A BUCK a Bar This Weekend for Alaffia GOOD Soap at Whole Foods Market! (Giveaway)

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A buck a bar—$3 for 3 bars of Alaffia GOOD Soap, THIS weekend, July 18-20, at Whole Foods Market!

Alaffia GOOD Soap is sold exclusively at Whole Foods Market!

The Alaffia GOOD soap is made with certified fair trade shea butter and coconut oil, and comes in 6 scrumptious scents: African Black Soap, Coconut, Fresh Mint, Lavender  Sunshine, Sweet Vanilla and Prairie Rose! 

Shea Butter is mentioned in almost all African historical documents, including a reference as early as Cleopatra's Egypt, which mentions caravans bearing clay jars of Shea Butter for cosmetic use. It has also been used for centuries in Africa as a decongestant, an anti-inflammatory for sprains and arthritis, healing salve, lotion for hair and skin care, and cooking oil.

However, the protective and emollient properties of Shea Butter are most valued for skin care. Handcrafted, unrefined Shea Butter, such as Alaffia uses, contains the maximum amount of healing and moisturizing properties.In recent clinical trials, Shea Butter was found to help to protect skin against climate and UV aggressions, prevent wrinkle formation, soothe irritated and chapped skin, and moisturize the epidermis.

Most shea butter available to the general public outside West Africa is white and odorless: in other words, it has been "refined" to remove the natural scent and color of natural shea butter. In the process, the majority of the effective agents are also removed. For example, the yellow tint of unrefined shea butter is due to the Vitamin A content. Remove this color, and the beneficial vitamins have also been removed. Antioxidants or preservatives such as BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) or BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) may be added as well. The end result is an odorless, white butter that may be aesthetically appealing, but lacks the true moisturizing, healing, and nutritive properties of true traditional Shea Butter. But not so with Alaffia GOOD Soap- you get ALL the wonderful benefits above of Shea Butter!

Alaffia is one of Whole Foods Market’s Suppliers of the Year for 2014 and they are committed to making sure their employees and suppliers receive better wages and working conditions. They also support women’s empowerment programs in west Africa- so it is a soap that keeps on giving, at ONLY $1 a bar this weekend!!!! Check out this great article from the Whole Foods Magazine, that shares about the company- they have a product you can really feel great about using!

These soaps are super if you have a kid gong off to camp still this Summer, or to make up a basket for your favorite coed off yo college in the Fall! Send them off with a socially conscious soap and they'll love you!

So find a Whole Foods Market store near you, and stock up THIS weekend-
but first enter to win 6 bars for you!

Giveaway:

One lucky winner will get ALL 6 of the Alaffia GOOD Soaps:
sAfrican Black Soap, Fresh Mint, Lavender,  Sunshine, Sweet Vanilla and Prairie Rose scents.


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