Ghanaian Owned Skincare Brands You Should Know About.
Taking care of your skin is of utmost importance. Why? Because it’s yours and it’s literally everywhere on your body. Every inch of your skin deserves unending love and care with the best skincare products available. But which skincare products are good for you? Or more importantly which Ghanaian owned skincare brands should you be supporting by now with your hard earned cash? I did a bit of digging around some few years back and i have personally used some of these products on myself without breaking out in weird skin reactions or losing my natural skin tone. These products are also plant based and sustainably sourced whilst being vegan as well. The results have always been a well-moisturised skin and a divine post body fragrance. Here is a list of incredible Ghanaian owned skincare brands you should know about and support.
KAEME
One of the most popular black woman owned skin brands’ in Ghana that’s beautifully packaged and contains possibly the most fragrant and perfectly whipped shea butter which nourishes any skin it touches. Kaeme is an Akan word meaning “remember me” Kaeme was birthed by Freda Obeng-Ampofo who started the business whipping up golden and light shea butter for family and friends. She mixed it with aromatic oil blends that were just sensational! Today Kaeme is a high premium African beauty & cosmetics company that specialises in personal and skincare products ranging from pure shea butter and liquid black soap products - all hand crafted. The velvety nature of Kaeme is remarkable and unforgettable. Discover more about Kaeme and support a wholly owned Ghanaian company.
Kaeme Skincare Products
2. Nokware
Nokware is also a Ghanaian skincare brand making major waves in the beauty & cosmetics industry in Ghana. They are a brand which believes in local sourcing of ingredients, sustainable packaging (use of repurposed raffia, jute sacks, bamboo, calabashes etc) inclusive beauty and the use of African ingredients in creating their products. Their packaging is seriously a global quality standard and can be reused at home even after the last swipe of shea butter. Shea butters are bursting with African oils and come packaged in 100g and 200g bamboo containers and pouches. Facial serums and oils, lip balms and Nokware Littles are some of their incredible product lines. Nokware Littles is for the young ones and a skincare brand which also is safe for children can always have my money. A truly sustainable wonder of a skincare brand! Follow them on IG below and support their business.
3. Skin Gourmet
Skin Gourmet is another wholly black woman owned skincare brand that has been deployed across more than 18 countries globally! Owned by Victoria Amoabeng, this successful skincare brand focuses on the use of raw shea butter, organic fruits, spices and herbs in creating a beautiful ageless skin glow! Skincare products so good you can eat them! There’s a whole lovely range of cleansers, toners, masks, scrubs and edible oils. Skin Gourmet products are available in most if not every major supermarket and beauty retail shop. Check out their online store for a comprehensive product list.
4. NAYA by Africa
Do you love indulging in a gloriously fragrant shower or bath? A bath with scented candles and the perfect organic skin products? I’d highly recommend choosing NAYA by African bath and skincare products. NAYA by Africa is owned by Nana Ama Yankah who founded the beauty brand after noticing the limited options in locally produced personal care products. The brand combines the power and magic found in Shea Butter with other organic ingredients in producing premium bath and skincare products. Nothing compares to using a facial scrub that not only works but smells divine as well.
5. BubuneSkinCare
Bubune Skincare is all about empowering women in the Shea butter industry by directly sourcing their base ingredients from them. They not only create succulent body butters and oils but they also organise candle-making classes which is pretty empowering to any attendant.
There are many other skincare brands that are gradually penetrating through the beauty industry which need all of us supporting their growth and success. The recent news by Fenty on entering the Ghanaian beauty market got many people in a topsy-turvy frenzy with several others also worried about the impact on our local skincare brands. If ever you run out of your body butter, just go to Instagram and conduct a search for Ghanaian skin & personal care accounts and just buy one or several of their products. Another way of supporting is sharing their content to your Instagram Stories that way you increase the reach of the brand. Do comment below with your favourite Ghanaian skincare brand doing amazing things.
