Ever heard of SheaMoisture? Nubian Heritage is their sister brand with slightly more affordable prices. Started by two college graduates Richelieu Dennis and Nyema Tubman, Nubian Heritage is set to promote natural healing traditions from around the globe, with main focus on ancient Nubia. The line includes indigenous ingredients like shea butter, african black soap, black seed oil, mango butter, lemongrass, tamanu oil and chai.
In today’s post I want to introduce you to a range of their fantastic bar soaps. I got to try three varieties: Carrot & Pomegranate, Ivorian Cocoa Butter, and Peppermint.
Carrot & Pomegranate Soap Bar contains Calendula Extract and Cranberries, and based on the description, it provides restorative, nurturing, and anti-aging properties, although for me personally it’s all about the fragrance. This soap has the strongest scent of the three, and to me it smells heavily of pomegranate with sweet florals, with faint traces of carrot.
Ivorian Cocoa Butter Soap Bar contains Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut Oil, and is designed to help firm, moisturize, and smooth the skin. This formula contains finely grated pieces of hazelnut that offer gentle exfoliation. I can’t really smell the hazelnut, but both milk and cocoa scents are very apparent. This soap is also my favorite of the bunch, and I use it when I need to relax, instead of eating sweets. After all, chocolate without calories is pretty awesome, right? 🙂
Peppermint Soap Bar is pretty unique, because it contains Crushed Almonds and Baking Soda. Baking soda, huh? I only used it in cooking, cleaning, teeth whitening, and as a main ingredient in bath bombs, so I wasn’t sure if my skin will start getting fizzy or something. Happy to report that no fizzies were observed, but the bar does seem to lather better than the other two. The fragrance was supposed to be minty, but I think almond overpowers everything else, and being an almond maniac, I sometimes take a bar off the bathroom shelf just to sniff it. It smells almost like L’Occitane Almond soap and shower oil, so if you are a fan of that scent, you should definitely check this one out.
These soaps all foam easily, creating mountains of creamy lather, and leave the skin almost squeaky clean. Normally I would consider that over-cleansing, but despite my expectations, my skin didn’t get itchy or tight, which is a very good sign. Each Nubian Heritage soap bar is generously sized and comes in its own box, making them easy to wrap, if given as a gift. These soaps are vegan, and cruelty-free.
PRICE & AVAILABILITY
$3 – $5 USD for 5 oz. Available at Vitacost, Walmart, CVS.
Ingredients:
Peppermint – African shea butter, aloe, wheat bran, crushed almonds, essential oil blend, soaps of coconu, palm, iron oxides, vitamin e and almond oil.
Carrot & Pomegranate – 100% Vegetabl oils, Palm Oils and/or Coconut oil, Vegetable glycerin, Organic Shea butter, Punica Granatum (Pomegrannate) seed oil, Daucus carota Stiva (carrot) oil,Punica Granatum Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry( aeed oil, Calendula, Mineral Pigment or Vegetable Color, Natural Fragrance and/or essential oil.
Ivorian Cocoa Butter – Ivorian Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Palm Kernel Oil, Vegatable Glycerin, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Milk Chocolate, Hazelnuts, Soaps of Coconut & Palm
