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I keep seeing this soap recommended in beauty articles and it’s like 3 bucks for a bar, so I got some for my husband who gets terrible backne.
I’ve never seen his skin this clear, but I’m curious is this a fluke? Why does it seem to work so well?http://www.amazon.com/Shea-Moisture-African-Black-Soap-8/dp/B005C2N8IC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391989446&sr=8-2&keywords=shea+moisture+black+soap this is the productHere are some articles that mention it:First, here are the 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.I don’t see anything here that has a scientific basis for reducing acne so I’m stumped as to why it would work.The only thing that even looks close is the “Oat extract” because colloidal oatmeal is proven to have skin protectant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the oatmeal has to be boiled to extract the gelatinous materials. Just chucking some dried oats into a soap bar wouldn’t provide the same benefit.Rozy I think I agree with you but then I might not. I have one VERY skeptical friend who has tried so many different products and nothing works as well as black soap to keep her clear. I really think it might be the shea butter just calming her skin because before that she was using baking soda scrubs and home made lemon juice concoctions to combat her acne, can you just imagine the amount of irritation? I think for acutely sensitive skin, there’s nothing like just soothing it to calm down the acne.
It could be a case, maybe, of old things becoming new again. As in the case of Rosebud Salve. My grandmother was never without it. Now it has become popular again. Why? Because it is simple and it works.
It’s true, sometimes a little petrolatum does that lip protecting job. On a similar note, there’s a new “lip maks” from Bite Beauty which they say has Agave nectar as an active ingredient. Really, lanolin is the main functional ingredient but everyone who tries it is all, WOW, agave nectar is the most effective lip conditioner ever, I wish there was a cheaper alternative to this lip mask.
The lullllllz are so real when you work in the cosmetic industry but understand how to read ingredient lists.LOL or am I supposed to say lulllz? I can never keep these abbreviations straight. BTW, Brainy, did you drink a BUNCH of coffee this afternoon? I saw that you just left like 20 comments on the Forum. LOL again.
Haha yes, I was posting as I was downing my special gallon size coffee mug (you think I’m kidding, I’m not).
Sorry about the lullzing, it’s irresistible when I’m recollecting a particularly delicious inner belly laugh. Don’t worry, I’m not particularly proud of knowing what lulz means but now that I do heavily abuse it.@Rozy, I know, that was my reaction too. I wondered how she had any face left. She definitely took the aggresive approach to acne combat
Wow, I tried baking soda once and it was awful, it’s very irritating and it makes acne worse!!! Why would someone do that to their skin on a daily basis is a mystery to me
Sad thing is there are YouTube makeup gurus advocating use of lemon juice on the face. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vkCR2ZWAe4
I just went on Kandy’s video and there seems to be countless people advocating for citrus juice on face for a number of skin problems. I reported about 6 of them and left comments explaining that it is harmful. I don’t mean to “troll” but at least I’m doing it for a good cause. #logictroll
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