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Single-origin · From named cooperatives

African botanicals, direct from the cooperatives

No brokers. Phytosanitary certificate on every export. DHL Express worldwide.

Hero ingredients

The six we built the brand on

Single-origin, traceable to a named cooperative. Hand-processed at source.

Chebe powder, hand-blended in Guéra, Chad

Chebe Powder · Guéra, Chad

Hand-blended by the Basara Arab women using the ancestral recipe: cherry stone, mahaleb, mishta, prunus, sandalwood. Length retention, not growth promise.

Ambunu leaves, natural detangler from Guéra, Chad

Ambunu Leaves · Guéra, Chad

The detangling secret of Chadian women. Mucilage-rich leaves that slip through coils without slip serum. One wash, no breakage.

Unrefined shea butter, stone-ground in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Raw Shea Butter · Burkina Faso

Stone-ground in Bobo-Dioulasso. Unrefined, unfiltered, unbleached. The smoky-nutty smell of real shea, not the deodorized version.

Moringa leaf powder, shade-dried in Tamale, Ghana

Moringa Powder · Tamale, Ghana

Shade-dried, never solar-cooked. Vibrant deep green, vegetal note still alive in the cup. The “miracle tree” leaf, properly handled.

Hibiscus calyx (bissap, karkadé), whole, from the Sahel

Hibiscus Calyx · Sahel

Bissap in Senegal, karkadé in Chad, agua de jamaica in Mexico. Same crimson cup, same crisp acidity. Hand-cut, hand-sorted.

Lake Chad spirulina (Dihé), wild-harvested by the Kanembu women

Lake Chad Spirulina (Dihé)

Wild-harvested from the alkaline ponds of Kanem by the Kanembu women. The spirulina humans have eaten for the longest, not the lab-grown one.

Also in the catalog

Spices, seeds & cocoa

The rest of the catalog. Sourced with the same quality bar.

Jet Cream Chebe Companion

Jet Cream · Chebe Companion

The hair cream Chadian women apply alongside Chebe. Masks the smell, seals in moisture, smoothes the comb-out.

Raw Cocoa Butter

Raw Cocoa Butter

Cold-pressed from West African beans. Unrefined, ivory-colored, true cocoa scent. For balms, body butter and lip care.

Organic Cocoa Powder from Ivory Coast

Cocoa Powder · Ivory Coast

From the largest cocoa-growing belt in the world, fermented and sun-dried at origin. Deep brown, bitter, antioxidant-dense.

Organic Turmeric Powder

Organic Turmeric Powder

Curcumin-rich, golden, fragrant. Sourced from organic farms, ground fine for tea, curry and golden milk.

Organic Whole Cloves

Whole Cloves

Sun-dried flower buds, intact and pungent. For chai, biryani, mulled wine, dental compresses, and infused oils.

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