

                            • Hair
                            • Showers

                            Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                            I love the smell of this soap! I use it every day as a regular soap and, on occasion, I use it on my hair. To use Karma on my hair, I lather the bar of soap between my hands until there is a lot of suds, then scrub my hair like any other shampoo. It's very convenient when I travel because I only have to pack one item (besides my Coal Face, of course!).

                            The soap is very moisturizing, and, as I said before, the soap smells amazing. I always get compliments on it, especially when I also use a little Karma Kream. This combination is especially nice in the summer because it isn't too heavy.

                            The only downside to this product that I have found is that it will leave a slight filmy residue on my skin. This normally doesn't last long, though.

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                            5.0

                            One of my favorites

                            By Marianne

                            from Surprise, AZ

                            About Me Budget Buyer

                            Verified Reviewer

                            Pros

                            • Cleans Effectively
                            • Pleasant Smell
                            • Relaxing
                            • Unique

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Baths
                              • Hand Soap
                              • Showers

                              Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                              I got a sample of Karma soap with my first Lush purchase. It was the first soap from Lush I ever tried and its high on my list for Lush favorites. I'll be honest, when I very first smelled this soap it reminded me of an old lady or my grandmother. Not necessarily in a bad way. I was just expecting something different. I kept smelling it and then I realised it smells like a very nice somewhat floral incense. Its a very mature and unique smell but I love it. Even my 4 year old son loves this smell. I just ordred a bigger piece of it. I plan on trying everything Karma!

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                              5.0

                              This soap is DOPE!

                              By Rampaige

                              from Los Angeles, CA

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                              Pros

                              • Cleans Effectively
                              • Lathers Well
                              • Moisturizing
                              • Pleasant Smell

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Baths
                                • Showers

                                Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                                This has become a mainstay in my shower routine. The smell is awesome and relaxing and it makes my skin feel amazing. It also lasts a long time and the price is super affordable. LUSH 4 LIFE!

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                                4.0

                                Smells Amazing

                                By rhiannon1891

                                from Brampton, Ontario

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                                Pros

                                • Cleans Effectively
                                • Pleasant Smell

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                  • Baths
                                  • Hand Soap
                                  • Showers

                                  Comments about LUSH Karma Soap:

                                  I bought this after using karma komba shampoo because I love this scent so much.

                                  This is a decent soap. I would keep buying it mostly just for the scent, I don't find it lathers particularly well, and it doesn't really moisturize.

                                  But it does its job, it cleans effectively and smells great.

                                  • When you survey your stash, you label this product:
                                  • Cult Classic

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