Shea Moisture African Black Soap Bar
Yes. Yes, Shea Moisture African Black Soap Bar is paraben-free.
No paraben preservatives in the list. We checked every name ending in paraben.
Why
Parabens are preservatives. On a label they end in paraben: Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben. Paraben-free means none of them are in the list.
Yes, Shea Moisture African Black Soap Bar is paraben-free. No paraben preservatives in the list. We checked every name ending in paraben.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Sodium Palmate, Sodium Cocoate (Or) Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Fragrance (Parfum), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butters, Sodium Chloride, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal, Potassium Shea Butterate, Potassium Cocoate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Tocopherol, Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Iron Oxides (C/ 77499).
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0764302233039.