2 NEW PRODUCTS AT CIOCCOLATINA

Cioccolatina is our brand of handmade natural toiletries at Sheabutter Cottage. All the products are made by yours truly and I absolutely love mixing simple ingredients for effective use on skin and hair. These are the 2 latest offerings:

AFRO SHAMPOO BAR

ARGAN SOAP

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COCOA - THE BITTER TRUTH?

It was interesting watching the Panorama programme on BBC last night about the cocoa industry. As much as I love cocoa, this is one industry which has so many different pieces of jigsaws which do not fit to form the right picture.
Being a native of the second largest cocoa producer in the world [Ghana] as well as being a descendant of a cocoa farmer and a daughter of a teacher, I just sat in silence watching this programme.
I like transparency and believe that the #1 bitter truth about tackling child labour in the cocoa industry is to EDUCATE the farmers.
The #2 bitter truth is to make schools/education freely available for children from such poor farming communities. It should be the norm that the cocoa industry trades fairly from farm to end use. The cocoa industry is a very wealthy one but .................

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CAN'T CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT

I don't even know where to start? There is always an air of excitement when my alarm aka the rascals wake me up on a Friday morning.
Yes, it signifies the weekend is just a few hours away.
However, I am sooooooo excited today because I have just taken delivery of one of our first 2 orders of pure creamy gorgeous unrefined fair trade shea butter from the lovely hardworking ladies at Gumu - Ghana.

The excitement does not just end there though - tomorrow is the 53rd independence anniversary of my beloved country Ghana. Come and join me in tapping those feet, shaking the waist and swinging those hips.

CLEANSING OIL

The act of cleansing your face is a simple task but soooo worth it if you use gentle natural oils.
My son said this fresh batch smells of tropical fruits - well, it is unscented but has melon and papaya :)

BULKING UP

It has been a constant rhythm of packing, labeling and dashing to the post office thanks to all you lovely customers. At least, it keeps my weight down when you are on a chocolate diet.
I must admit that I feel as if I have gained some muscles as I recently moved 25 boxes of freight from Ghana. My chest was really hurting - yes, this is not a job for a woman of my age but someone has to do it and these are the culprits!!!

VIRGIN ORGANIC COCONUT OIL:
Soak your hair, your skin or even your bowl of rice.
You can now purchase in quantities up to 2kgs.


AUTHENTIC AFRICAN BLACK SOAP:
Crumbs that you can purchase in quantities up to 50kgs.


AUTHENTIC LIQUID AFRICAN BLACK SOAP:
You can personalise your own bottle in quantities up to 5litres


JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR OIL:
On another note, we finally received our Jamaican black castor oil consignment last month. You can grab yourself either 1 bottle or packs of 5 or 10 of both 4oz and 8oz.

THANK YOU ....