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Alaffia Authentic African Black Soap All-In-One Unscented

Alaffia Authentic African Black Soap All-In-One Ingredients Explained

Name: Authentic African Black Soap All-In-One
Brand: Alaffia
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Type: Unscented

5.0 from 1 ratings

Updated on January 30, 2024 Submitted by whoabrooke

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Overview

What it is

Body wash with 6 ingredients

Cool Features

It is vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe

Free From

It doesn't contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

Fun facts

Alaffia is from Togo.

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Ingredient List (6)

Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Shea Butterate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Potassium Hydroxide

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

Ingredients Overview

Here's our quick-to-read summary of the ingredients in this product. Keep scrolling if you'd like to learn more about what each ingredient does!

Ingredient

Com. / Irr. Rating

Features

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Cleansing

Skin Conditioning

Buffering

Ingredients Explained

This product contains 6 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Lauryl Glucoside

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Mixed

Lauryl Glucoside sugar- and lipid-based cleansing agent. It is created from glucose and lauryl alcohol.

Lauryl Glucoside makes it easier to rinse oil, dirt, and other polluants away.

A British study found lauryl glucoside to cause skin sensitivity for some people. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have concerns.

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Sodium Shea Butterate

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Very Disliked

We don't have a description for Sodium Shea Butterate.

Potassium Palm Kernelate

What it does: Cleansing

We don't have a description for Potassium Palm Kernelate.

Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract comes from the Holy Basil plant. Holy Basil is native to India.

Holy Basil is rich in antioxidants due to its high romarinic acid, ferulic acid, and rutin content. The ferulic acid may help with skin brightening and help soothe the skin.

Antioxidants may help with anti-aging due to its ability to neutralize free-radical molecules. These molecules may damage skin cells and DNA.

While Holy Basil has many claims to help fight acne, more research is needed.

One thing to note is the presence of tannins. Tannins are naturally found in nature. This compound may be skin-sensitizing.

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Potassium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.

Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.

Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.

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33% are loved or liked

17% have mixed ratings

33% are disliked or very disliked

17% have no rating yet

When to use

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Directions

Face Cleanser: Gently massage over skin. Rinse clean and pat dry. Follow with the Alaffia face cream of your choice.Body Wash: Apply generously, working into a rich lather. Rinse thoroughly. Shaving Soap: Apply and lather evenly with wet hands. Shave and rinse. Be Creative:...

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