Gift Basket - SAVE $30
Gift Basket - SAVE $30
Beautiful Gift Basket for people who appreciate ethical and sustainable products!
The Gift Basket includes: beautiful Bolga Tray Basket, 250ml Whipper Shea butter, 100ml Baobab Oil or Baobab Beard Oil, Relaxing Shea Massage Candle, Heart Shea Soap and Peshtemal Turkish cotton towel. The price of the basket would be $150 if you buy all the products separately. Save $30 and get a perfect gift for those you care for!
You can select one of the ready models: for Her, for Him, or for All. Or send us a message and we’ll prepare a custom basket for you.
Fair trade basket, shea butter and baobab oil are produced by women’s cooperatives in Ghana. With the income earned from making shea butter the women are able to take better care of themselves and educate their children.
More info about the products:
-The Tray Interior Basket is handmade with Elephant grass (veta vera) in Northern Ghana. Modern design fits every purpose - use it for storing and carrying things. Beautiful interior element for every room.
-The Classic Peshtemal Turkish cotton towel is pre-washed, luxurious, lightweight, very absorbent and quick drying (size: 39"x70"inch - 100X180cm)
-Our premium quality Shea Butter is 100% natural, unrefined, fully vegan and cruelty free! Unrefined Shea has legendary moisturising and skin nourishing benefits: Loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, healthy fatty acids and valuable phytonutrients it is good for all skin types and ideal for damaged skin with its soothing and healing properties. You can select either natural shea butter (brown label) or shea butter with lavender essential oil (pink label) or shea with rosemary and mint essential oils (turquoise label).
-The handcrafted heart shaped shea soap is both cleansing and moisturising. The lather is soft and creamy making this a perfect face and body soap. This gentle cleansing suits all skin types. The scent is from lavender and lemongrass essential oils leaving your skin delicately perfumed with sweet fresh feeling. Ingredients: Shea butter, olive oil, coconut oil, water, lye, lavender and lemongrass essential oils.
-The Baobab Oil is the new superfood for your skin! Baobab fruit contains high levels of Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium and fibres as well as Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, which are known to enable healthy tissue regeneration. If applied regularly, it stimulates collagen and elastin synthesis under the skin, making it perfect for reducing scars and stretch marks, psoriasis, eczema and wrinkles! The Baobab Beard Oil has an invigorating blend of Tea Tree and Patchouli Essential Oils which promote healthy skin, nourishes roots, stimulates hair growth and gives a fresh, spicy and musky scent. This beard oil minimizes beard itch, moisturizes and nourishes your beard and keeps it looking healthy.
-The relaxing Shea Massage Candle gives you all: cosy atmosphere, warm massage oil and rich scent. The oil is at the same time nourishing and moisturizing, keeping your skin healthy and young! Ingredients: 100% unrefined shea butter, baobab oil, beeswax, 100% pure ylang ylang and pachouli essential oils
Good for you, good for the producers, good for the planet!
About the Artisans
Kongo Nagbok Nongtaab Shea Butter Production unites more than 100 widows in the community. Shea butter is often called African women’s gold, and is a skill that is passed on from mothers to daughters and every woman in the area knows how to make it for household needs. The partners of Mamaa Trade are located in Kongo village in Nabdam District, Upper-East Region of Ghana which is one of the poorest regions of the country. The area’s dry soil, coupled with erratic rainfall and harsh weather conditions, makes farming challenging.
Tips & Tricks
“Cannot imagine life in winter without a shea butter treatment for my hands and feet before going to sleep!”
Producing oil from shea-tree nuts (also known as karité) is a traditional skill of the West-African women that is passed down from mother to daughter. It provides an extra income to the widows of Kongo village in Northern Ghana who produce all the unrefined, raw shea butter sold by Mamaa Trade.
Shea butter contains vitamins A, E and F and various useful fatty acids. It also has anti-inflammatory properties. Unrefined shea butter is particularly valuable because it is produced manually through a labour-intensive process which preserves all the good qualities of shea butter.
Use shea butter:
to moisturise your skin
to moisturise dry areas of skin (heels, elbows, chapped lips)
to protect against wind, cold, sun (especially face and lips)
as after sun cream to alleviate sunburn
to restore the natural shine of hair
Rub a small quantity of the shea butter in your palm until it has melted, then apply to the skin or hair.
Note: Keep shea butter away from direct sunlight, in a dry and cool place. Avoid repeated melting and cooling. Shea butter does not contain preservatives – it will have a longer life span when you use it with clean hands or a spatula.
“I love the shea! You know that it’s ethical, since with your purchase you’re also supporting a community in Ghana and they can develop and grow & since there is this direct link with the makers, you know that it’s natural, pure, without any additives. I’ve used it to make my own creams and lotions.”
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