Our Books
Practical guides from the source, by Zinsou H. of Essential Care Plus
The Raw Shea Butter Handbook
A complete DIY guide to unrefined shea butter, with 40 recipes for skin, hair, lips, and balms, and the sourcing knowledge to choose it well.
Unrefined
The reference companion: an honest guide to West African butters and cold-pressed oils, how they are graded, and how to match them to your skin.
DIY Body Butters & Balms
A beginner’s guide to making your own natural skincare: two simple techniques and 30 whipped butters and balms, with no preservatives to get wrong.
Chebe
The complete guide to Chad’s ancient hair tradition: the powder, oil, and butter, the Basara women who make it, and how to use it to retain length.
Spirulina
The complete guide to Lake Chad’s wild dihe: what spirulina really is, how the wild harvest differs from farmed, and how to use it well.
Moringa
The complete guide to the miracle tree: leaf, powder, oil, and seeds, with recipes and the honest safety line on which parts are food.
Written from the source, by the team that sources the ingredients.