Buffing Bar 7.5 oz

4.7 • 33 Reviews

Soft Services got on my radar due to its Theraplush hand lotion in its aesthetic-friendly container. However, thanks to the Thingdrop I was able to test the hand lotion as well as the other products. Their main mission seems to be exfoliating to achieve nice, soft skin, a nod to its brandname. I was excited to try the Smoothing Solution as I cannot use scrubs after having a baby (too sensitive). I liked I had another avenue to exfoliating without using a physical scrub. I had to also try the affogato fragranced buffing bar which I gifted to my sister - to remind us of our time traveling through Italy. I look forward to trying more products from this line! I had reached out to customer service and had a quick and positive experience.

Love having the Theraplush next to my bed for easy dispensing and its chic look. In fact, I'd really love to have a body lotion size dispenser like this in a coordinating color. I really love that it doesn't look like lotion on your bedside table. I also use the Buffing Bar in the summer in my outdoor shower, and I think it's great at exfoliating my body skin as it tans and starts to fade. Overall, the brand feels really chic, low-key, luxury, and most of all, very honest. I feel like real people created it, and it's not just all marketing hype.

I love this stuff. I started out with the buffing bar as a recommendation from a Sephora employee and at first I was unsure - but now I love it. Its the only exfoliant that has worked for me since Oui the People's product. The bar feels rough and scratchy on your skin - but i kind of like it. I usually use the bar, shave etc - and then end my shower with a body was as I don't love the film bar soap leaves. The smoothing solution I actually really like. I can successfully say after using this product - it has helped my ingrowns so bless. My ~only~ complaint with this one - is the packing. I'm having to keep this tube right side up because otherwise it leaks which is unfortunate because then I'm losing product and this stuff isn't cheap. I have also purchased the lotion but haven't tried that one yet - but its safe to say - i'm loving the products from this brand! I've repurchased the bars twice and i know ill go back for a third time!

The carea cream might be my favorite. It it goes far enough with each pump but not to the point where it feels like it's watery. I can tell in noticeable difference in the morning that my skin is still soft from it. The buffing bar is great for heels, especially. I find that it's a bit hard to get all the way around my pointier elbow, but for a rounder shape like a heel it is ideal. I probably would prefer loofah to my elbows than the bar. I really can't tell that the smoothing solution is doing anything. The bottle is a little bit leaky as well. Of all the products, that would be the one that I would not repurchase The theraplush is so lux. I love how it looks on my nightstand and it would be a great gift. I can tell that my hands are less dry after using it for about 2 weeks now every night. I appreciate that there is no intense smell to any of the products. Packaging was great and it seems like it's made with quite high quality ingredients

I’ve been using the buffing bar for a year now and am obsessed. It’s improved my KP and my skin texture overall. I have quite sensitive skin and am always wary of over-exfoliation, but this has been gentle enough for everyday use on my body. I splurged on their DS & DURGA buffing bar earlier this year and it was a fun treat, but I think I prefer the unscented blue bar overall.

Theraplush was my gateway into Soft Services, and while it's a great lotion, my true love is the buffing bar. I started getting KP on my legs a few years ago and have seen a drastic improvement with this product! It is kind of insanely coarse so I reserve it for my weekly everything showers. While I love this brand for its ingredients + sensitive skin friendly formulations, I do wish there were more option for scented things. I loved the debaser/ DS+S Durga buffing bar collab! Sometimes u just want a fragrance.....

If you’re looking for serious exfoliation, definitely grab the Soft Services buffing bar. It will help scrub away all of your dead skin leaving you with soft and supple skin. The packaging is beautiful and I love the cute case to store it in.

My favorite everyday luxuries. I’ve been using the buffing bar religiously for about a year now and absolutely love it. It is the most effective exfoliating item I’ve ever owned. It is very coarse so may not be for the ultra sensitive but it will make your skin so soft. It also has a little lather to it and because it’s coarse it doesn’t slip around so you don’t have to worry about dropping it. It also lasts a decent amount of time even using it several days a week. The affogato scent is sooooo nice. Smells like orange creamsicle but is not overpowering. The hand lotion is new to me but I can’t rave about it enough. I love the component. Love the airless pump that ensures I get every bit of product out. It looks luxe on my nightstand. Love the magnetic lid and the divet on top for rings. The cream itself is a medium thickness but absorbs into my hands completely and doesn’t leave them greasy. Which has been a huge plus since I read in bed and don’t want pages getting grease spots. I’ve noticed my hands are softer and appear just nicer. They used to get really red during the day and they haven’t been lately. I highly recommend any product from Soft Services.

When I say don’t give out 5 starts to everything. I really mean it. I love scrubs because I have KP and the ones that are out of the jar are great but I never really feel like I’m getting a good hard scrub. This!!! However because it’s in bar form and isn’t goop I always feel like I’ve gotten a good use of the product. Also the price point is worth it my first bar lasted me a year but note I don’t use this everyday as it is a very strong scrub.

Love the buffing bar. It is great to add as a weekly addition into my routine and keeps my skin smooth and soft. It is perfect for removing rough patches of dry skin while also being soft enough for gentler areas as you can choose the amount of pressure.

I have the Debaser Buffing Bar. I have been recommended this product by a bunch of friends and finally pulled the trigger. I am a strong user of the korean scrub towel and the buffing bar is the first exfoliant product i've used that gets even remotely similar to the scrub feel of the towel. helps that the smell is great as well!

I have been eyeing soft services for a while so I was very excited to see a Thingdrop for them. Shipping and delivery was so quick. I got email updates throughout the entire process. The packaging of the products was beautiful. There is definitely an attention to detail and care for the products with delivery. I got the hand lotion, buffing bar, and soap home. The hand lotion is wonderful, slightly fragranced and melts into my hands. The buffing bar is great! It exfoilates really well. Additionally the soap home is nice product- I feel like my soap will not get washed away as much during my showers. Overall great products and I will definitely purchase again!

