Utopia Beauty, LLC

African black soap for sale.

1lb bar for $10

5 lb block $40

We accept Zelle, Paypal or Cash App

Shipping is available for additional $5

100% Raw African Unrefined Organic Shea Butter available.

8oz - $10

16oz - $20

Please add $5 for shipping please.

We accept Zelle, Cash App and Paypal

Is there actually a difference between organic shea butter and organic cocoa butter? Are they the same thing? Is one better than the other? These are just a few questions you may have asked yourself when pondering the difference between these two highly moisturizing ingredients commonly found in skincare and haircare products. Things like this can get pretty confusing, so we are here to help you navigate through the similarities and differences.

In the most simple form, cocoa butter and shea butter are different, but they contain many of the same properties and do very similar things.

In this post, we will take a look at how they are different, how they are the same, and when you should use one over the other!

How Are They Different?
Cocoa Butter Bean
Cocoa Butter Beans
Cocoa butter comes from cocoa beans and shea butter comes from the nuts of a shea tree. Cocoa beans are native to South America and Central America and the shea tree is only located in Africa.

Cocoa butter is darker than shea butter and has a strong and delicious chocolate scent. Shea butter is ivory and has a nutty scent with undertones of smokiness.

Shea Butter Nuts
Shea Butter Nuts
Shea butter’s consistency is soft, pliable, and can be broken easily. You can easily take shea butter and mix it with a fork or an electric mixer to make different skincare products at home. On the other, hand cocoa butter is extremely hard and cannot be easily broken. You will need to take a sharper knife to shave off bits of the cocoa butter to use in products.

Interestingly, shea butter contains antimicrobial properties, which helps the body to fight off infections. Shea butter also has anti-inflammatory properties to help with any type of skin redness and inflammation you may be suffering from.

Cocoa butter may clog pores in people that tend to have oily skin. However, shea butter does not clog your pores, so it is better for people who have oily skin or are prone to developing blackheads. And last but not least, if you have any type of nut allergy, it is possible that shea butter can cause an allergic reaction. You will want to make sure you are not allergic to tree nuts before you use a product that contains shea butter.

How Are They Similar?
Shea Butter Block
Example of Shea Butter Block
Both cocoa butter and shea butter have similarities as well. They both come in blocks and can be purchased refined or unrefined. They are both solids and they will melt on the skin by body heat.

Both are great for moisturizing and hydrating the skin when it is dry, helping with rashes, eczema, dermatitis, and psoriasis. Both cocoa and shea butter also help your skin to produce more of its own collagen. The more collagen your skin has, the more youthful and elastic your skin is going to look.

Both will also help heal and fade scars and acne scars. They are both wonderful for chapped lips and healing cracked skin. Both products will also help to reduce wrinkles, fine lines, and age spots, which is something that everyone wants to do! Being able to do that safely and naturally is a huge benefit as well.

When to Use Cocoa Butter vs. Shea Butter

Although there is a lot of personal preference involved in this decision, there are a few rules of thumb you can use to help guide you on which option you should choose.

If you have acne-prone skin and want to use a product on your face, you should stay away from cocoa butter and use shea butter products instead. As we mentioned above, cocoa butter has a tendency to clog pores, which is a big no-no if you suffer from acne. Using a product that can clog pores will just make your acne and breakouts much worse.

However, if you have normal skin that is not acne-prone and not oily, using products with cocoa butter or pure cocoa butter is fine and will not cause clogged pores and breakouts. If you are looking for a product that had a delicious scent and love the smell of rich chocolate, going with cocoa butter is going to be your best choice!

Many skin care products, such as body lotions contain both cocoa butter and shea butter since they are so hydrating and moisturizing. Many times even shampoos, conditioners, and body washes will contain both of these ingredients as well.

In the end, shea butter and cocoa butter are similar and different at the same time. Both are great natural and organic skin care options if you buy organic, unrefined, and high-quality butter. Which one you choose will depend on which benefits you are seeking and what type of skin you have!

African Black Soap is also known as Anago soap, Alata Samina and ose dudu, and is produced from secret recipes in West African nations by various tribeswomen. Considered Africa's best-kept beauty secret for centuries, the benefits of African Black Soap are now widely known, prompting women (and men) across the planet to include it in their daily cleansing and beauty rituals.

Our African Black Soap is handmade by the tribeswomen of a fair-trade cooperative village, drying the skins of the Plantain fruit to a precise texture in the hot African sun first. Then the skins are roasted in a clay oven to achieve a particular color, texture and fragrance. The longer they are dried the darker the color of the soap will be. Next the ash of the burnt plantain skins, cocoa pods, leaves, and bark are carefully mixed with water and oils like coconut, shea butter, cocoa butter and palm.

