100% vegetable based. Ninon's shea butter soap is made with 100% pure natural oils without any anymal byproduct. This soap is professionally formulated with a unique combination of african shea butter, black seed oil and colloidal oatmeal to protect and nurse your skin in all weather conditions. The ultra moisturizing natural shea butter helps protects and heals dry/rough skin conditions like eczema, blemishes and acne. Black seed oil helps in soothing the damaged and irritated kin. Collodal oatmeal helps skin healthy looking by removing the outer dead skin cells.