Ingredients: Plantain peel Cocoa pod ash Palm oil Coconut oil Shea butter Water
Application: Black soap has some antimicrobial properties against skin microbiota such as Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli and Candida albicans. Make liquid black soap for washing your face or body, make natural hair shampoo, use as a soap base for making solid soap bars or shampoos.
Note: The color of the powdered black soap darkens when wet with water.
Product Brief (Black Soap Powder) 100% Pure African Black Soap Powder No Dye Added Simple and Easy Mix to Create Your Own Custom Black Soap Formula Handmade in Nigeria.
Black Soap Powder vs. Black Soap Bar: The difference between black soap powder and black soap gel or bar form black soap is that black soap powder has not been mixed with liquid to make it into a gel or block form. Black soap powder is a simple and ready-made soap base for custom making or repurposing. It is easier to mix and work with if you are developing skin care products or prefer to add your own oils and ingredients to create custom African black soap.
Nigerian Black Soap Powder vs. Black Soap in Solid Form (No Powder) Some black soap users prefer to use it in liquid form, as a liquid bath soap, face wash or natural hair shampoo. These people prefer the powder form of black soap, which is less messy and easier to mix with water. Traditionally, many Nigerians and Africans like to personalize their black soap by adding oils and other skin care ingredients to it that are aimed at achieving specific effects (such as skin lightening). Powdered and non-powdered forms of African black soap can be customized, but the powdered form of black soap is easier to work with and stir when adding liquid. Powdered black soap is preferred by those who like to customize the form of black soap to their liking. This is because the powdered black soap is easier to work with as a soap base than the solid block form of black soap.
Powdered black soap can be mixed with water and/or oils and other ingredients to create a black soap paste and then poured into jars like regular black soap. It can be made into solid black soap bars by adding oil(s), water and other necessary skin care ingredients. Can be used to make liquid black soap. Can be mixed with water (and oil, if desired) to make a clarifying hair shampoo. It can be used as is and moisturized when needed.
African Black Soap is originally from Nigeria Fun Fact: African Black Soap is originally from Nigeria and was brought to Ghana by women who sold/traded pepper. In the Nigerian language Yoruba, pepper is called "ata" and pepper sellers are called "alata". Therefore, Ghanaians called Nigerian black soap "Samina Alata", which literally means "Pepper Traders Soap".