When I lecturer, Ifind now that I always have to talk about black soap. African black soap is not so aptly named because true black soap is not black. In fact, is not hard and actually crumbles in your hand. We are a generation of new naturalists and in our quest to become smarter consumers, we fall short in identifying authentic products. It’s one thing to make a decision for use better cosmetics but its a lot harder knowing what content of these products are in the products we use now. Big business will always say give the customer what he wants. And guess what? They always do, but without telling you the hinden dangers, defining the small print, and fully disclosing what the product is made of.
That is surely the case with black soap. I have seen all kinds of black soap. Ignorant myself, I have several different brands, with several textures and a rainbow of colors that are reported to be black soap. I am even guilty of just ordering black soap on the internet to see what quality of soap I can get. I finally had to go to a large distributor from Africa that deals with fair trade to get the black soap that I can use in my body washes, shampoo, and facial cleanser.
The one problem that I have is that most people think black soap is for African Americans. Black soap is so good for all skin types that Laeh Shea will be poised to be a voice for all ethnicities for black soap and shea butter. It’s been two years now that I’ve been using black soap and 1 year since formulating products with black soap. It took me 6 months to nail down a formula for Black Soap because I was trying to find natural products to blend with the soap. It finallyhit me that the soaps does well all by itself. Unlike my natural shampoo, I need other co-ingredients to create shampoo. But, with black soap, no other ingredient really necessary. Simply dissolution into distilled water make a great wash, soap, shampoo or facial cleanser. For my extremely sensitive patients, I only use this formulation. For others, I may personalize it with some essential oils, if they have dandruff, or want a fragrance and if they are going to be using it sparingly, I do add a perservative. There are natural perservatives on the market one can use, however, I stop short of saying no products should have persavatives in it. In fact, our drinking what using chlorine and prevent bacteria. Anytime you introduce water to products, you must use a perservative unless you will consume the product immediately.
Black soap is made from the ashes of plantains which are rich in potassium. Laeh Shea adds Shea Butter as Black Soap can be drying. Consider purchasing wholesalel black soap or wholesale shea butter to create your own products. When you create your own products you know exactly what is in your creation.