August 4, 2009 – 11:44 am | No Comment

What is Black soap?
 
Black Soap, also known as African Black Soap (Anago Soap, Alata Simena,or Ose Dudu), has been used for centuries for it’s healing properties.  Because of it has the highest shea butter content …

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Ancient Remedy, Modern Skin Miracle
July 17, 2010 – 2:08 am | No Comment

Shea Butter is the fat extracted from the cold compression of the African Shea tree seeds.  This wonderful product has uses that are industrial, cosmetic, and medicinal in nature.  Traditionally, Africans used the Shea Butter for primarily for cooking and in medicinal compounds.  As more and more Western traders began to receive Shea and analyze its properties it became highly prized and lauded for its cosmetic uses.

 Today, Shea Butter is used in hair products, makeup, and Soaps.  It is used to soften the hair, moisturize the skin and reduce the appearance of scars.  Pure Shea Butter is one of the few topical products that work with the body’s epidermal to inspire skin to absorb moisture from the air.  Regular use of Shea Butter leaves the skin looking healthier and more lustrous.

 

Go Raw

 Not all Shea Butters are alike.  When you over-process an ingredient the heat of the manufacturing actually kills many, if not most, of the desired compounds that allow the product to work correctly.  Raw Shea Butter contains vitamins A and E in plentiful quantities.  Vitamin E has always been considered a useful anti-aging ingredient, while vitamin A is used traditionally to treat skin disorders.  It is useful on rashes, dry or cracked skin, stretch marks, insect bites, sunburns, skin allergies, eczema, contact burns, and dermatitis. 

 

Raw Shea Butter can also be used as a conditioner for the hair.  Applied once a week to the hair and within a month you will find that there are fewer splits, tangles, and the hair will have a lustrous feel to it.

 

Fair Trade is Good For Everyone

 Raw Shea Butter is hard to find, and harder still if you are concerned with ethical purchases.  The decline of African culture among African nations is in direct proportion to corporate experience, therefore we encourage you to buy Shea Butter and other products from “Fair Trade” companies such as the Akoma Cooperative (http://www.akomacooperative.com/Shea_Butter.html ) where the purchase of this wonder product help sustain village life and supports the women and children of the community who live off of the profits of their Shea Butter production.  The Akoma Cooperative provides traditional jobs to the Ghana village of Pusu-Namogo; giving them the means to keep their village alive and healthy.

 

Do It Yourself

 When purchasing the raw Butter remember also that you can “mix” it yourself.  Add your favorite fragrance oil to make a lustrous body moisturizer.  The oil will hold the fragrance to the skin much longer than an alcohol-based perfume.  Add “tint” to make it a tinted moisturizer for the face.  Run out of cooking oil…use Shea Butter.  Need to tame the ends of your hair before a hot night out, take a pinch of Shea Butter and rub it between your fingers then apply to loose ends.

 It is a versatile product and far healthier than the petroleum-based products that most companies put out.  Moreover, when purchasing Shea Butter from Fair Trade, organic suppliers like the Akoma Cooperative you are putting your money where your heart is.

NEW BATH POWDERS AND BATH SALTS
June 3, 2010 – 3:55 pm | One Comment
NEW BATH POWDERS AND BATH SALTS

 

 
Check out our baths salts and bath powders they are both relaxing and indulging. With wonderful scents they smell heavenly and luxurious. Take a bath and feel your troubles wash away!
 
All our bath salts are free …

Vitamin E
May 3, 2010 – 8:40 pm | No Comment
Vitamin E

Natural Vitamin E
(Tocopherol acetate)
 
DESCRIPTION: Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant containing a mixture of alpha, beta, gamma and delta tocopherols.
 

 
COMMON USES: acne treatment creams, skin cleansers and peelers for sensitive skin, lip balms and …

home remedy for premature grey of hair using Virgin Organic coconut oil
December 10, 2009 – 1:33 pm | No Comment
home remedy for premature grey of hair using Virgin Organic coconut oil

Make sure that you ear a balanced diet, your meals should include fresh fruit and veg. Avoid excess caffeine in your diet and stay away from fizzy drinks. Get the appropriate amount of sleep, avoid stress and …

Cold and flu – coconut oil to the rescue…
December 10, 2009 – 1:11 pm | No Comment
Cold and flu – coconut oil to the rescue…

Ok, it’s the season to get cold’s and flu!  So here is a lovely recipe for a cold balm that I found.  Virgin Organic Coconut Oil never stops surprising me with all the wonderful things …

Christmas Peanut Cookie recipe
December 9, 2009 – 12:45 pm | No Comment
Christmas Peanut Cookie recipe

Christmas Peanut Cookie recipe
Ok, one more  Christmas Akoma Virgin Organic Coconut oil Recipe today…
-128 g Virgin Organic coconut oil
-320g cups flour
-96g cup sugar
-171g cup brown sugar
-1 tsp baking soda
-1 tsp baking powder
-1 tsp salt
-3 eggs (2 …

Fudge Virgin Organic Coconut Oil recipe
December 9, 2009 – 12:26 pm | No Comment
Fudge Virgin Organic Coconut Oil recipe

Merry Christmas! it is the Season to treat ourselves, my mum sometimes used to this by making fudge and marzipan fruits, so it will come as no surprise to her that I found lovely Virgin …

Virgin Organic Coconut Oil May help Alzheimer’s
December 2, 2009 – 3:29 pm | No Comment
Virgin Organic Coconut Oil May help Alzheimer’s

There is some suggestion that Virgin Organic Coconut Oil maybe used to help treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s.  This is because Virgin Organic coconut oil helps feed neurons starved of glucose that appear in the brain …

How to have a Christmas Detox with Virgin Organic Coconut Oil
December 2, 2009 – 3:16 pm | No Comment
How to have a Christmas Detox with Virgin Organic Coconut Oil

Christmas detox? it is very simple…replaces regular food with Virgin Organic coconut oil, do this for about 3-7 days. Start each day with two tablespoons of coconut oil,  taking 1-2 tablespoons throughout the day ( …

Healthy Christmas Hoilday advice
December 1, 2009 – 6:21 pm | No Comment
Healthy Christmas Hoilday advice

 
 
In the run up to Christmas you may be worrying about your health but most likely you will also be worring about your weight (something we all do at through this food filled hoilday and …

Singer Pixie Lott bathes in Coconut oil
December 1, 2009 – 6:08 pm | No Comment
Singer Pixie Lott bathes in Coconut oil

Singer Pixie Lott has discovered the secret of great skin. She explained that she uses the Coconut oil in her bath to keep her skin soft and silky and prolong her tan after the summer months …