- Naturally
- 99.3% Natural
- Made with Fair Trade Shea Butter
- Gentle Moisturizing Exfoliant
- Cruelty Free
- Gluten Free
- 100% Vegan
- Paraben & Phthalate Free
- Lauryl / Laureth Sulfate Free
- No Petroleum Derivatives
Dr. Woods Raw Black Soap
Our Black and Castile Soaps are safe and effective for hundreds of household uses, but specially formulated for gentle, natural skin care.
Dr. Woods Raw Black Soap is a natural wonder that lifts away tired skin cells to leave your skin smooth, hydrated and exceptionally healthy. Our Raw Black Soap formula is a gentle exfoliant and a powerful, acne-fighting deep cleaner that rejuvenates the skin without any need for harsh detergent or toxic additives.
Made from plantain skins, palm kernel oil and shea butter, Black Soap is an abundant source of skin-nourishing nutrients A, E, and iron in a unique formulation that provides a luxuriously rich and gentle all-purpose cleanser for your face and body.
We offer our Fair Trade Organic Shea Butter, one of Nature’s most effective and versatile Health & Beauty resources, across all Dr. Woods Black and Castile Soaps. Sustainably harvested from the nut of the Karite Shea Tree, indigenous to Ghana, our Shea Butter is a bountiful source of Vitamins A and E, as well as essential fatty acids to soothe and balance your skin. We use Shea Butter in its purest form – Raw and Organic – in order to retain its highest level of therapeutic and healing properties.
All Things Good For Our Family…And Yours.
Dr. Woods is a family business born from our own passionate quest to produce the finest and most effective Health & Beauty products in the world. Our family is wonderfully diverse with different ages, skin types, hair textures and styling needs, so creating truly healthy, highly effective products that work for all of us was an inspiring challenge… and with diligence, creativity and lots of love, we created the most beneficial and environmentally sustainable products available.
Dr. Woods draws on the very best time-tested healing traditions together with modern formulation processes. We choose to keep our products as natural as possible, without compromising effectiveness, using the best pure ingredients from around the world and never containing dangerous chemical additives or harsh detergents that strip away our skin’s natural elasticity. We’ve also worked incredibly hard to make our products truly affordable so good health and exceptional quality are accessible to everyone.
Our family is deeply proud of the products we make and it is a great honor to share them with yours.
Other Ingredients
Purified water (aqua), saponified coconut, hemp and olive oils (with retained glycerin), pure black soap, organic shea butter (butyrospermum parkii)*, fragrance, tocopherol (vitamin E), sea salt, citric acid, panthenol (pro vitamin B5), rosemary (rosemarinus officinalis) extract, natural caramel.
*Certified Organic by Ecocert S.A.
Warnings
For external use only. Please avoid contact with eyes.
Multivitamins
Protein Powders
YMC –
Less bubbles than the Shea Moisture African Black Soap I bought, but I think this formula is better. My skin is the best it’s ever looked. Not completely cleared up, but 95% better.
Ann D. –
I’m reviewing this for the sole purpose of using it as a makeup brush cleaner – ITS AMAZING.
I squeeze some out into a little ramekin then run my sink water on a slow room temp, dip my dirty makeup brush in and then swish it around in my hand adding water and squeezing out the excess water and repeat if necessary until clean.
This soap really deep cleans the dirtiest of makeup brushes (beauty sponges as well) even brushes that I’ve used on freelance gigs and left wrapped up dirty until a week later, it gets everything out! It doesn’t compromise the integrity of the bristles and doesn’t leave a weird smell in the hair. Oh and it lasts forever. I clean my personal makeup brushes once every 1-2 weeks, and my freelance brushes after every job… and I’ve had this for almost 2 years and it’s still not empty ??
Nobody –
I stopped using regular soap ages ago and went the way of Dr. Bronners until I found this stuff at my health food store. It is the best soap out there. Free from all the sulfate and extra garbage they put in soap. Leaves your skin clean and moisturized, as well as super soft! And did I mention the scent? The best smell ever! I have all my friends, boyfriend, mother and father using it now. I run and Airbnb and EVERYONE and I mean everyone asks me about the soap. It’s also much less expensive on Amazon than anywhere else!!
Amazon Customer –
I delayed writing review cause I needed the time line to use the products.
LOVE IT!!!! at this time I have used all the various scents. I LOVE them ALL!!!!!
Highly recommend if you are a “Naturalist” . I Love the aroma that lingers inside the bathroom after my shower. I was born at the commencement of the “60”‘s with parents whom were born from Spanish/Middle Eastern Parents (my Paternal/Maternal GrandParents) . I was raised using the Castile Bar Soaps. This product line has taken me back emotionally to more simple times in my life. Scents play a huge roll in our memories and when I Now Shower, I literally am taken back to the memories of my childhood, when everything was less stressful in our world. Do Not use this product under the notion that you have endless soap suds, cause you wont. Instead you will obtain the best “cleansing” experience you probably have had for many years, from using other soaps. I intend to continue purchasing this brand continuously, so long as the the MFR stays in business.
