African Black Soap

migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
Lugnut said:
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."
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I'll disagree. Hard wood makes better lye. Soft woods don't set up the compound right.

But I'm speaking from my experience growing up making lye soap with lard, not from a book. I have the burn marks to prove it. :lol:

Who knows, maybe your book is much more experienced. I'll just disagree.
 
Lugnut

Lugnut

I'm Rick James #####!
migtig said:
I'll disagree. Hard wood makes better lye. Soft woods don't set up the compound right.

But I'm speaking from my experience growing up making lye soap with lard, not from a book. I have the burn marks to prove it. :lol:

Who knows, maybe your book is much more experienced. I'll just disagree.
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:shrug:


From my (limited) personal experience, the temperature of the fire made the most difference. The hotter the better. We tried wood, kitchen by-products, and newspaper/recycleable paper. The softer materials did require more time boiling the lye water to concentrate the final product but the end result was the same; Lye that was FAR harsher than anything required to make hand soap.

All three products worked great for making diesel fuel.
 
Wenchy

Wenchy

Hot Flash
I washed my hair with it. I have very fine straight hair. My hair now feels thick and has body. Not good for the gals who use straighteners and non-frizz stuff. JMO. Perfect for me and anyone with my hair type.

I had a zit forming on the side of my nose (OY VEY) it is gone after two days of washing with this soap. The zit may have been gone on its own. :shrug: I like the organic aspect of this soap.

If it could only rid me of my chin hairs and upper lip issues. Getting rid of wrinkles I would pay quadruple for. :lmao:

I love it!
 
Chasey_Lane

Chasey_Lane

Salt Life
I'm intrigued by this soap now. I'm heading to Annapolis Mall in the morning, and will look for it while I'm there. May Lush carries it??
 
PrepH4U

PrepH4U

New Member
Wenchy said:
I washed my hair with it. I have very fine straight hair. My hair now feels thick and has body. Not good for the gals who use straighteners and non-frizz stuff. JMO. Perfect for me and anyone with my hair type.

I had a zit forming on the side of my nose (OY VEY) it is gone after two days of washing with this soap. The zit may have been gone on its own. :shrug: I like the organic aspect of this soap.

If it could only rid me of my chin hairs and upper lip issues. Getting rid of wrinkles I would pay quadruple for. :lmao:

I love it!
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Search for it on amazon (many different forms) and read the reviews all the users have posted. Pretty interesting, from curing acne to psorasis (sp) one also claimed to have "rebatched" it and added coffee and scents which helped with her wrinkles. One rebatched it with coconut oil for a deep hair conditioner. It does really sound interesting, I ordered two different kinds along with pure shea butter. Thanks for the tip!
edit: they mentioned youtube for the videos on rebatching. :shrug:
 
A

AeroTaken

New Member
Very intrigued by this stuff since I tend to get rashes in the winter and this year its bad. And I already slather myself with tons of lotion a couple times every day but this year its not helping (now all I can think of is "it rubs the lotion on its skin").

So I called the african store in Waldorf Mall. They carry both the African black soap and the raw shea butter...I see a trip to Waldorf coming on tonight!!!!

THANK YOU so much for posting about this stuff and glad to read that it doesn't smell like what it looks like!!
 
Abc123

Abc123

New Member
This sounds very interesting. I have good skin, but my sisters have terrible issues with acne. I should get some for them to try.
 
Nickel

Nickel

curiouser and curiouser
Wenchy said:
I did the same.

The coconut oil looks interesting. Something I can eat and moisturize with.
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Coconut oil is a great moisturizer (way too heavy for your face, though) and most grocery stores should have it.
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
One of the vendors here at work today has all the natural soaps and oils, just walked by and he has the African Black soap.


Gonna buy me a little bar to try.. :yahoo:
 
Wenchy

Wenchy

Hot Flash
sanchezf said:
One of the vendors here at work today has all the natural soaps and oils, just walked by and he has the African Black soap.


Gonna buy me a little bar to try.. :yahoo:
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It's the little things in life...:killingme

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. :buddies:
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
Wenchy said:
It's the little things in life...:killingme

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. :buddies:
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Indeed it is :buddies:

Ok not that any of us women probably need to know this but the man was also telling me it's great for men who work hard (i.e. car bodyman, due to all the chemicals the get on there skin and also good if you have atheletis feet.

Do you use it daily? I was reading, along with talking to the gentleman whos selling it and he said I may not wanna use it everyday ??
 
Wenchy

Wenchy

Hot Flash
sanchezf said:
Indeed it is :buddies:

Ok not that any of us women probably need to know this but the man was also telling me it's great for men who work hard (i.e. car bodyman, due to all the chemicals the get on there skin and also good if you have atheletis feet.

Do you use it daily? I was reading, along with talking to the gentleman whos selling it and he said I may not wanna use it everyday ??
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I posted about it the first day I used it. My skin is combination of oily/dry and my hair is on the oily side.

I can see how the soap would dry the skin/hair out. I am still using a moisturizer and conditioner until I get my new order from Amazon. It's gentle on my skin and thoroughly cleans. I use Neutrogena moisturizer (for now)

I ordered the Shea butter infused black soap and also the raw Shea butter.
 
sanchezf

sanchezf

Little ol' Me
Wenchy said:
I posted about it the first day I used it. My skin is combination of oily/dry and my hair is on the oily side.

I can see how the soap would dry the skin/hair out. I am still using a moisturizer and conditioner until I get my new order from Amazon. It's gentle on my skin and thoroughly cleans. I use Neutrogena moisturizer (for now)

I ordered the Shea butter infused black soap and also the raw Shea butter.
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My skin and hair are identical to yours. I'll make sure to pick up a good moisturizer and conditioner to along with it.

Thanks
 
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