Japanese persimmon soap · 柿渋
Deodorant covers it. Persimmon removes it.
Body odour changes as you age, and most soap was never built for it. Yuagari is a persimmon-tannin bar that binds the compound behind it and rinses it off your skin.
- Binds odour compounds instead of perfuming over them
- Persimmon tannin, green tea and camellia seed oil
- One bar lasts about a month of daily washing
- Fragrance-free option for sensitive skin
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Why ordinary soap stops working
The smell is a compound, not a hygiene problem
From around your forties, skin produces more of an aldehyde called nonenal. It clings to fabric and skin, and soap built for surface dirt slides straight past it. Persimmon tannin is one of the few natural compounds that grabs it.
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It is not sweat
Sweat is nearly odourless on its own. Nonenal forms when skin lipids oxidise, which is why washing harder does not fix it.
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Deodorant sits on top
Antiperspirant blocks moisture and fragrance covers what is left. Neither removes the compound from your skin.
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Tannin binds it
Persimmon tannin attaches to the odour molecule and holds on, so it leaves with the lather instead of staying behind.
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You rinse, it is gone
Thirty seconds of lather on the right areas. No spray, no reapplying at lunchtime, no perfume over the problem.
Why people switch and stay
It works on the compound
Persimmon tannin binds nonenal rather than covering it, so nothing needs reapplying at lunchtime.
Short ingredient list
Persimmon extract, green tea, camellia seed oil. No aluminium, no parabens, no synthetic dye.
Kind on tired skin
A gentle surfactant base and an unscented option, so it suits reactive and mature skin.
Where it comes from
Autumn persimmons, pressed once a year
Astringent persimmons are only worth pressing for a few weeks each autumn, when the tannin content peaks. That is the whole harvest for the year, which is why this is not a cheap bar and never will be.
We buy from growers who have been pressing kakishibu for generations, and we make the soap in small batches so nothing sits in a warehouse losing its potency.
What to expect
It is not instant, and that is the point
You are removing something that has been building up, not spraying over it. Give the bar a fortnight of daily use before you judge it.
Clean, not perfumed
Skin feels squeaky rather than coated. The unscented bar leaves nothing behind at all.
Shirts stay fresher
The first thing most people notice is not their skin — it is that yesterday's collar smells like nothing.
You stop thinking about it
Buildup is gone rather than managed, so the anxious mid-afternoon check goes with it.
Individual experience varies. This is a cosmetic product and is not intended to treat any medical condition.
No risk
Use the whole bar. If it does nothing, we refund it.
Wash with it daily for sixty days. If the people around you notice no difference, email us and we refund the order — you keep what is left of the bar. We would rather lose the sale than argue about it.
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Before you ask
Questions we get every week
How do I know nonenal is my problem?
The usual sign is that the smell is on your clothes and pillowcase rather than on your skin, and it is worse in the morning than after exercise. It also tends not to respond to stronger deodorant, because deodorant was never aimed at it.
How long does one bar last?
About a month of daily washing, assuming you use it on the five areas rather than head to toe. Keep it on a draining dish — a bar sitting in water disappears in half the time.
Is it safe for sensitive skin?
The unscented bar is formulated for reactive and mature skin, with no added fragrance or dye. Patch test on your inner forearm for two days if you react to things. If you have a diagnosed skin condition, ask your doctor before changing what you wash with.
Can I still wear deodorant?
Yes. Wash with the bar, dry, then apply whatever you normally use. The two are doing different jobs.
What if it does not work for me?
Email us within sixty days and we refund the order. You do not need to send the bar back.
Still unsure? Email us and a person will answer within one business day.