Organic, Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Fungal OSE-DUDU AFRICAN BLACK SOAP 2 LB (32 oz) BLOCK. Authentic, Handmade, Unscented Raw (GHANA)

Great product!! I use this for my face and as a shampoo. It has drastically improved the quality of my skin!!! Less breakouts and pimples (except hormonal ones, but it does reduces the damage left behind). It also shrank my pores, and is even working to actively fade discoloration from acne scars!! LOVE LOVE LOVE african black soap!!For my hair, I have curly 3b, 3c hair that can get REALLY frizzy sometimes. When I use the black soap on my hair to cleanse, it leaves my hair SO SOFT, super shiny, moisturized and frizz-feee while allowing my hair and scalp to feel clean and refreshed. Seriously, I could get away with skipping conditioner if I wanted to, that's how amazing my hair feels after a wash! I reccomended cutting small pieces and placing them into an applicator bottle (it varies based on how concentrated you want your shampoo) and then adding water to the bottle to fill it up, then add 10-20 drops of peppermint oil or any other essential oil. The smell of the soap really lingers in the hair if used straight from the bar, and it didnt smell pleasant to me. Smells like chocolate at first (which I've never really been a fan of chocolate smells), then as the smell ages in the hair after 2-3 days, it can be obnoxious and off-putting, almost stale or sour. So, its important to thoroughly rinse out all traces. Dilution and use of essential oil leaves no smell or residue behind.I also use the same method for washing my face. I cut off a rectangle, and then cut it into tiny pieces, put it into an applicator bottle with some water, let it dissolve, and you have a gentle, yet effective, face wash! Using an applicator bottle is better in my opinion because you can control the strength, eliminate transferring bacteria since you now pour the soap from a bottle, and you can stretch the product & make it last longer! You dont need much from the bottle.after you make it either because it lathers so well!!! Face wash lasts over a month easy with daily washing at least twice a day and I get at least 7-10 washes when I make my own shampoo.Also, the product was packaged neatly, and came in a nifty foil bag with a slider seal and plastic wrap on the inside around the soap. So I am able to simply cut off what I need, re-wrap it, and seal it to preserve freshness! As long as the item is available, will definitely purchase again. Thank you for such a great product that provides quality results!****UPDATE 3/21/21.....I purchased this item in April 2020, so in a few days it'll officially have been 1 year since I've used this product. It still works beautifully for my skin and hair! I still use the same method listed above, and I am only about halfway through the original product I ordered. So it goes a long way! A lot of my acne scars have faded, not all...but that's because I just recently started using sunscreen to stop them from darkening (just learned about this.) But even before I started using sunscreen, the soap was still actively working to lighten most of my dark spots!! Also, if I happen to get a bump, it doesn't leave a scar behind. And could be a coincidence, but I get less hormonal breakouts too! Another benefit I noticed is that it helps keep my face soft and exfoliated between my weekly facial routine! Pores are still small and less blackheads and whiteheads! Also, I get eczema flareups on my fingers sometimes, and I notice this seems to help reduce redness, swelling, and seems to make my hands heal from a breakout a tad bit quicker when I use my hands to was my face. Sometimes I use a silicone face brush but when I use my hands, the flareups seem less frequent. Will definitely order some more!

I’m in my mid 40’s and have noticed lots of skin changes over the past year or two such as dryness which has caused acne and ingrown hairs to form. I tend to pick at my skin because I cannot stand anything other than absolute smoothness on my skin. One could say I’m borderline OCD in this arena and have always been particular about texture in general. If there is a problem, especially with my skin, I try to fix it which usually leads to my own detriment. Sadly, that never deters me. Having said that, picking has led to more issues such as irritation and follicultis (hair follicles getting infected). It’s truly a horrible cycle to fall into, especially for someone who is like me. All of those aforementioned issues has led me on the hunt which has costed more money than I’d ever like to disclose but not as is lost because I came across this soap. When I saw the disclaimer coupled with the reviews, I thought, at this point, nothing is going to sate my obsession with clearing my skin concerns and $12 bucks will stand between me and my crusade. Plus it could keep me out of the nut house.This soap didn’t disappoint. I’ve used this soap several times already (mornings on the face and evenings in the shower on face and body) with a nylon washcloth on my body followed by a deep-intensive, hydrating lotion while my skin is still damp (very important that the skin is still damp, if your skin is dry following bathing/washing, you’ve missed the prime window for moisturizing). For those of you thinking that bar soap is a no-no on the face, I absolutely don’t care. I’ve ran the gamut on skin care so don’t judge me and I’m also going to say, in this instance, my personal choice was the right one.I’ve already noticed significant improvements, even after the first night. When I woke up the following morning, my first obsessive instinct was to go see results, I’m results-driven so that was important. I wasn’t looking for life-altering changes but something at least. I noticed that my skin had started to purge, which is actually a positive thing and preexisting acne was drying up. The follicultis spots have dried up and are healing now. I’m honestly grateful my purge wasn’t as horrible as I was expecting and, honestly, my acne wasn’t the most worrying concern (which was very mild…three small pimples), it was the ingrown hairs and follicultis. For those who don’t know, when you change your skin routine, it’s supposed to cause a purge and form acne. That’s the product clearing your pores and you want that to happen. Yes, it’s an inconvenience, but a necessary one. Sticking with the product is the only way for that to clear up. Switching because you broke out won’t solve your problems and you’ll spend more time fighting than solving while simultaneously blaming the product that broke you out in the first place needlessly and undeservingly. (Sorry, but I see this kind of thing all the time, especially since I’ve been through a lot of different products over the past couple years.)The nylon washcloth aided in exfoliation while the soap did its job working to clear everything out of my pores from head to toe. I’d say if you use this soap, do yourself a favor and spend a few bucks on a nylon washcloth (there are several offered on Amazon if that’s your thing, I’m not judging, I love Amazon) and some quality lotion. Cloth washclothes are alright don’t exfoliate as well. If your skin concerns are similar to mine, a cloth washcloth won’t do the trick. The lotion will prevent aggravating the issue further by allowing your skin to dry up and trap dirt and oil in your pores. Also another fun fact, non-comedogenic lotion won’t break you out, it simple keeps the skin from overproducing oil which is a self-defense mechanism to keep the skin supple.I am not talking down to anyone, I’m just clarifying and educating because, again, I’ve seen all sorts of reviews needlessly blaming products for doing what they’re supposed to do or what they aren’t causing to begin with.

I had purchased some African homemade soap from some folks at a fair and concert this last summer. I really like the way it cleans the skin so I look for African soap on Amazon. And I started reading about this black soap and some of the things people were saying about it and their reviews. So I ordered some, it came in too big bars that looked prehistoric. My wife and I laughed. I started using it on a washcloth and washing my body with it and from the first time it was lathering really great rinsing, clean, squeaky and leaving my skin soft . I’ve had a problem with my scalp for about seven years. I started getting these little pimples and it just seemed to multiply over the years and I could not get anything to work. I actually started washing my hair with this black soap. I don’t have any more of the pimples and it’s been less than a month , my scalp is starting to get smooth again. I don’t use tea tree or anything else like I used to. I only use this black soap it’s been a godsend. I wanted to leave a review like everyone else. I think this is amazing and it has no smell. I did order two bars of the Shea butter. I thought I was ordering Shea butter soap, but it’s just Shea butter. So it is pretty rich and I do put a little bit sometimes Makes it with the black soap and I just do my body and it makes it softer but you don’t really need it at least I don’t. I don’t use any creams on my skin at all anymore no moisturizers. That’s pretty much it.