Where Essential Care Plus actually sources its ingredients — named country, named region, named cooperative. No brokers, no “Africa somewhere” vague claims. These pages document the geography behind our catalog and the supply chain you become part of when you buy from us.
Sourcing regions
- Chad — Guéra region (chebe powder, ambunu leaves) + Lake Chad / Kanem (Dihé spirulina). The country hub.
- Burkina Faso shea belt — Bobo-Dioulasso, stone-ground Grade A unrefined shea butter.
- Côte d’Ivoire cocoa — Bondoukou, raw cocoa powder + cold-pressed cocoa butter.
- Sahel region (pan-regional) — Hibiscus calyx (Senegal/Chad/Burkina Faso), Dihé spirulina, the cultural geography behind chebe.
- Ghana moringa corridor — Tamale, certified organic moringa powder, shade-dried.