SHEABUTTER COTTAGE : SANKOFA DAY

An open day in Ghana to have a chat on skin and hair care whilst we introduce our range of natural products onto the Ghana market.

Free food + free swag bags for all attendees.

No ticket = No entry

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SHEABUTTER COTTAGE: HELPING HAND PROGRAMME

Getting excited about our next helping hand project as we celebrate 9 years this month. 9 years of Sheabutter Cottage, 9 years of stretching a helping hand all thanks to YOU.



Read more about our helping hand programme : http://akuawood.x-shops.com/pages.php?pageid=9


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CASTOR OIL CHALLENGE

Happy sprouting with Kinky Curly Coily Me castor oil challenge. Registration now open http://kinkycurlycoilyme.com/castor-oil-challenge-spring-2013-registration/

Order your bottle(s) of organic castor oil or Jamaican black castor oil for the challenge

Best wishes

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TROPIC ISLE LIVING @ SHEABUTTER COTTAGE

How many of us dream of such idyllic setting on a dreary January day? Well, let Tropic Isle Living "transport" you to the Caribbean with the invigorating scent of either energising lemongrass [good for concentration] or the therapeutic cerasse bush bath/shower gel range


LEMONGRASS MINT ~ STRESS RELIEF
A deodorising blend of Caribbean herbs to help calm the nerves, sooth aches and pain and tingle your senses.

CERASSE ~ SKIN THERAPHY
A herbal blend of cerassee and rosemary to help moisturise/disinfect/deodorise the skin.

Fancy a spicy kick start in the morning? Try this duo:

GINGER ~ SOOTHING
Made with a twist of lime and ginger to help kick start your day. Great for a relaxing/stimulating wash for tired achy muscles.

ISLAND SPICE ~ ENERGY
Transport yourself to the warmth and sunny Carribbean island in the comfort of your home with a blend of spices to invigorate your senses.

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SHEABUTTER COTTAGE : 2012

‎10% of every purchase - NOT profit goes towards our Helping Hand programme. 2012 was such an amazing year and we thank you so much for your support. We achieved a lot through our helping hand programme [https://akuawood.x-shops.com/pages.php?pageid=9] and these are some of the highlights:

1. Payment of health insurance for all ALL 118 members of the 2 shea co-ops in Ghana.

2. Donation of money towards the build of a new water tank for a primary school in Kikuube [Uganda]

3. Payment towards the education/health care of Aharanatu of Ghana

4. Donation of £438.87 to the Orangutan Land Trust to help release orangutans into the wild

5. Funded the build of a shea drying platform in Malshegu [Ghana] to enable the co-ops produce grade A unrefined shea butter

6. Loan of $3,225.00 to 10 entrepreneurs through Kiva

WE BELIEVE IN HELPING TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY

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KELEWELE

I love food, I love spices and I love food full of flavour.
Growing up in Labadi - a suburb of Accra (Ghana), kelewele {spiced plantain} was a snack that we sometimes queued to buy 2 streets away from our house. It is best served with roasted peanuts.
Imagine my delight a week ago when I realised that Pepper and Stew Ltd were offering the pre-packaged spice blend – I HAD TO BUY some!!!

After taking time off work today, I decided to make use of the kelewele spice. I blended the spice mix with medium sized onion, small scotch bonnet, fiery Ghanaian skinny ginger {a real pain to peel but worth it} and a teaspoon of water not forgetting a pinch of salt to enhance the flavour.
The paste was added to the plantain and left to “marinade” in the fridge for almost 2 hours before frying it. The end result is one glorious snack which I really enjoyed and brought back good memories of living close to the beach in Ghana.
The one down-side (for me personally) is the taste of cloves still lingering in my mouth. All in all, it is a great blend and I am really proud of PepperandStew for offering this to those of us with a diverse palate.

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SCALP ISSUES : AN EXPERIMENT

Back in September this year, I had an interesting conversation about the use of baking soda + distilled water as a shampoo and wondered how many used this hair cleansing system? I posted this on our Facebook fanpage with mixed reaction

I therefore decided to try it myself.

I believe our scalp thrives best around pH of 4 -5.
I used distilled water which has a pH of around 7 [neutral], organic apple cider vinegar which has a pH of 5 [acid] and bicarbonate of soda which has a pH of 8 [alkaline].

These were separately mixed with distilled water - sodium bicarbonate solution iin the plastic jug - left of the screen and ACV in the glass jug - right of your screen.

"18.09.12:
Sodium bicarbonate is a mild exfoliant to release the dead skin cells.

Apple cider vinegar on the other hand is seen as a fungicide as dandruff could also be the result of bacteria.

I diluted ~15g of sodium bicarbonate in 270g of distilled water and used this solution to wash my hair.
Rinsed out with distilled water ~ 500g
Applied diluted apple cider vinegar - ~15g in 250g of distilled water. Massaged into my hair and rinsed out with distilled water after 5 minutes. My scalp was and has been breathing since.

Not yet oiled my scalp but neither the scalp nor hair feel dry."

Akua
Sheabutter Cottage