AFRICAN BLACK SOAP

Hi Candies..

So let me share to you about one of my secrets to healthier and beautiful skin.

First and foremost, before we all start the day, we all take a nice, good shower! Wash our hair, wash our body with soap or body wash & once in a while we do some exfoliating to remove dead skin cells. Well, the last part some may do it, some may not. But anyways, I am gonna tell you what I use to achieve a healthy skin.

Basically, one main point of achieving healthy skin is from our food intake. You eat healthily and you get healthy skin. But sometimes that's not enough. Take into considerations too our environmental condition. No matter how much of a healthy diet one person can be, but if the environmental conditions were harsh like humidity & pollution, sometimes healthy diet is not enough.

Soaps/body washes also plays an important part in achieving healthy skin. That is why most beauty companies market their brands to the public promising soft & healthy glowing skin. BUT, is it really true? Well, maybe they do want their products to have such results, but as we all know, these products are made inside a lab with so many chemicals, preservatives, fragrances and whatsoever stuffs being incorporated, thus making the product not so likely what they promise to be (except for the part that the product smells so good). So, you're paying money for a soap that only gives you good scent but not the part of having a lush skin. Let me tell you a little secret and how this may change your point of view in some things and how you may never use another soap other than this again. Here we go!

THE RAW AFRICAN BLACK SOAP has been the secret of Kings & Queens for dynasties. Hand crafted from Western Africa with the most natural ingredients (not made in labs). Royal brown in color and it's totally something different that you've never experienced. As what Tonya says, ONE INDULGENT WASH WILL TRANSPORT YOU BACK TO THE TIME OF CLEOPATRA OR MENELIK.. YOU WILL NEVER WANT TO RETURN BACK TO YOUR OLD SOAP AGAIN. Lol.. And it's true!

Let's get to know this mysterious soap shall we?!

So The Black African Soap also known as Anago Soap or Alata Soap originates in Western Africa. It is hand pressed & processed by the women in Africa. It contains no scents, preservatives or chemicals thus leaving it as it is, ALL NATURAL.

Let's de-mystify this heavenly soap.. But before everything else, let me share you the ingredients and how they were made.

Ingredients:
Plantain Skins is a kind of banana but it's more larger and it tends to be firmer and low in sugar. Unlike most of the bananas which can be eaten raw, Plantain on the other hand needs to be cooked or processed. An average Plantain has about 220 calories and is good for source of Potassium and dietary fibers. It grows mosty in South America, South East Asia & Africa.

Cocoa Pod Ashes from the Cocoa Tree which is native to the deep regions in South America.

Palm Oil is derived from the fruits of the palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm. It contains highly saturated vegetable fats. It has been long recognized in West Africa and unrefined palm oil is a large natural source of TOCOTRIENOL, part of Vitamin E.

Shea butter is a slightly yellowish-ivory colored natural fat extracted from the nut of the African Shea Tree by crushing, boiling and stirring.

And lastly is bark of the tree called Argo.

How it is made:
It takes a chemical process to make the black soap only that the ingredients they use are all natural.

Firstly, the Plantain skins are all laid to be dried in the sun for several hours until the desired color & texture is attained. Then after this, the Plantain skins are all toasted in a clay oven. This requires constant stirring and constant firewood application to make sure that heat is evenly distributed. The longer they roast the Plantain skins the darker the soap. So if you receive a light in color Black soap it only means that they didn't roast the plantain skins for as long as they roasted the dark ones. Next, they carefully mix the cocoa pod ashes into the Plantain skins ashes and at this point the bark of the Argo tree goes there and this forms the base which reacts to the oils to form the soap. Next they'll add the palm oil and Shea butter and this gives it the moisturizing capabilities and it's left to cure for 2 weeks and then after that you'll have your Black soap!!

Now keep in mind that different communities in Africa will make slightly different Black Soap.

Now this is not just your ordinary soap for it's uses are totally amazing! It's suitable for ALL skin types and since it's all natural it has been used for ages in treating rashes, eczema, acne, dry skin, ring worm, dandruff, & body odor. The African Black Soap helps keep the skin clean and helps against premature facial line. It leaves the skin soft and smooth. It is recommended for both young & old. (:

It is imperative to never leave your Black soap inside the shower as it absorbs oxygen around it to infuse it with your skin. Because of it's highly absorptive nature the soap will become one with the water and disintegrate if left near your shower! A heed of advice, when using the Black Soap as shampoo please do not forget to lather conditioner afterwards or else you've got nothing to comb because of the tangles. LOL..

It comes in this huge size soap. Wrapped in a zip lock bag. Not so fancy but like duh! Who needs fancy wrapping? I'm paying for the soap not the packaging!

So try it guys! Check online. I've got mine from Coastal Scents HERE. For more reviews, you can check out YouTube, they've got tons of vid reviews, here's ONE.

The soap is not not hard so you can just slice off a little bit of chunk and mold it to the size that you want and the rest of the soap you can place back inside the bag and store away in a dry, cool place. 

Pretty cool right?! And like I said, since it's all natural, no fragrance added, the soap really smells like Earth.. I guess that's how Earth's minerals smells like? It maybe a bit strong for you but trust me, once you've lathered it and rinse off, it doesn't smell that bad anymore. In fact, it's kinda refreshing! And it lathers very well. You don't have to use so much of it.

After using this for bathing, it's now part 2 of the regiment. And everybody knows how I can't live without my lotion. I am a pretty vain pot girl. But guess what? I just ditched my lotion for something even much more better and believe me, within the next day of usage I've seen wonderful results!! What is it???

STAY TUNED...


Much Love,
Ivy ♥