70%
would repurchase
3.9/5
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ingredients

African black soap base, African shea butter, oats, aloe, plantain extract, vitamin E, essential oil blend, vegetable glycerin, palm ash, rosemary extract, iron oxides.

Reviews

Reviews


4.0
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11 years ago

I really like this soap and use it as body wash during the winter months. It smells divine and leaves the skin soft, moisturized and healthy looking. You can't beat the lather for shaving your legs...

About reviewer (107 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel



4.0
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11 years ago

You alright, Nubian Heritage soap. I prefer buying this to either cheap market soaps, fancier commercial soaps (Doe, Olay, etc.), or pricy soaps which accomplish the same thing ($$$ clay bars,...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel


2.0
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11 years ago

Did abosolutley nothing to clear my skin ended up binning it!doing much better with manuka honey face masks and homemade vitamin C serum :)

About reviewer (43 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesHazel


2.0
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11 years ago

I have a recurring patch of eczema beneath each eye. The patches are not severe, but when they pop up, they are dry enough so that makeup looks horrible on, even with plenty of moisturizer. I...

About reviewer (108 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


4.0
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11 years ago

I purchased a bar of this at Whole Foods. I had heard a lot about black soap and wanted to see for myself. I like how this soap makes my skin feel after washing. A soap that leaves my skin feeling...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Medium Brown, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Medium

EyesOther


5.0
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11 years ago

I am in awe over this product. I have dry skin and basically any soap product that foams does not work for me. I usually have to use very gentle face washes that barely clean my face, which results...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


3.0
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11 years ago

I'm a big fan of Dudu - Osun african black soap for correcting discoloration and general exfoliation - the stuff leaves your skin glowing like no other. But my local health food store didn't carry...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I have used the regular nubian heritage african black soap (as pictured in photo above/shea butter) and it was certainly 'ok' but due to online reviews and a breakout I was having, I bought the...

About reviewer (112 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesGray


5.0
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11 years ago

It's so annoying that all these people from iHerb come on makeupalley and write reviews. Makes me not want to order this in general cause I know their reviews are fake. Anyways, a real review. I...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Kinky, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

UPDATE!! 9/12/13 Still using and loving this soap. I came back today to read more reviews out of curiosity to see how it was doing! So surprised not too many people love it as much as I do. I...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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11 years ago

Update: It took more than 6 months for me to finish off a bar of this soap and my skin is entirely different than it was when I started using it: smooth, no eczema, clear pores, less breakouts,...

About reviewer (116 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Kinky, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

A little background...my current skincare regimen is" Morning: -Nubian Heritage African Soap (this soap, used twice, once to wash off my makeup, and another time to actually cleanse my...

About reviewer (111 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Dark, Neutral

HairBlack, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I love this soap! I use it every night after removing my makeup, to ensure everything is iff my face. And I use it in mornings when I feel oily. This soap has helped me with redness on my face so...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

I have been using this soap for a month on my face. I have acne prone, clog-prone skin that gets pretty oily. I use Paula's choice 2% bha to keep the clogs at bay. I ordered this soap because I...

About reviewer (191 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


2.0
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12 years ago

Got this at vitamin shoppe (they do carry a lot of nubian heritage stuff)...and was excited to try this out. I read it initially on iHerb.com and seeing the glowing reviews I just had to run out...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I'm not a big fan of bar soaps, but this stuff is amazing. I've tried so many things for my adult acne, and I saw a random blogger review it and thought "why not." I paid $4 or so for it at Whole...

About reviewer (79 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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12 years ago

I had high hopes for this soap after rave reviews about it clearing up people's acne, but once again I am disappointed. It didn't leave my face dry like a lot of others said, but it didn't clear...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen


4.0
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12 years ago

I bought this because it said it woul even out skin tone, well been using for about two weeks and haven't really seen a change in the department BUUUT!!! I love the natural smell and it made my KP...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Medium Brown, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


3.0
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12 years ago

Even though it says all ingredients are organic, I'm still very sceptical about the palm oil. I would like to know where they source the palm oil and their website has no information about this....

About reviewer (100 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBlue


5.0
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12 years ago

I remember my stepdad always had a supply of this soap, and we'd use them for our hands. If I knew that it was great for the face, I would've kept them well after being 9. xD We never used them for...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Other

EyesBrown