If you have never used African Black Soap, you are in for a treat!  Our Sage African Black Soap is a combination of Black Soap we order from Ghana, our cold processed soap and the rich earthy aroma of Clary Sage essential oil creating a glycerin rich soap with an unsurpassed lather.  African Black Soap is prized for its antiseptic properties and for its gentleness on the skin and hair.

African Black Soap is made from roasted cocoa (chocolate) pods, plantain skins ashes mixed with palm oil.   For centuries, Africans have used Black Soap for acne and oily skin as well as conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, skin rash, ring worm and measles.   It is also used as a natural shampoo to avoid dry itchy scalp.  Black Soap is so revered, it is used in African spiritual purifications.

African Black Soap is crumbly and softer than most soaps but when we incorporate our cold processed recipe the result is a harder bar of soap, thereby lasting longer.  We worked diligently on combining our award winning cold processed soap with this amazing pure Black Afriican Soap.

Brief history of Black Soap:  Black soap is bit crumbly in nature and softer than most soaps. It has a delicate texture with a natural earthy smell.  Black Soap or African Black Soap also known as Anago Soap or Alata soap, originates from West Africa. It has been used for centuries in countries like Ghana and Nigeria. It's methods and secrets have been passed down from generation to generation to keep the soap close to mother nature.

African Black Soap comes from plantain skins with a rich source of vitamins A & E and iron.   A plantain is a popular food in Africa & other parts of the world.  It looks like a big banana.  The skin of the plantain is dried to a specific texture under the hot African sun and then roasted in a clay oven. The heat must be kept at a precise temperature in order to achieve its unique color, texture & smell. The roasting of the plantains determines the color of the soap. The longer the plantains are roasted, the darker the soap.  The roasted skins of the Plantain are then mixed with Palm oil and Palm Kernel oil to create soap.