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- My Pledge for Change: In the Spirit of Harmony with Our Planet
- I pledge to support the poor in producers in Africa by providing trade opportunities at a fair price, in an way that I can.
- About Me:
- Chinwe Russell first made soap at the age of six, helped by her Grandmother in Eastern Nigeria, Chinwe’s birthplace. Over thirty years later Chinwe gave up her job as a Recruitment Consultant to become a Sussex natural skin care entrepreneur. Her business, starting as a hobby in 2005, now produces a wide range of Fairtrade natural moisturisers, anti-wrinkle body butters, lotions, and liquid black soap, all containing the magic ingredient, shea butter. ‘Black Soap’, whose base uses ancient African methods, passed down from her Mum, who made skin care in 1960s Nigeria, is one of the most successful products on her website, www.sheabynature.co.uk. Coloured dark brown to black, they are free from artificial ingredients, untested on animals, and certified Vegan.
Shea Butter, also known as Women’s Gold, comes from the Karite tree of the Savannah regions of Africa. Known for its restorative properties, it leaves skin supple, and has been traditionally used in Africa to help conditions such as extreme dryness, eczema, cuts, burns, blemishes, wrinkles, skin rashes, rough skin and much more. With natural sunscreen properties, it suits all skin types, and the whole family.
Chinwe became seriously interested in traditional skin care while taking an Agricultural Degree specialising in Crop Science. However, a move to France put her business ideas on the back burner, while she took another Degree in French Language Literature, and a Masters in Business Administration.
She pays over the odds for the raw product - processed largely by women in Ghana and Nigeria, in co-operatives she helped to set up and support.
“I believe strongly in providing Fair-trade opportunities for these communities,” said Chinwe. “Many of the women are widows with many children to support, and without this income many families would have problems surviving.”
Back in Sussex the Shea Butter is blended with other natural oils and scented with essential oils, and enriched with herbs. As well as selling online, she supplies a few select independent shops and has stalls at Farmer’s and Fair-trade Markets in Hastings, Brighton and Lewes
“My mission is to convert many people to shea butter skin care, as a way to improve their skin as well as to ensure the future of communities that I support.”
From a magical childhood experience grew the successful business Chinwe runs today, offering a balm for people who care about poverty, their body, and what they use on it.
- Website:(if any)
- http://www.sheabynature.co.uk
- I wish to join:
- to promote my ethical business, to help save the planet, to make a difference in the lives of others, to become more environementally aware
- I feel I can contribute in the following ways:
- business advice, discounts and incentives, networking
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