African Black Soap

[Wenchy]

Has anybody tried this? My daughter gave me a "chunk" for Christmas. I thought it was fruitcake. I hate fruitcake.

http://africanblacksoapworld.com/

I used the soap today. I am sold on it and she will have to bring pounds back with her next week when she visits.

It lathers easily and rinses off clean. I'm going to wash my hair with it tomorrow.

 

[libertytyranny]

Black soap is often referred to by a variety of names. One of the most common is Ose Dudu; ose meaning soap and dudu black.


That's about what it looks like..

Never heard of it..interesting

 

[Wenchy]

Black soap is often referred to by a variety of names. One of the most common is Ose Dudu; ose meaning soap and dudu black.


That's about what it looks like..

Never heard of it..interesting

It's hideous yet funny...if soap could ever be called such a thing.

 

[Aerogal]

I've used Aruvedic soap from India, it's green and smells funny but it cleans up nice too! is the black soap made from only plant oils?



never mind - looked it up. No wonder it cleans up nice - no chemicals.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

What does it smell like?

 

[Wenchy]

I've used Aruvedic soap from India, it's green and smells funny but it cleans up nice too! is the black soap made from only plant oils?



never mind - looked it up. No wonder it cleans up nice - no chemicals.

Rinsed right off.

What does it smell like?

I would liken the smell to Ivory. It's just a basic no frills soap smell.

 

[vraiblonde]

I got some black soap in B'more a couple years ago and loved it!

 

[libertytyranny]

What is confusing to me is it says it is free of lye..but uses ashes and water..which I was under the impression was how you got lye..through ashes...

 

[sanchezf]

Where did she get it from??

Linkie

 

[pixiegirl]

I may have to try this on my face.

 

[TGB]

Has anybody tried this? My daughter gave me a "chunk" for Christmas. I thought it was fruitcake. I hate fruitcake.

http://africanblacksoapworld.com/

I used the soap today. I am sold on it and she will have to bring pounds back with her next week when she visits.

It lathers easily and rinses off clean. I'm going to wash my hair with it tomorrow.

Thats all I use because I have extremely dry skin.

 

[Wenchy]

What is confusing to me is it says it is free of lye..but uses ashes and water..which I was under the impression was how you got lye..through ashes...

Good question. Maybe because hardwood isn't used it's not as caustic as commercial lye?

Where did she get it from??

Linkie

I emailed my daughter to see if the boutique in Manhattan she bought it from has a website. The original link says Target carries it and even Walmart (but a slightly different version)

 

[Wenchy]

Thats all I use because I have extremely dry skin.

Where do you buy it?

 

[nomoney]

amazon has it

 

[migtig]

What is confusing to me is it says it is free of lye..but uses ashes and water..which I was under the impression was how you got lye..through ashes...

True, but lye is made from the ashes of burning "hard wood" (hickory, maple) not bark and leaves or soft wood. You have to understand the difference in material used causing different results.

The link says the African Black Soap is made from the ashes of banana leaves, banana (plaintain) skins, palm tree leaves, bark and cocoa pods. That's not lye.

 

[FancyBelle]

Ebay has loads of it on sale.

 

[Lugnut]

True, but lye is made from the ashes of burning "hard wood" (hickory, maple) not bark and leaves or soft wood. You have to understand the difference in material used causing different results.

The link says the African Black Soap is made from the ashes of banana leaves, banana (plaintain) skins, palm tree leaves, bark and cocoa pods. That's not lye.

From a book on making biodiesel...


"Dried palm branches, dried out banana peels, cocoa pods, kapok tree wood, oak wood, (or for really white soap, apple tree wood) make the best lye ashes."

 

[Wenchy]

From a book on making biodiesel...


"Dried palm branches, dried out banana peels, cocoa pods, kapok tree wood, oak wood, (or for really white soap, apple tree wood) make the best lye ashes."

What are you doing in The Ladies Room?

Since you are here. Is the lye (or semi-lye) made using these methods less caustic or is it the same as what is made from hardwoods?

 

[libertytyranny]

I had to google it


Lye from wood ash: Journey to Forever


and this one says soft woods make soft soap, hard woods, hard soap..and I guess seaweed makes the best soap. Who knew?

MAKING LYE WATER

 

[Lugnut]

What are you doing in The Ladies Room?

Since you are here. Is the lye (or semi-lye) made using these methods less caustic or is it the same as what is made from hardwoods?

Come on... "African black soap" in the ladies only forum? I just HAD to read this one!


I only helped with a couple batches of biodiesel. We did have to boil one batch of ash water (for lack of a better term) a little longer to get it to the right pH. But from what I remember there wasnt any difference in the end product. It was all pretty nasty stuff :shrug: