Direct from cooperatives, since 2021
African ingredients, sourced where they grow.
Chebe, ambunu, shea, moringa, spirulina, hibiscus. Bought directly from named cooperatives in Chad, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast. Sold to consumers, formulators, and wholesale buyers, without brokers.
Shop by ingredient
Six pillar ingredients. Each from a place we can name.
Every product page tells you the cooperative, the harvest window, and the QC trail. No vague “ethically sourced” claims.
Guéra, Chad
Chebe powder
Hand-blended by the Guéra Women’s Cooperative. The original Chadian recipe, never adulterated.
Guéra, Chad
Ambunu leaves
The detangling partner to chebe. Whole leaves, single-origin, dried in shade.
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Shea butter
Unrefined Grade A from the Bobo Shea Producers Union. Stone-ground, no hexane.
Wholesale & bulk
Buy at the price the cooperative actually quotes.
Three published tiers, no negotiation theatre. Self-service under 100 kg, wholesale 100 to 499 kg, bulk from 500 kg with a custom quote. Net 30 available to approved accounts after 3 completed orders.
| Tier | Volume | Discount |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service | Under 100 kg | 5 to 8% off |
| Wholesale | 100 to 499 kg | 8 to 15% off |
| Bulk | 500 kg and above | Custom quote |
The communities
Three cooperatives. Each named, each visited.
Guéra Women’s Cooperative in Chad processes our chebe and ambunu. The Bobo Shea Producers Union in Burkina Faso supplies our shea. The Bondoukou Cocoa Collective in Ivory Coast handles our cocoa butter. We pay above-market, in advance, and reinvest 5% of wholesale revenue into community infrastructure each year.
Why direct from cooperatives
The story behind your ingredients is now part of the product.
Most “African ingredient” sellers buy from middlemen who buy from middlemen. By the time chebe powder, shea butter, or moringa reaches your shelf, three to five hands have taken a margin and nobody can tell you the name of the woman who actually grew it. We do it differently. Every kilogram of chebe powder we ship comes from a named cooperative in the Guéra region of Chad. Our shea butter is hand-pressed by the Bobo Shea Producers Union in Burkina Faso. The moringa, spirulina, and hibiscus we wholesale are sourced the same way: direct, traceable, and at the price the cooperative actually quotes.
What this means for your brand
When you build a natural haircare or wellness line, the story behind your ingredients is now part of the product. A vague “ethically sourced” claim does not cut it anymore. Your customers want to know which village, which harvest, which family. We give you that paper trail: cooperative name, sourcing trip photos, harvest date, and a fair price the producers themselves set.
Built for serious buyers
Whether you need 1 kg to test a formulation or 100 kg for a production run, our wholesale catalog covers the six pillar ingredients of African natural beauty: chebe powder, ambunu leaves, unrefined shea butter, moringa, spirulina, and hibiscus. No fillers. No synthetic fragrances. No mystery middle layers. Every batch ships with a Certificate of Analysis on request from 5 kg, and our quality control is three-step: visual inspection at the cooperative, documentary review of harvest dates and lot numbers, and lab testing for moisture, microbial load, and purity.
Journal
Field notes, recipes, sourcing trips
What customers say
Stay close to source
One email a month, when something is worth saying.
Harvest updates, new arrivals, recipes from the kitchen, and the occasional dispatch from a sourcing trip. No discount-bait.