Pictured above is a bar of Alata Samina African black soap.

Alata Samina

Alata Samina is an African black soap from Ghana. It is made with organic shea butter and sustainable palm oil. It forms a very rich lather, and it is non-drying: perfect for dry and dehydrated skin, but also great for oily, combination, normal, and blemished skin too. Earth Alkemie's Alata Samina is suitable for all hair types, especially dry. Its color is mix of beige, tan, and brown. This is Li's personal favorite soap for her facial skin out of all of the African black soaps that we carry. Li loves using this as a shampoo too!

Alata Samina is now available in a 3 ounce size (some bars weigh a little more, but they all weigh at least 3 ounces). Please note every bar will be a slightly different shape (since they are cut directly from the blocks) and may have a different mix of colors than pictured (due to natural color variations).

Alata Samina comes packaged in a biodegradable cello bag.

Grande (3.0 oz): $5.50

Pictured above is the grande (full, 4 oz) size of Karite African black soap.

Karite

Earth Alkemie's Karite soap is made in Ghana. It is made with only organic shea butter (in addition to the water and wood ash). It is very crumbly, more than our other African black soaps. This soap forms a super gentle, creamy, luxurious cleanser when wet. It does not lather very much (compared to the other African black soaps which lather a lot!) but it will get your skin very clean without over drying it. It is a light brown to tan color. It is suitable for all skin types, but it is particularly recommended for skin that is dry and sensitive. Li suggests using Karite as a facial cleanser or a hand soap, since it leaves the skin velvety soft after cleansing.

Grande (full size) is 4 ounces (please note: Karite soap does not come formed as a bar, but rather comes in small and large pieces). Xiao (small size) is 1.5 ounces.

Karite comes packaged in a biodegradable cello bag.

Karite is part of our Ephemeral (limited edition) collection.

Grande (4 oz): $5.00

Xiao (1.5 oz): $2.25

Pictured above is the grande (full, 4 oz) size (in the background) and also the xiao (small, 2 oz) size (in the foreground) of Northern Ghana African black soap.

Northern Ghana

Northern Ghana African black soap is crafted in the northern regions of Ghana. Earth Alkemie's Northern Ghana is made with emollient coconut and sustainable palm oils. This soap creates a rich, creamy lather that gently cleanses the skin. Northern Ghana is recommended for most skin types, especially oily, combination, sensitive, blemished, normal, mildly dry, and dehydrated skin. It is a mix of light brown, dark brown, and tan colors. Excellent as a basic, daily soap for the facial and body skin. It leaves the hair soft, shiny, and full of body. Northern Ghana is one of Li's favorite African black soaps.

Grande (full size bar) is now bigger!! It is approximately 4.0 ounces. The xiao (small bar) is about 2 ounces.

Northern Ghana comes packaged in a biodegradable cello bag.

Please note every bar will be a slightly different shape (since they are cut directly from the blocks) and may have a different mix of colors than pictured (due to natural color variations).

'Northern Ghana' soap is made by the same vendor and with the same ingredients as our previous 'Ghana' soap, except that it is no longer made with shea butter (Northern Ghana is shea butter free).

Grande (new size: 4 oz): $5.25

Xiao (2 oz): $3.00

Pictured above, Ose Dudu African black soap: 2 ounce xiao/small size (pictured on the left) and 4 ounce grande/full size (pictured on the right).

Ose Dudu

Ose Dudu is made in Togo from almost equal amounts of sustainable, organic palm kernel oil and organic shea butter. Earth Alkemie's Ose Dudu gently cleanses the skin and removes excess sebum without over stripping the skin. This soap is suggested for most skin types, especially blemished, oily, dehydrated, or combination. It is suitable for people with mildly dry skin (especially mildly dry skin that is blemished), but very dry skin may want to try Alata Samina, Karite, our Aromatherapy bar soaps, or Sunset Cleansing Oil. Ose Dudu is a beautiful deep brown (almost black) color with lighter brown mixed in. Also recommended as a body soap! Li highly recommends this soap for blemished skin to improve skin clarity.

Grande (full size bar) is approximately 3.0 ounces, and xiao (small bar) is about 2 ounces.

Please note every bar may have a different mix of colors than pictured (due to natural color variations).

Ose Dudu comes packaged in a biodegradable cello bag.

**Please note, that Ose Dudu's shape and size will change in the future. We have not changed vendors, but we are now going to cut them directly from the logs now (instead of forming them into squares).

Grande (3 oz)

Xiao (2 oz)