Robert T Armstrong –
This soap is amazing. It is a great exfoliator and cleanser. I have very sensitive skin and mild acne and have tried numerous anti-irritant soaps from a multitude of companies and this beats all the chemically formulated ones by far. After a couple of days of use (for me it was around 2-3), you will start to have your skin feel and look amazing. I would highly recommend using a moisturizer after as it does leave the skin somewhat dry and it’s just a healthy thing to do after showering. A good moisturizer I use for the face is Mineral Fusion Intense Hydration, which can be bought on amazon as well for around $17, lasts for about 2 months, and is vegan friendly and pretty organic.
I’m not sure how good of a shampoo this product makes as I have yet to try it on my hair, but I will add some more feedback on that in a week or so.
For those that have any severity of acne, I use this in conjunction to the Humane face wash with 10% benzoyl peroxide (which can also be bought on Amazon for around $20, has lasted over 3 months so far, is vegan friendly as well) and this combination has eliminated all of it. I have always struggled with mild acne and haven’t been able to resolve this issue until that combo. So for all acne prone individuals, I would definitely give the Humane and this product combo a try.
Regarding the smell, it is not as strong as some make it out to be (at least from my perspective) and it is a very natural scent. For those that are accustomed to the fruity or pretty smelling products, this one is not that, but would definitely make the switch as it is just as appealing, just in a different manner. For those that already like natural smells, this is already A1.
Overall this is a fantastic product with no downsides and will definitely buy again, as well as recommend to anyone seeking a healthier and more effective product for cleansing and exofliating.
Matthew –
My girlfriend likes the way I smell with this. I tested a different soap and she vocalized that she likes this one better. Thus, as a man with at least mild to moderate intelligence, I shall continue to use this one. If she cheats on me with a man who uses a different soap, then I will update this review.
Marlena B. Beal –
I have very sensitive skin and my hair is affected by medications which have dried both my hair and scalp severely. The Dr. Woods African Raw Black Vegan Liquid Body Wash with Organic Shea Butter has made my hair so soft and bouncy after a shampoo and most times I do not have to blow dry my hair. I let it dry naturally even when using with my own conditioner. My scalp no longer hurts from the dryness but I do encouraged African American females to use a very lightweight oil after shampooing if your hair is normally dry. Love this product for my hair and skin!
Just looking –
It’s easily mixes in with my other liquid soaps or essential oils– I sometimes mix soaps because of their different properties & I am pleased with how it works alone or mixes in with others liquid soap.
The Dr. Woods raw African blk soap is thicker than a couple of the other choices in the line-brand of liquid soaps. Yet it is a less expensive brand & the price does not seem to dance the “Fluctuation Hop.”
When used on it’s own (without altering) it doesn’t seem to strip my skin of hydration like a lot of other soaps do. I do use other liquid soaps for different skin aid but they’re not as gentle to my very dry winter skin [I live in the mid west very severe winter region] as Dr. Wood’s soap. I can endorse the fact that it is gentler than some but I can’t say that it IS moisturizing either. It just doesn’t seem to strip the moisture as much as others.
I don’t feel like a human sponge when I shower. Dr. Wood’s Raw African Black is a thick aromatic soap that I can still catch the scent of after mixing it with a different brand or adding a essential oil’s aroma . It like my other pricier liquid soaps is versatile. I can use it to wipe the bathroom shower stall, basin and toilet. No, it isn’t as abrasive as ordinary bathroom cleaners & since it is a bathroom i need to add some type of disinfectant. Read labels on products to see what u can safely use. No, I don’t clean anything in the kitchen (utensils & such) the scent is more suitable for a clean scent clean anywhere ordinarily wiped down outside of a kitchen area.
Verdantsea –
I have been a big fan of African black soap for years and this is my favorite brand by far. One drawback to black soap can be it’s lack of a rich lather. Not this one! It produces a creamy and silky lather that feels really luxurious, although you do have to use a bit more product than with soaps containing lathering additives. But no additives means It also rinses completely clean so I never have any leftover “tacky” soap feel. It doesn’t look like a moisturizing soap, but it does a great job at that. Usually when I get out of a shower, even a cooler one, I can’t get to the moisturizer fast enough. When I use this black soap my skin feels plumped up and moist.
The fragrance is delicious. Just a really crisp clean scent with a hint of citrus. No heavy perfume smells here.
Amazon Customer –
I absolutely loveeeee this. My skin is so soft and fresh. My boyfriend and i have extremely sensitive skin. While this does do a deep clean, it is not harsh on our skin.
I am allergic to many Ingredients such as preservative. And this brand uses all natural ingredients! No allergic reaction! Yay! Leaves my skin and hair sooo soft. Plus side it smells good and helps my acne also. Like most products, after using body washes you need to hydrate. If anything, use some coconut oil! All in all, I tell people about this brand everytime its brought up. Excited to try the other smells :3 will buy again.