African black soap bar
An amazing fairtrade soap from Togo, West Africa, made by women's cooperatives from wildcrafted and sustainably grown shea butter and palm kernal oil using a special saponification process.
The black colour is a result of the soap-making process which uses the ash of dried banana leaves and bark from a local tree (also harvested sustainably).
The soap has a very mild scent and rich, creamy lather leaving skin moisturised and soft. In Togo, African black soap is the only soap used by mums to wash their newborn babies because it is so pure. Reputed to help clear acne and combat rashes and eczema-prone skin. Also excellent as a mild moisturising shampoo to promote scalp health.
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- made from organically grown shea butter & wildcrafted, virgin palm kernal oil
- all ingredients harvested sustainably
- made by women's cooperatives in Togo
- fairly traded
- saponification uses ash from dried banana leaves and bark from a local tree
- natural black colour from soap-making process
- natural product - may contain tiny particles of grit
- moisturising and pure
- ideal for sensitive skins, babies, scalp, dry and rough skin
- suitable for vegans
Also available as a liquid soap
How to keep your soap at its best
African Black Soap absorbs water easily, so keep your bar on a soap dish and allow to dry between uses otherwise it will end up very squidgy! This soap is softer than commercial soaps so it is easy to slice a piece of the main bar when using as a shampoo bar. As this is a pure product, you may get the occasional grain of grit in it , so rub it into your hands first, rather than straight on the body, to avoid being scratched!
Ingredients:
Saponified Virgin Shea Butter* (Butyrospermum parkii), Saponified Virgin Palm Kernel Oil* (Sodium palmate). *Wildcrafted, fairly traded & sustainably harvested.
Suitable for vegans
Made by a company who have a passion for plants and healing, combined with a desire to trade responsibly.
Their products are fairly traded, contain no nasty man-made chemicals, and as many of their ingredients as possible are sourced direct from the producers so that the sustainable trade can benefit both the people involved and their communities.
All products are handcrafted.
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