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Softer Skin Starts in Your Shower

Natural Skincare for Softer Skin and Better Showers

Shop authentic Sapo Sponges, African black soap, handmade soaps, nourishing body care, and fragrance-free options for a routine that feels simple and satisfying.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Pick what you need most, and we’ll point you toward the good stuff.

I Need an Easy Gift

Soap sets, shower steamers, body-care bundles, and easy self-care gifts for people whose scent personality you do not know.

I Need Fragrance-Free Body Care

Explore The White Line for dye-free, alcohol-free, and fragrance-free body care when your routine needs to stay simple.

I Want a Classic Soap Bar

Classic handmade soap bars for the sink, shower, and everyday lather when your routine needs a reliable bar with good soap energy.

The Authentic Sapo Sponge

Person using a pink authentic Sapo Sponge with rich soap lather to wash and exfoliate their back in the shower.

The Shower Favorite Everyone’s Talking About

Stretch it across your back, work up a satisfying lather, and give hard-to-reach areas the attention they have been missing. Our authentic Sapo Sponge is a long, flexible bath net designed for easier full-body cleansing and exfoliation.

✓ Long and stretchable
✓ Reaches across the back and other hard-to-reach areas
✓ Creates rich, satisfying lather
✓ Quick-drying and reusable

Complete Your Shower Routine

Choose your cleanser, smooth things over with a scrub, then finish with lasting moisture.

  • Bottle of Mama Aswan Liquid African Black Soap displayed on a pink pedestal with a glowing circular backdrop.

    Liquid Black Soap

    $16.00

  • Sugar Scrub Gel jar on a white pedestal with a glowing pink circle background and product text below.

    Sugar Scrub Gel

    $12.00

  • Open jar of Mama Aswan Smooth Body Cream displayed on a pink pedestal with a glowing circular backdrop.

    Smooth Body Cream

    $6.00

Real Customers. Real Results. Really Good Showers.

  • Mama Aswan has nothing but the best products!! Unc's Barbershop is one of the greatest scents ever!!

    Johannon
    Unc’s Barbershop Blend Soap

  • This sponge is such good quality and left my skin feeling so clean and exfoliated.

    AimeeLynn
    Sapo Sponge

  • It has the perfect amount of scrubbing agents. It’s not harsh and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth.

    Clarissa
    Sugar Scrub Gel

  • Everything is always such high quality. Arrives quickly. I am obsessed with the body cream!

    Tiffany
    Smooth Body Cream

Authentic Sapo Sponges

Black Woman-Owned

Dayton-Based Since 2016

Fragrance-Free Options Available

Thoughtfully Selected Body Care

Authentic Sapo Sponges ✦ Black Woman-Owned ✦ Dayton-Based Since 2016 ✦ Fragrance-Free Options Available ✦ Thoughtfully Selected Body Care ✦

The Heritage Line brings together distinctive soaps inspired by culture, identity, history, and connection. Each bar pairs meaningful storytelling with bold color and memorable fragrance, turning an everyday shower into something worth remembering.

More Than Soap. A Story in Every Bar.

No Longer Bound

Freedom in Every Lather

Bright citrus, open-air freshness, green botanicals, and warm sandalwood honor freedom, resilience, and forward movement.

Liberation Lather

Rooted in Pride. Layered with Power

Bergamot, warm clove, frankincense, myrrh, amber, tobacco, and soft smoke create a bold, grounded scent.

Rasta Roots

Stay Rooted. Keep Growing.

Fresh herbal greens settle into sandalwood, cedar, warm resins, and amber for a peaceful, grounded finish.

Mama Aswan Butters & Oils is a Black woman-owned body care business based in Dayton, Ohio. Since 2016, we’ve helped customers upgrade their routines with authentic Sapo Sponges, African black soap, handmade soaps, nourishing body care, and thoughtfully selected bath essentials.

Rooted in Care. Made for Better Showers.

Woman wearing a green clay facial mask and holding a container of Mama Aswan Pure French Green Clay.
Certified by City of Dayton Human Relations Council
Certified Black-Owned by U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.
Woman smiling and holding a bottle of Mama Aswan Liquid Black Soap with the product label facing the camera.
Woman smiling and holding a bottle of Mama Aswan Liquid Black Soap with the product label facing the camera.
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Thoughtful woman comparing body oil and cream in a thought bubble for a dry skin versus dehydrated skin guide.

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