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For instance, while some communities use shea butter, others incorporate palm oil into their soap-making processes. [3] However, the use of shea butter in African black soap production dates back to the 14th century. [11] Despite the soaps name african black soap are rarely black with some most quality ones ranging from beige to dark brown. [12]
A bar of Dudu-Osun.. Dudu-Osun is an African black soap made from herbs found in the Savannah and tropical rainforest regions of West Africa. Although the black soap was once only known to people of Yoruba descent, [1] Dudu-Osun, a Nigerian variant of the soap is among the few brands making for wider acceptance and recognition for this beauty product in the mainstream industry.
Shea butter (/ ʃ iː / SHEE, / ˈ ʃ iː ə / SHEE-ə, or / ʃ eɪ / SHAY; Bambara: ߛߌ߮ߕߎߟߎ, romanized: sìtulu [1]) is a fat (triglyceride; mainly oleic acid and stearic acid) extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa). [2] It is ivory in color when raw and commonly dyed yellow with borututu root or palm oil ...
In Ghana and Nigeria, shea butter is a major ingredient for making the African black soap. Preparing a sandwich with fried shea tree caterpillars at the Boromo bus station in Burkina Faso. The edible protein-rich caterpillars of the moth Cirina butyrospermi which feed solely on its leaves are widely collected [13] and eaten raw, dried or fried.
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