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Certain African communities use traditional herbal smoke baths, such as the Himba Smoke Shower in Namibia and the Sudanese Dukhan, for waterless hygiene, skin treatment, and deodorizing. However, Africa also has a rich history of traditional soap-making, such as West African black soap created from plant ashes and natural oils. The Himba (Namibia): In the arid desert, OvaHimba women place aromatic twigs and burning leaves under a woolen blanket or clay pot to let the fragrant smoke cleanse and deodorize their skin.Sudan and Ethiopia: Rituals like dukhan in Sudan and weyba in Ethiopia use burning acacia wood, herbs, and resins to infuse the skin with pleasant scents, open pores, and relax the body. As noted by sources detailing these practices, “instead of water, they use smoke with a combination of red ochre on their skin.”
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