Dudu-Osun is an African black soap made from herbs found in the Savannah and tropical rainforest regions of West Africa.
[2][3] Dudu-Osun is made from shea butter, honey, aloe vera, Osun (camwood), palm kernel oil, cocoa pod ash, palm bunch ash, lime juice, lemon juice, water and fragrance.
[4] This includes moisturizing lotions, shea butter, and a variant of the Dudu-Osun soap called 'Spa Vivent' developed for the German and Scandinavian market.
[2][13] Generally, traditional black soap is made from the ash of locally harvested barks and plants.
The camwood paste is added to the rest of the mixture that includes aloe vera, lime juice, honey, etc.