It is from where the soap?

The black soap is a gelled and viscous paste originating in Morocco . It has become customary to nickname it thus in comparison with the classic white color of our small soap bars . Its formulation is 100% natural: we burn branches of salicorne (a plant that grows in a desert environment in Morocco and Algeria) before the rainy season (October-November) and then add to this ashes a mixture of oil and olive flesh and salt. This beauty product is used daily by many women as well as in spas and hammams.

What are its benefits to the skin?

The black soap is a perfect emollient : it becomes creamy in contact with the skin and softens it. It has a cleansing function, purifying and accelerates the exfoliation process. Without black soap, several hours are needed to truly exfoliate the skin. He dilates the pores and dissolves the impurities. With the black soap , one resumes with the sensation peach skin on the whole body. It also serves to whiten and harden the nails . And to combine efficiency and pleasure, there is black soap with eucalyptus : the odor, to fall, reminiscent of the oriental hammams where this plant is used to purify and neutralize the odors of humidity .

How to use black soap?

All with black soap is to use very little each time. It is applied directly to a highly moistened skin or mixed with a little water beforehand. It is allowed to sit for 15 minutes on the whole body before rinsing it abundantly to remove the slippery effect that it can leave and to erase the skin with the glove Kessa (a rough exfoliating glove). It can also be used as a shower gel or hand wash with emphasis on the nails and their outline. On the other hand, never apply black soap, too aggressive, on the face. Aleppo soap , a derivative originating in Syria, is preferred.

Practice: the same black soap can be used to clean the house . You mix a hazelnut in a lot of water and you clean everything: floor , washbasin, bathtub ... It eradicates the dirt and leaves a good smell of clean .

Thanks to Yasmina Zerroug, creator of the hammam and Spa Charme d'Orient.