My first experience with "black soap" was a sample of "Shea Terra Organic's Rose Hips Black Soap" (which is around $15-16 for only 4 ounces).Because of the price (vs. amount of product), I thought I'd search for a cheaper alternative, which I thought found in "Nubian Heritage" (13 ounces for $6.56 via VitaCost).
When I first received it, I decided to first try it on my face (which was the main reason I purchased it). However, because of the strong perfume scent (doesn't seem like it's of a synthetic source, but very potent just the same), I will no longer be using it on my face. Long after I washed it off, I could TASTE it on my lips (and I didn't even intentionally place it there, just rinsing it off must have), and the scent was still very apparent.
The ingredient list is INCOMPLETE on here, so here it is:
"African Black Soap (palm ash, tamarind extract, plantain peel ?), Cocoamidopropyl Betaine (Coconut Oil Soap), Decyl Glucoside (Sugar Beets), Lauryl Lactylate (Palm Kernel), Deionized Water, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Santalum Album (Sandalwood), Essential Oil Blend, Jojoba Beads, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower (and) Lonicera Japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Salicylic Acid, Dead Sea Salt, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*. ONLY the Shea Butter, and Aloe are "Certified Organic"."
Note: Japanese Honeysuckle Flower Extract is actually a (natural) paraben, for more information go to: organicconsumers (dot) org/articles/article_17679.cfm
Nubian Heritage Black Soap has a water based gel consistency, and lathers very well with lots of suds.
..In conclusion, I can tolerate the soap on my body, but when it's gone I don't plan to buy again.
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As for "Shea Terra" the latter is more thicker and sticky (kind of like molasses), with a slight (pleasant) scent to it as well, but I haven't noticed that it lingered after I washed it off.
If you want to know the ingredients in "Shea Terra" here it is:
"Deionized Water, Yoruba Black Soap (Cocoa Pod Ash, Plantain Peel Ash, Palm Kernel Oil, Camwood Bark), Certified Organic Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii), Certified Organic Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera), Potassium Hydroxide, NOP Certified Organic, Virgin Rose Hip Oil (Rosa Mosqueta), Rose Hip Fruit (Rosa Canina), Aloe Ferrox, Rooibos (Aspalathus Linearis), Kigelli (Kigelia Africana), Certified Organic Marshmallow Root (Althea Officinalis), Licorice Root (Glycryrrhiza Galabra), Citric Acid" .
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Since trying the "Nubian Heritage" I again searched for another "black soap".
This time I ordered "AAA Shea Butter" which is $15 w/ PRIME (there is also an 8 oz. available for cheaper). The consistency is smooth/soft, with no black color at all, and best of all-no strong fragrance!!
The ingredients list is quite a bit smaller than the other two. If you go to their website, this is what they have listed: "Our Liquid Black Soap is made only from Coconut Oil, Palm Oil and Alkaline-Cocoa Potash (obtained by burning Cocoa Pods into ash) and Shea Butter. Our Anti-Bacterial Liquid Black Soap is made from Coconut Oil, Palm Oil and Alkaline-Cocoa Potash (obtained by burning Cocoa Pods into ash), Shea Butter and Neem Oil."
**Just an FYI, Neem Oil has a rather pungent odor (kind of like burnt rubber in my opinion). That's not saying that Neem oil isn't good-look it up if you don't know!!**
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