Organic African Shea Butter Soap

100% NATURAL AFRICAN Shea Butter Soap

African black soap—often called Ose Dudu (Yoruba) or Alata Samina (Ghana)—is a traditional West African soap made using natural, locally sourced ingredients. The exact recipe varies by region and family tradition, but the core ingredientsusually include:

Base Ingredients

• Plantain skins or cocoa pods (dried and roasted → ashes provide alkali for saponification)

• Palm oil (sometimes palm kernel oil or coconut oil as well)

• Shea butter (for moisturizing and richness)

• Water

Optional Additions

• Cocoa butter (extra nourishment)

• Honey (for humectant and antimicrobial properties)

• Aloe vera (soothing)

• Herbs or essential oils (like neem, tea tree, or lavender for fragrance or skin benefits)

How it’s made

1. Roasting: Plantain skins, cocoa pods, or shea bark are roasted until they turn to ash.

2. Mixing: The ashes are added to water to make a lye-like solution.

3. Cooking: Oils (palm, coconut, shea) are added and the mixture is cooked and stirred until it solidifies.

4. Curing: The soap is left to cure and harden, resulting in its characteristic brown/black, soft, crumbly texture.

👉 The variations in ingredient ratios and roasting methods are why black soap color ranges from light brown to deep black, and why its texture can be soft, crumbly, or hard.

Ingredients: Plantain skins ,Cocoa pods, Palm oil, Palm kernel oil (or coconut oil), Shea butter, Water, Cocoa butter, Honey, Aloe vera 

TYPE OF INGREDIENT: Oil/Butter.

MAIN BENEFITS: Improves skin tone, reduces inflammation, seals in moisture.

HOW OFTEN CAN YOU USE IT: Can be used daily.

WORKS WELL WITH: Water based Sunscreen and moisturizers.