Likas Papaya Skin Whitening Soap

Likas is a Philippine brand that seems to be very well known and well trusted in the Philippines. When it comes to whitening, most people I talk to at least seem to go for this brand. It is an herbal bath soap that claims to be purely organic. It claims to be "enriched with papaya enzyme and  blended with tropical herbs to whiten the skin for clearer and finer skin complexion."

I thought this bar of soap is just a solid old plain bar but it seemed to have one singer solid particle near the top layer. It can actually feel like it is scratching the skin if you press the bar of soap too hard against the skin. It only had one, so I thought that was really weird. It does have the odor of papaya but it is very subtle. When you rinse off the soap from your skin, it is actually quite slippery. I've had a few close falls from this because the soap will coat the bottom of the tub when I'm rinsing.

Did it whiten my skin? I think it did slightly. I mean most likely just one shade, but a single shade is hardly noticeable. It did not whiten as drastically as I was expecting it to. I guess technically it did live up to the claim, which was whiten within 14 days. It just didn't describe how drastic that whitening would be. It is pretty disappointing but at least it helps me smell good?