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PALM OIL - AFRICAN BEAUTY INGREDIENTS FOR GLOWING, DEWY SKIN

PALM OIL Other names: Palm Red Oil Origin: Nigeria & Ghana Fun Fact: Can’t really talk about African beauty ingredients without talking about this controversial oil. However, there are a numbe...

QASIL POWDER - AFRICAN BEAUTY INGREDIENTS FOR GLOWING, DEWY SKIN

QASIL POWDER Other Names: Ziziphus spina-Christi Origin: Somalia Fun Fact: It is another powerhouse that detoxifies your skin and is excellent for acne, acne scars and controls the overproduction ...

JASMINE - AFRICAN BEAUTY INGREDIENTS FOR GLOWING AND DEWY SKIN

JASMINE    Other Names - Jessamine Origin: There are actually 10 jasmine varieties indigenous to South Africa, even though it’s a plant found in many parts of the World. Fun Fact: Jasmine is deriv...

HONEYBUSH - Africa Herbal Tea

HONEYBUSH  Other name: Heuningbos Origin: South Africa Fun Fact: Did you know that Honeybush is actually a plant native to South Africa. It has a lot of great press because a number of studies hav...

GUM ARABIC - AFRICA BEAUTY INGREDIENT FOR LOTIONS, CREAMS, BALMS, AND BODY WASHES

GUM ARABIC  Other names: Gum Acacia Fun Fact: Gum Arabic is a dried sap obtained from the stems and branches of the Acacia Senegal, which is the preferred Acacia specie. It’s native to the Sahel ...

EGYPTIAN GERANIUM - AFRICA BEAUTY INGREDIENTS FOR SKIN, MASSAGE, AND SOAP

EGYPTIAN GERANIUM By Alvesgaspar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3569131 Other Names: Pelargonium Graveolens Origin: Egypt Fun Fact:  It is one of a hand...

FRANKINCENSE

FRANKINCENSE Other names: Olibanum Fun Fact: This exotic ingredient is native to Africa as well. its trees are in abundance in the coastal areas of Somaliland!  This ancient beauty secret was hig...

8 Natural Ways To Remove Under-Eye Dark Circles

8 Natural Ways to remove or reduce 'under-eye' dark circles, fine lines & wrinkles. There so many factors that could be responsible for premature ageing around the eyes. Find out possible cause...

Devil's Claw

Devil's Claw   Other Names: Devil’s Claw, Harpagophytum procumbens, Grapple Plant, Wood Spider, Kamangu, Teufelskralle Origin:  South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia Fun Fact:  The name Devil's Claw'...

CAMWOOD POWDER

CAMWOOD POWDER Other Names: African Red Sandalwood, Osun, Origin: Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Cote d’voire Fun Fact:  Camwood Powder is said to have some magical spiritual powers that can help enhanc...