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Black soap is great for all skin types, including ageing skin as it does not contain any chemicals or preservatives. It can even be used on toddlers. It makes excellent travel soap as it can be used on hair, face and body and by the whole family.
We have a strict policy of only purchasing original products from the source, in this case West Africa, and from suppliers who support Fair Trade and community development. Our black soap comes from Ghana, West Africa or Lagos. We fair trade with a major 'no nonsense' hard working women's cooperative. The business is owned & operated by women who have been in the business for many years. The money they earn helps to support their community and build schools and houses for families. They were featured on Voice of America in 2004 and currently being assisted by NGOs from Europe and USA. Their production methods and secrets have been passed down from mothers to daughters to keep the soap blend close to the original recipes of hundreds of years and to avoid exploitation & imitations by commercial conglomerates. Many commercial companies have tried to create their own version of black soap with all kinds of fake ingredients. Ghana's alata soap is the best quality black soap because it is the ORIGINAL. We purchase our pure Shea and Cocoa Butters from the same source when we want to offer it online.
Original Alata Samina is made using Plantain Skins (a very large species of banana), Cocoa Pods, Natural Salt, unrefined palm oil and lye. It does not contain any SLS (sulphates), artificial colour, fragrances or fillers. Some famous soap brands have adapted black soap in their recipes, and sell it as theraupeutic skin care in the USA, and now in Asia-Pacific as well. Counterfeit black soap is now sold in many shops claiming to be sourcing from West Africa. If you use original Black Soap, you will know when you encounter a fake one - the look, texture and smell is very very different.
Original Black Soap is soft, very emollient, with some ashy texture, and has a natural woody/earthy smell from the roasted plantain and cocoa pods.
We do not ever purchase black soap from commercial companies or distributors in Asia as they mainly supply or sell fake black soap, or black soap adulterated with perfumes, fragrance oils and coloring. These are cheaper but are damaging to the skin and provide no therapeutic benefits to users at all. We do not want to participate in these commercial profiteering and deceptions, thus our policy to only purchase from the original source.
Why Is Black Soap So Popular Now?
Since black soap was taken by Europeans to their countries and to America, it has become increasingly popular including among young catwalk models with pimply and acneic skin. So much so that various blends and brands of black soap have popped up in European and North American cities to satisfy demand.
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