Our Team

It is them, artisans and local people, who make Africana Skincare possible

Africana Skincare Artisan Collaborators

Rascharles

Rascharles is our calabash expert. We collaborate with him through Africana Travels, where he leads one of our workshops in which travelers learn everything about the calabash.

Paul

Paul is the creator of all our handmade bags, crafted with his signature material: corn husk.

Madame Jane

Madame Jane is the maker of our African fabric pouches, which hold our shea butter, as well as the natural exfoliating sponge ‘kotsa’.

Adombila

Adombila is one of our local guides during our trips to Ghana. He is also the founder of the NGO Nongre, a community project in the Bolgatanga region.

Abraham

Abraham is another of our local guides on our journeys to Ghana. He also works with women’s weaving cooperatives in his region.

Joseph

Joseph is in charge of engraving the logo on our products.

Women’s Shea Cooperative

To obtain our raw materials, shea butter and African black soap, we collaborate with a women’s cooperative in Northern Ghana.

Handmade paper

As part of our packaging, we use a handmade paper (Mulberry paper) that also comes from a plant: Broussonetia papyrifera. We obtain this paper through our collaboration with The Ghana Paper Project.

Calabashes

We collaborate with several calabash suppliers. Depending on the season, it can be difficult to find a specific type of calabash, which is why we have developed relationships with a broader network of local calabash suppliers.

From the artisan to you

Our working method