African Black soap helps alleviate rashes, eczema, psoriasis, scalp irritations, acne, blemishes, wrinkles and other problems while it softens skin. Although it possesses strong cleansing properties, African Black Soap is gentle on the skin and recommended for infants and the elderly.

Vitamins and Minerals- The use of plantain skin in black soap recipes makes it rich in iron and Vitamin A and Vitamin E. Because black soap is rich in glycerin, it leaves hair clean, healthy and light when used to shampoo.

Ghana's Black Soap has many uses; Black Soap has been known to alleviate the symptoms of rashes, eczema, psoriasis, scalp irritations, acne, wrinkles, oily skin and blemishes, while making skin beautiful and soft. Black Soap is also good for bathing, washing hair and removing make-up. Overall, Black Soap is great for leaving the skin soft, supple, clear and smelling pleasant.

African black soap is considered to be safe and beneficial for all skin types—dry, oily, normal, combination and even sensitive in some cases. For the most part, users of African black soap have found it to be beneficial, even healing to the skin.

But while some find the soap moisturizing, others might find it drying. Skin will react in different ways depending on the individual and the product, especially since black soap can vary from batch to batch and can have varying proportions and types of ingredients.

There are numerous recipes and ingredients used in making black soap, which begins with potash from plantain skins, leaves and cocoa pods, mixed with palm kernel oil. Batches vary, so it’s possible that one batch could be fine for an individual while another has more of a certain ingredient that could possibly cause a reaction in the skin.

Upon first use, even those with oily skin might notice that the skin feels dry and tight. This might last for a week. It’s believed this is caused by the soap drawing out impurities and excess oils. After a few days the PH levels of the skin will balance out (which is why it is believed to be good for both dry and oily skin.)

The soap can also cause a tingling, sometimes burning sensation (especially in open sores) leading to red skin. This also seems to eventually resolve, but before using African black soap on the face, do a patch test on another part of the body, like the inside of the elbow.



Dry Skin

For some individuals the raw black soap dries out the skin. Other black soap that includes shea butter, or another moisturizing ingredient in the formula will probably be better for dry skin types. If it’s drying out your skin, try using less. A little goes a long way and using too much soap (of any kind) will definitely be drying to already parched skin. If you have sensitive and/or dry skin start out by using it only once a day.



Oily skin

African black soap is great for oily and acne prone skin. It’s efficient for deep pore cleansing because of its natural exfoliating qualities. For some oily skin types it seems to keep the skin hydrated without increasing oil.



Cleansing with African Black Soap

If you are using raw African black soap, rub between hands to work into a lather. If you apply the soap directly to the skin, do so gently, because there could still be ash granules and other debris that can tear the skin. Washing and rinsing with cool water can help reduce the possibility of stinging and redness. Avoid getting the soap in the eyes. If you have sensitive or very reactive skin, don't leave the soap on the skin for a long period of time. You could experience tingling or a burning sensation in acne areas, open sores and cuts.If your skin feels squeaky clean afterwards, it means the skin is too dry. Try reducing the amount of soap that you use. A very small amount (the size of a small marble) can cleanse the face, neck, and then some.

Reactions to African Black Soap

If you break out in a rash or contact dermatitis discontinue use and consult your dermatologist. If you are latex-allergic you could have latex fruit syndrome and could have a reaction the plantain ash in black soap, as well as palm and coconut oil. If you have a chocolate allergy or are sensitive to caffeine, also be aware that there could be a high concentration of cocoa pods (which make the ash) used in the soap.



Care & Storage of Black Soap

Make It Last

I've read complaints about African black soap not lasting very long. If this is the case for you, you're not storing it properly. African black soap contains a high amount of glycerin, which absorbs moisture from the air and helps retain moisture on the skin, leaving it supple and soft. For this reason the soap can soften and start to slowly disintegrate when left exposed.

Since black soap absorbs water, don't let it sit in a puddle after use. Keep it dry to keep it from dissolving. Place the bar on a wooden soap dish with slats to allow the soap to drain.

90 count softgels of Black Seed Oil
$25

Paypal.me/oauteckresources/25

FREE SHIPPING!!!

OILTOBER FEST!!!!

Purchase a bottle of black seed oil PILLS ($25) for a chance to win a year supply on us.

Grand Prize - 12 month supply of black seed oil ($300)

First Prize - 6 month supply of black seed oil ($150)

Second Prize - 3 month supply of black seed oil ($50)

Drawing to be held on November 5, 2018.

Good luck to all entrants!!!

Paypal.me/oauteckresources/25

Black seed oil softgels 90 count

Paypal.me/oauteckresources/20

African Black Soap imported from Ghana.

Shea butter is a mosquito repellent. Order yours today.

100% Raw Unrefined Organic Shea Butter available

4oz - $5

16oz - $15

32oz - $25

$3 Shipping added to all mailed orders.

Request payment invoice at [email protected]