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For hundreds of years, women of West Africa particularly in Ghana made and used a vegetable-based soap to gently cleanse skin and hair. Known as African black soap to the West, locally it is known by names like african black soap, african soap, alata semina or anago soap.
Made with secret recipes passed down from generation to generation, the core ingredients of traditionally made African black soap include native plants like plantain skins, cocoa pods, Shea tree bark, or palm tree leaves. Once plant matter is collected, it is first sun dried and then roasted at a consistent temperature until it turns into ash. The ash is then added to water and various fats like palm oil, coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, and palm kernel oil. This mixture is then heated and hand-stirred for a least 24 hours until it begins to solidify before its scooped out and left to cure for two weeks. These ingredients are then combined to create a soap that is dark brown or black in color.
African black soap is renowned for its natural and organic properties. It is believed to be beneficial for the skin due to its moisturizing and healing properties. It is often used to treat various skin conditions, including acne, eczema, and psoriasis. It may also help with evening out skin tone and reducing the appearance of scars and blemishes.
This amazing african black soap is an effective topical cleanser. The lauric acid in palm kernel oil and coconut oil creates a nice lather and is naturally antimicrobial.
Due to the presence of shea butter and other moisturizers in african black soap, it will clean your face, body and hair without stripping the natural oils from the skin.
