Eclectic Lady offers organic, fairly traded African Black Soap made in West Africa from pure virgin oils. The ingredients of our African black soap are virgin palm kernel oil, unrefined shea butter, and lye produced from the ashes of plantain leaves and bark from a tree local to West Africa called Agow. Our African Black Soap is unique because it contains a high percentage of shea butter (48%). Also, there are no preservatives, color enhancers, or fragrances added.