Introducing Natural Toto's Black Soap; Alata Samina.

Its a new year and new things in store for all of us. Last year I introduced Uganda Shea butter, and I got great response from a lot of you. Am forever grateful. However, when I usually made deliveries for the products most would ask me, what else do you have? and I didn't have anything else. Ha ha ha. To tell you the truth, I only started selling Shea butter not because am an oil seller but because I realized most people could not access it easily. So enough with the long story and am just happy to say that this year will be different and better and I will try to put up all the products I use on my hair on the shop so that if you like and would be interested in any, you can access it easily and at an affordable price :)

So am happy to announce to you that I know provide the famous Ghana black soap, also known as Alata Samina! yay... The soap will come in two packs: daily use 100g and year supply 500+g, do check the shop for prices. As always here is a brief of what Black soap or Alata Samina is.

What is Alata Samina?
Alata Samina aka Anago Samina aka Africa Black soap is a type of  soap which has been made and used in Ghana for centuries. Contrary to the name, the soap its self is not black and it is actually a light brown color and has a natural earthy scent to it. It is said to be the best/original type of black soap and the methods of making it passed down for generations.

Where does Alata Samina come from?
Alata samina comes from Ghana as noted above. It is made from the skin of plantain a popular food in west Africa, which is dried naturally under the sun. The plantain is mixed with other ingredients such as coconut oil, palm oil, essential oils and ash from certain dried barks, which are believed to have medicinal properties.

What is Alata Samina used for?
Alata Samina is used as a shampoo for hair, a facial wash/make up remover, and body wash.

Types of Black Soap?
There are two types of black soap, the main being Alata Samina from Ghana and Dudu Osun from Nigeria.
The main difference between the two is the ingredients used in making them as the women use what is localy available to them.

Benefits of Alata Samina for the hair

• Cleanses hair without drying it,
• Removes oil and product build up,
• Helps heal problematic scalp,
• Helps define curls,
• Reduces Shrinkage,
• Softens and strengthens hair
• Helps prevent dandruff

Benefits of Alata Samina for the skin

• Heals Scars
• Delays aging
• Removes extra oils from the skins thus preventing acne
• Balances skin tone
• Prevents bacteria from attacking the skin

Please note that if you use skin lighteners or other oils with harsh chemicals, do not use the black soap as the reaction might leave you with a bad itch all over your face - which will either go away eventually or also be a continuous issue, and to notice changes when using black soap, the more natural you go the better, meaning from what you eat to what you apply on your body.

Storage of Alata Samina
Store in a cool and dry place. Alata Samina absorbs moisture and so if you store it in a wet place or wet container its bound to suck in the moisture and shrink! You can also store in a dry plastic bag

BEWARE OF FAKE BLACK SOAP
Black soap should never be all black in color. If you come across a product on the market that claims to be "natural" black soap and it's not brown in color, it's dyed and therefore doesn't have the same benefits as natural black soap. Additionally, the fake black soap is hard in texture, whereas natural black soap is soft. The fake soap doesn't contain all of the natural ingredients and can stain clothes.


References
http://www.greenerchiro.com/Articles/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20Black%20Soap%20or%20Alata%20Samina.pdf

http://www.ehow.com/about_5418476_benefit-natural-black-soap.html

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