By black soap, we mean a paste-like, oily base that is useful for both the skin and the home. With one caveat: there are actually two kinds. As a result, the use of black soap varies depending on the variety.
Not One Black Soap, but Two Forms of Black Soap
To enjoy all the benefits of black soap, you first need to distinguish two types. The body black soap, also called face black soap or cosmetic black soap, is the grain-free, plant-based, oily paste that is mainly used for the body. Meanwhile, the household black soap, whether liquid or paste, will allow you to clean everything from floor to ceiling in the home, including garden upkeep.
The cosmetic or cleansing black soap is made from a blend of oil and crushed black olives macerated in salt and potash. Like Aleppo soap, cosmetic black soap is a natural product that is very pleasant and offers multiple benefits for the skin of the body and face.
Pricing for a 100% natural Moroccan black soap typically runs from about ten to twenty-five euros for a preparation of roughly 200 grams.
The Cosmetic Black Soap Preserves the Skin
Purifying, cleansing without being irritating, the black soap, rich in regenerating vitamin E, prepares the skin for exfoliation of dead cells by leaving it soft and hydrated.
The Black Soap Preserves Our Epidermis:
Our epidermis is coated with a hydrolipidic film that preserves skin health. Throughout the day, everyone sweats and secretes sebum. It is these secretions that give us not only satin-smooth, soft, and supple skin but also a skin pH of around 5 on the pH scale that runs from 0 to 14.
However, supermarket soaps, for example, often have a pH that is too high because they contain too much lye or sodium hydroxide and potassium, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, or other alkylbenzene sulfonates. That’s certainly stripping…
The Black Soap: Benefits for the Body
1. It Exfoliates Effectively the Body and Face!
Rich in vitamin E, this type of black soap has moisturizing and exfoliating properties despite the absence of grains. Widely used in North Africa, this black soap helps remove dead cells and toxins, purify the epidermis.
Among the main benefits of black soap for the body, there is no surprise: exfoliation. It excels at removing dead cells and impurities from the skin of the body and face. Simply apply the black soap by emulsifying it, taking care to avoid the eyes and lips. Leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse while exfoliating with a loofah. Soft, clear skin guaranteed!
2. It Cleanses the Skin Gently!
The black soap is so gentle that it can be used daily as a homemade shower gel. To do this, first dilute it in water, then use it as a regular shower gel. Note, however, if you want to keep your black soap for as long as possible, especially for daily use, consider storing it in a plastic box in the refrigerator so it doesn’t dry out.
A Moroccan argan oil-based black soap, 200 mL, presented in a glass bottle. This product, specially selected by the Slow Cosmetic Movement for its purity and its good quality-to-price ratio, is used for the skin of the face or body, for hair, and for the whole family…
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3. It’s an Excellent Anti-Wrinkle
Black soap also helps preserve the epidermis, deeply hydrate it, and thus constitutes an excellent anti-wrinkle treatment thanks to its hydrolipidic film that will surely safeguard your skin’s health. To enjoy the anti-wrinkle benefits of black soap, simply apply it daily to your skin for 5 minutes, then rinse with clear water.
The Benefits of Black Soap for the Home and Garden
Household black soap in paste (1 kg) or liquid (1 L) is made from olive oil, solvent-free and 100% natural. Multi-use for the home and garden, it is also biodegradable and its price is very affordable. Expect roughly 3 to 8 euros for a product that lasts a long time.
4. It cleans floors, leathers, and windows
Diluted in hot water as with many household cleaners, the benefits of black soap are numerous! It cleans floors, tiles or parquet with shine and without leaving chemical residues in the home. It can be used on tile, linoleum, marble, concrete, sanitary fixtures, mosaics, and it can even be used to wash windows—without rinsing. A real time-and-money saver to keep your home looking pristine.
5. It Degreases Pans and Cooktop Surfaces!
Among the benefits of black soap, its ultra-degreasing power is not widely known… And yet, it will quickly clean your skillets, pots, stockpots and cooktops without damaging them. With a major advantage: it will lightly, but naturally, scent the whole house.
6. It Stains-Removes Laundry
It is also an incredible stain remover for tablecloths, napkins, bath towels, and even carpets! To do this, simply apply a little diluted black soap directly to the stains before washing. It can also be added directly to the washing machine, using 3 tablespoons of liquid black soap for 5 kg of laundry as a reference. It will also serve as a natural fabric softener and help your machine fight limescale. However, avoid wool, as it will yellow it.
7. It’s an Incredible Natural Repellent
The benefits of liquid black soap don’t stop at home—the garden can benefit too! Indeed, black soap is an excellent repellant that helps fight aphids, spiders, and other garden pests (note that, depending on your plantings and the garden’s natural balance, these same creatures may actually help you).
And you, how do you use black soap — as cosmetic black soap or as a garden product?
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