The lotion and Speed Soak feel great and absorb quickly, which makes them perfect for humid summers. I also appreciate that they’re unscented. The scrub and smoothing solution seem promising, though it’s still a little early to see full results, I’ll update after a few more weeks. The cleanser feels a bit thin and doesn’t lather much, and in this case I do miss having a scent. On the other hand, the packaging is sleek and the unboxing experience feels luxe, these would make a great gift.

First Impressions: Clean Skincare Meets Couture Packaging I first discovered the Soft Services brand on Instagram — an aesthetic, paraben, sulfate, fragrance-free skincare brand that quickly landed on my “must-try” list. As someone who is passionate about clean skincare, I didn’t hesitate when this became a Thingdrop. And let me say: this is the first time I photographed all the packaging before even trying the products. It’s that stunning. Truly. Let’s start with the Affogato L’Orange Buffing Bar — it’s wrapped in the most exquisite paper, then nested inside an eco-conscious, drop-dead gorgeous box. I have never said the words “unboxing” but I now have to because it was worth remarking on. It’s magical and looks like it came from an Italian design house. I’m genuinely tempted to keep both the paper and the box… even if I don’t yet know what for. The Starter Set itself is bathroom-shelf-worthy: it includes the bestselling Buffing Bar (a microcrystal body exfoliant) and the sleek, accompanying drying dish and splash cover set is minimalist, functional, and engineered for maximum airflow and minimal water contact, so no soggy soap, an elegant solution for a more sustainable, plastic-free routine. Now, the scent. I’m extremely sensitive to fragrance, so I was curious—and a little cautious. But their description intrigued me: “freshly poured espresso, smooth vanilla-coconut cream, and a twist of Italian citrus.” What I experienced was just that: bright citrus and a bit of vanilla-coconut. It’s divine. Honestly, I wish every other product I purchased from Soft Services shared the scent. Microcrystal Exfoliant Review For context, I don’t have particularly sensitive skin—so keep that in mind. But I found this exfoliant absolutely phenomenal. It’s both a soap and an exfoliant, which makes it incredibly convenient. In fact, I tossed my Japanese exfoliating cloth. I simply don’t need it anymore. Apparently, this version has been reformulated for gentler buffing—but since this was my first time with the brand, I can’t compare. What I can say is: my skin smells heavenly and is so soft, and I’ll absolutely be repurchasing.

I chose this Buffing bar as a freebie from sephora with my purchase. I have thick calluses on the heels of both of my feet that I've had for years. I've always just used a battery buffer to maintain them a few times a week, because they wouldn't go away. I used this bar a few times a week in the shower and it buffed my calluses down to almost nothing. I finally just used my battery buffer to finish buffing my heels after using the bar one day and my feet look normal and feel smooth for the first time in years. So while it didn't completely remove my calluses it took away about 90% of them and helped prep other products to be more successful. Which makes me very likely to purchase it in the future.

From my wife: I can’t speak to KP, as I have never dealt with it, but was intrigued by the buffing bar as I have always had bumpy, irritated armpits, regardless of whether I tweezed/shaved/did nothing in the armpit area. It’s only been two uses, but already, I have found that my armpits are smoother than they’ve ever been, and my ingrown hairs are gone. The buffing bar is not cheap, but I am thrilled with the results after two uses. Since the bar is pretty pricey, we decided to invest in the Soap Home as well. I like that it protects the bar soap from degrading when not in use, while also letting it dry out. Nothing too miraculous here, but it does seem to improve the longevity of the bar soap.

This brand is so forward-thinking and cool but also really works! I first heard about them via their collab with DS& Durga, but never got to try it! Instead, I’ve been using their green banana buffing bar which has been amazing - I’ve recommended it to multiple people already. Now I’ve also started using their carea cream on my body and theraplush. I’d probably buy unscented theraplush next time, but every item will definitely be purchased again! Also love how they package their boxes.

I was so excited to see Soft Services on thingdrop- I had been wanting to try the buffing bar but was a little hesitant of the price tag. The unboxing was great- simple and w packaged. The buffing bar (blue) is much firmer feeling than a traditional bar of soap. Instructions say to use the buffing bar 1x /week/as needed, so I also got the ceramic soap dish to help it keep longer. It seems to be a quality, innovative product and I look forward to using it and hopefully experiencing its effectiveness!

TLDR - Buffing Bar feels worth it if you're really treating yourself with a fancy exfoliating bar, but at the end of the day, it's just a soap bar with tiny pumice-y granules. Theraplush is a great heavy moisturizer but it doesn't feel or have a greater effect than other heavy moisturizers and I don't see unique things about the formulation. -- I got the Buffing Bar and Theraplush via Thingtesing since I've never been able to fully stomach the retail cost for Soft Services things even though their marketing and virality really made me allllmost try many times. The Buffing Bar is very scrubby, definitely coarse and felt like it was scraping dead skin off, but the bar is less blue than it is the photos (not a big deal, but definitely part of the appeal) and there's nothing spectacular about the scent. Theraplush is a good heavy moisturizer, definitely something for end of the day, pre-bed routines since it doesn't absorb well and has a tacky consistency. Looking forward to using both more in the city winter.

I have been wanting to try this brand for a while. Their exfoliating soap bars are popular and I was excited to be able to get their newest launch. But it is their hand serum that I have had my eye on. The packaging is really nice but I wish it held and came with a bit more product for the cost. I love that it is a refillable system to save on wasting packaging. This also was the nicest packaged order I have ever gotten. You can tell that they really take pride in boxing up your order!