For centuries, women of West Africa, particularly in Ghana –made and used native plants like plantain skins, cocoa pods, shea tree bark, or palm tree leaves to make soap to gently cleanse hair and skin. This is commonly what we know today to be African Black Soap.
If you suffer from Eczema, Rosacea, Psoriasis and Acne especially, you can replace harsh chemical cleansers with our premium Organic African Black Soap. With Activated charcoal, Cacao, Plantain, essential oils of Orange, Bergamot and Tea Tree, they are great for acne control and can help prevent outbreaks. By drawing bacteria, toxins, chemicals, dirt and other micro-particles to the surface of skin, it helps you achieve a flawless complexion and fight acne and disinfect some wounds too!
Plantain promotes quicker wound healing and prevents scarring too.
With Plantain and Cacao, this bar is chock-full of anti-oxidants that fights free-radicals which cause premature aging. They also have natural suncreen properties and help block out harmful UV rays on skin. They also contain anti-cancer properties and help prevent skin cancer too.
At The Soap Haven, we're passionate about chemical-free skincare. Our products are made with natural ingredients chosen by our team of skin enthusiasts. We also prioritize a no-animal-testing, cruelty-free process to save your skin and conscience.
NATURAL, ECO-FRIENDLY |
NO PARABENSNO SLS |
NON-GMO |
NO ANIMAL TESTING |
GLUTEN-FREE |
NO ARTIFICIAL FRAGRANCE |
Browse our collection of common queries. If you still need answers, feel free to contact us for a quick personalised response.
Our soap bars last about 40-50 washes and for about four weeks (based on an average person who showers once a day). It all depends on your personal routine, how you store the soap, as well as the size of bar you purchase — obviously, larger ones last longer. Even the amount of natural oils in the soap can affect its lifespan, but three-to-four weeks is a good estimate.
Fun fact — we have a customer who has been using one bar of Tea Tree Soap for her face twice a day, and it has lasted over a year!
Soap don’t really have an expiry date, but how you store them can extend or shorten the “expiry”.
For a bar you’re actively using, we recommend you purchase the Bamboo Charcoal Soap Pouch or our Naturally Anti-Mould Pinewood Soap Dish. This extends the lifespan of your soap by draining water after use and preventing it from becoming slimy and soft in a puddle of water.
You should keep unused bars out of humidity, so we don’t recommend storing them in the bathroom where steam can damage the soap’s integrity. This will prevent moisture getting into the soap so it will last longer — up to one year!
No, not at the moment. Liquid soaps require loads of chemical preservatives to give them shelf life. We try to have our soaps in the most natural form — without synthetic chemicals — but we are exploring options in all natural liquid soaps for the future.
Yes! Our soap bars are very suitable for babies as they are all-natural and chemical-free! For babies, you should opt for are unscented bars with no essential oils. We’ve already handpicked this range for you — see it here.
No, they’re not halal certified, but the only animal ingredient used is goat milk. Our soap is all-natural, not animal-tested, contains no artificial chemicals, no petro-chemicals, no synthetic oils, and are made from vegan oils.
You can check the ingredients list for each item on the individual product pages.