Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

cbayer

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10. Looks like you can also order it online.

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:55 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.google.com/shopping/product/9596176146585100674?q=black%20africa%20soap&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.cGE&biw=1024&bih=577&sa=X&ei=zKf5UO-_OKWIiAKP-YCoCA&ved=0CHMQ8gIwAw#ps-sellers

It's fair trade certified and imported from Africa.

Those Lush products look really expensive to me.

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A friend turned me on to Black Africa Soap from Whole Foods. cbayer Jan 2013 #5

That sounds like shampoo/soap bars from Lush Flaxbee Jan 2013 #8

Looks like you can also order it online. cbayer Jan 2013 #10

cool! thanks - yes, Lush is quite $$, but I don't know how long they last Flaxbee Jan 2013 #12

Dr. Bronner's... now there's a blast from the past. cbayer Jan 2013 #13

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Wow, thank you! silverweb Mar 2013 #39

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I like the Black African Soap too The empressof all Jan 2013 #15

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I have very fine hard to manage fly away type hair The empressof all Jan 2013 #18

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Your hair sounds just like mine The empressof all Jan 2013 #22

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