10 BEST AND AFFORDABLE SOAPS TO USE FOR YOUR CHOCOLATE OR DARK SKIN IN NIGERIA
10 Best And cheap Soaps For Chocolate Skin In Nigeria
Lately, good soaps for chocolate skin type and dark skin type is really hard to come by and this is because of the surge of lightening soaps being pushed into the market and this is powered by the demand for lightening soaps leaving the people with chocolate or dark skin to little options for soaps that would embrace their skin tone.
I am dark skinned and it is always difficult to find soaps that wouldn’t alternate your skin tone and also wouldn’t make you darker too while preventing influx of rashes or pimples and also removing impurities from the layer of your skin because of the kind of weather we have in Nigeria.
I am dark skinned and I have been an ardent tester of soap for dark skin being that I have used a lot and I want the best to suit my skin and maintain my dark complexion without changing my skin tone.
The best soaps for chocolate skin listed here have all been tested and trusted..
Here are the 10 best and affordable soaps for chocolate skin in Nigeria ;
1- EDEN NATURAL HONEY AND APRICOT SCRUB SOAP FOR CHOCOLATE SKIN
Eden soap is a very good soap for chocolate skin in Nigeria. Eden soap contains honey and apricot seeds.
Honey is known to be a very good skin moisturizer and it helps to retain moisture on the skin and maintain a plump skin.
Apricot seed is a good exfoliant used to remove dead soon cells from the surface of the skin, eliminating the dull layer of the skin to make visible the new layer of the skin.
A combination of honey and apricot seed is great to maintain a chocolate and glowing skin.
Eden natural honey and apricot soap is good for chocolate skin and it doesn’t contain ingredients that could lighten or bleach the skin.
The ingredients of eden natural honey and apricot soap includes;
- Sodium tallowate
- Sodium palate
- Aqua
- Sodium cocoate
- Sodium palm kernelate
- Glycerin
- Parfum(fragrance)
- Prunus armeniaca(apricot) seed powder
- Honey
- Linalool
- Benzyl alcohol
- Limonene
- Trisodium redta
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydroxide
- BHT
- Cl 19140
- Cl 15985
Eden honey and apricot soap currently costs 700 Nigerian Naira.
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2- DOVE SHEA BUTTER BEAUTY CREAM BAR FOR DARK SKIN
Dove shea butter beauty cream bar is one of my favourite soaps for chocolate skin in Nigeria.
Dove shea butter cream bar has a mild, soft fragrance and gives a soft feel when it comes on your body.
We know how good shea butter is as a moisturizer and how good it is in keeping our skin hydrated. Dove shea butter cream bar leaves your skin soft and feeling really refreshed and moisturized.
As a person with a dark skin type and wants to maintain this dark skin tone, dove beauty cream bar with shea butter is really good for you.
Dove beauty cream bar with shea butter is affordable and it costs only 500 Nigerian Naira.
Here are the ingredients dove beauty cream bar with shea butter contains;
- Sodium palmate
- Sodium lauryl sulfonate
- Stearic acid
- Lauric acid
- Aqua
- Sodium isethionate
- Sodium sterate
- Cocamidopropyl betaine
- Parfum
- Sodium palm kernelate
- Butyrospermum parkii(shea) oil
- Glycerin
- Sodium chloride
- Propylene glycol
- Zinc oxide
- Tetra sodium EDTA
- Tetra sodium etidronate
- Benzyl alcohol
- Benzyl salicylate
- Coumarin
- Hexyl cinnamal
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Cl 15985
- Cl 19140
- Cl 77891
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3- PALMOLIVE NATURAL ALOE EXTRACT AND OLIVE OIL SOAP FOR CHOCOLATE SKIN
Palm olive natural aloe extract and olive oil soap is a good soap for chocolate and dark skin type in Nigeria.
Palm olive natural aloe extract and olive oil soap is a moisture care soap that contains two great ingredients, aloe vera and olive oil that locks in moisture and prevents the skin from drying out after bath.
Also it contains benzyl salicylate which helps to fight acne.
Palmolice soap is a good soap for chocolate skin because it purifies first off the skin, keeps it moist afterwards and maintains that particular skin tone.
Palm olive soap costs 509 Nigerian Naira.
Here are the ingredients of palmolive soap;
- Tetra sodium EDTA
- Sodium palmate
- Sodium palm kernelate
- Aqua
- Parfum
- Glycerin
- Etidronic acid
- Sine adipe lac
- Olwa europea fruit oil
- Aloe barbidensis leaf juice powder
- Citrus aurantium dulcis reel oil
- Litsea cubeba fruit oil
- Alpha isomethyl ionone
- Butyl phenyl methylpropional
- Citronella
- Coumarin
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Cl 47005
- Cl 61570
- Cl 77891
4-PHARMADERM HERBAL FAMILY SOAP
Pharmaderm herbal family soap is another good soap for chocolate skin in Nigeria.
It could be used by the entire family. I wrote an entire review about pharmaderm herbal family soap.
READ MY PHARMADERM HERBAL FAMILY SOAP REVIEW HERE.
5- RUNO HONEY GLOW SOAP
Runo honey glow soap contains honey and other good ingredients to make the skin shine, it is a good and recommended soap for people with dark skin.
I wrote an entire review about Runo honey glow soap.
READ MY RUNO HONEY GLOW SOAP REVIEW HERE.
6- DUDU OSUN BLACK SOAP
Dudu osun is one of the most popular black soaps we have in Nigeria. Black soaps do a lot for your skin and they are very healthy especially the fact that they are made from natural herbal ingredients .
Black soaps are always great for chocolate or dark skin types.
I wrote and entire review about dudu osun black soap.
READ MY DUDU OSUN BLACK SOAP REVIEW HERE.
7- ZEE BLACK SOAP
Zee black soap is another black soap that is also a must use for black skin tones. I wrote an entire review about Zee black soap.
READ MY ZEE BLACK SOAP REVIEW HERE.
8- DELTA SOAP FOR CHOCOLATE OR DARK SKIN
Delta soap is a medicated soap that is good for people with chocolate skin tone.
I am dark skinned and I have used delta soap over and over again and it doesn’t have any side effects or discolorize my skin tone.
Delta soap sits perfect on this list, no side effects whatsoever since I started using this soap .
Here are the ingredients used in the making of delta soap;
- Soap base
- Perfume
- Pine oil
- Tcc
- TiO2
- Water
- Glycerin
- EDTA
- BHT
- EHDP
- Colourant
Delta soap is very affordable and it currently costs 200 Nigerian Naira.
9- IRISH SPRING SOAP
Irish spring soap compliments a dark or chocolate skin. Irish spring soap is perfumed and leaves the whole place scenting really fresh.
Irish spring soap is mild on the skin and goes really well with a dark skin, although it doesn’t leave the skin moisturized after bath, it is a good soap for one with a dark skin type.
Here are the ingredients used in making Irish spring soap;
- Soap base
- Parfum
- Glycerin
- Aqua
- Titanium dioxide colour(Cl 77007)
- Tetra sodium EDTA
Irish spring soap costs 450 Nigerian Naira.
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10- AQUALIS LUXURY BATH SOAP WITH APRICOT
I chose this particular aqualis luxury bath soap with apricot because it contains apricot which helps in exfoliating and also it is mild on the skin and doesn’t contain any lightening agent.
Aqualis soap currently costs 300 Nigerian Naira.
Here are the ingredients used in making aqualis soap;
- Sodium palmate
- Sodium cocate
- Sodium hydroxide
- Water
- Perfume
- Titanium dioxide
- Glycerin
- Tetra sodium EDTA
- Natural apricot abrasive
