African Black Soap Making

Of course you can always buy it from the store but isn t there just something a little special when it comes to home made goodies.

African black soap making. Links to all the equipment i am using can be found on ou. Then heat some castor oil and coconut oil in a pot and mix in some of the potash you made. Mediterranean countries still make black soap such as savon noire or hammam soap with olive pits. After 30 minutes transfer the potash to a jar.

Buy the raw base and use it as is or rebatch it this is what i have done so far. Once it starts boiling lower the heat and let the mixture simmer for 30 minutes stirring it regularly. Remember the african black soap article from just a few weeks ago. Potash is organic making african black soap more organic when compared to other soaps made with caustic soda.

Week 43 of soaping 101 and we are creating black african inspired soap using the hot process method. Add aloe vera juice into bottle. Finally let the soap cool to room temperature and pour it into a mold to harden. There are three options for making your own.

The leaves and skins from bananas plantains the shea nut tree are burnt into a potash. Make develop your own african black soap inspired recipe. How is black african soap made the process of creating black soap can take from 2 4 weeks. Black soap is very alkaline which will leave your skin feeling tight and dry.

I cannot make a specific recommendation but there are many resellers of african black soap on amazon. Inspired recipes use raw cocoa beans or cocoa nibs nibs are natural raw. To make black soap start by mixing potash and distilled water in a pot and bringing it to a boil. Water is then added to the ash to create a dark liquid which creates a potassium hydroxide lye.

But adding an acidic content will reduce the ph level to a skin and hair friendly ph level which will work better with our skin and hair. You can use palm palm kernel oil coconut oil shea butter and cocoa butter. In other parts of africa the potash is made from bamboo cola nuts shea nut kernel camwood and several other woods that have saponins.