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How African Black Soap is Made:  African Black Soap is made with virgin palm kernel oil, residues from making unrefined shea butter, plantain leaf ashes and bark of the Agow tree. The shea butter residue adds the base necessary to saponify the virgin palm kernel oil. All of the ingredients are simple and natural. The soap-making process is highly sophisticated, and requires hand-stirring for at least a day. After the soap has crystallized, it is allowed to cure for two weeks.

Uses of African Black Soap:  African Black Soap is an excellent all purpose soap. It is recommend especially for individuals with sensitive skin. In Africa, it is known for making smooth skin and is also used to treat skin irritations and other skin conditions. African Black soap can be formed into bars or balls with pressure. As soon as you begin using the soap, the contact with water will make it keep its shape. Also, you can make a liquid soap, shampoo or body wash by filling a container loosely with the black soap and adding water to fill (see below instructions). The soap pieces will dissolve into the water and form a versatile soap. Finally, the scent of the African Black Soap is very organically mild and pleasant.

How to Make Smaller Bars from Large Loaves:  If you want, you can just take a knife and cut the soap loaf into bar sizes of your choice.  BUT- If you want more uniform bars, you can use your fingers and crumble soap into smaller pieces.  After you have your loaf in smaller pieces, you can mold into smaller bars OR for a more firmly compact bar - you can press the soap pieces firmly into a flat square plastic or wooden mold.  Cover the top of soap with plastic wrap and beat the soap evenly with a soft mallet (also known as rubber hammer).  After soap is compressed and even - turn mold upside down, dump out soap, and cut into bars.  Be sure to wrap them securely in cellophane or a ziplock bag to preserve freshness.

The below recipe provides approximately 8oz of shampoo.  May be doubled for larger batch.

What you will need: 1/4 Pound African Black Soap 1/2 Cup Distilled Water (heated) Mixing Bowl Storage Container Hand Mixer / Stick Blender (optional)   "Extras" below this line are optional

Don't have the extra ingredients?  No problem.  We sell the shampoo kit that includes 1 Pound of African Black Soap, all the extra ingredients + Storage Container. - more details -

1T Jojoba Oil or oil of choice

1/2 T Natural Glycerin

1t  Vitamin E Oil (acts as a mild preservative)

1t  Wild African Raw Honey (acts as a mild preservative)

1t  Essential Oil or Fragrance Oil of choice

Basic Directions:

Crumble into small pieces or grate 1/4 Pound of Pure African Black Soap into a bowl.  Next, slowly add 1/2 cup boiling hot distilled water and stir soap into water.  Next, add all of your "extras" or "shampoo kit mixture" and stir everything well into soap.   Cover bowl and let sit for 24 hours stirring a few times in-between.  After 24 hours, your soap should have melted well with the water and oils.  If you are happy with the consistency - Stir until smooth and pour in storage container.  May use immediately.  *Before each use, shake container well to remix shampoo.  Massage Shampoo into hair.  Leave 30-60 rinse.  Repeat if needed.

If you want your shampoo thicker, add more grated soap and let sit another 24 hours to repeat process.  If you want your shampoo thinner, add more water and mix well.

 *** When we make our shampoo, we find it easier to use a stick blender to speed up the process, but you still need to let soap sit for 24 hours.  

SHAMPOO KIT DIRECTIONS:  Follow above directions being sure to shake the shampoo kit mixture bottle well, to remix ingredients, before pouring in soap.  Use 1/2 container per batch and store the remainder 1/2 bottle in the refrigerator until you make your 2nd batch of shampoo.

Notes:  

• If you don't want any extras whatsoever in the shampoo - simply add the boiling water and nothing more.  Let sit 24 hours and use as stated.

• This recipe has been formulated for normal hair.  If you would like more conditioning in your shampoo, you can use some Olive Oil or another conditioning oil you have around your home. 

• This recipe also makes a great all-over body wash that is gentle and luxuriously nourishing.

• This recipe is an all-natural recipe and does not have any commercial long lasting preservatives which you will need if your product sits for over a month or so.

© Southern Crafter aka Skinfully Delicious Bath & Body

We have many more luxurious and therapeutic homemade soap bath bars and handmade soap bars not shown plus African Black Soap.  We also wholesale homemade soap - click here.