Faso soap

A Burkina Faso soap designed to repel mosquitoes and prevent disease.

Faso soap, also called Fasoap, is a mosquito-repellent soap developed in Burkina Faso. It is intended to prevent mosquito bites that can transmit malaria, chikungunya, yellow fever, or dengue. The soap leaves an insect-repelling odor on the skin after washing. The company later shifted focus to a mosquito-repellent ointment named Maïa.

Quick Facts

Developers

Moctar Dembélé and Gérard Niyondiko

Year of development

2013

Key ingredients

shea butter
lemongrass
African marigold
other natural ingredients found in Burkina Faso

Crowdfunding amount raised

over 70,000 Euros

Crowdfunding campaign start

April 2016

Facts from the source article.

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