The natural cosmetics sector in French-speaking Africa is booming. Many people are looking for care products suited to the specific nature of black skin and coily hair.
African brands that have understood what is at stake are seeking to make a place for themselves. They compete in terms of creativity and innovation, the aim being to stand out in order to offer products that live up to the demands of consumers.
Which natural cosmetics brands are being talked about on the continent? Here is our overview of the subject!
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1- Shemen Les neemeries
Created by Grâce Fouphouet, Shemen Les Neemeries is an African natural cosmetics brand that offers organic care in harmony with the ecosystem of the skin.
The company provides its consumers with a range of daily-use products made from Neem. You will find there cold-pressed neem oil, antiseptic soap and solid shampoo.
2- Sorbet
This is a South African brand that has established itself in the hearts of South Africans. It quickly gained ground because of its affordable prices and its one-stop shop for everything to do with beauty.
You will find at Sorbet, skin care products as well as a wide range of bath products. Furthermore, this company has its own brand of nail polish.
3- Sahel Cosmetics
This African natural cosmetics brand offers natural active ingredients traditionally used by Chadian women.
Driven by the famous YouTuber Miss Sahel, this company is renowned for the chebe powder (ambunu) and the spirulina it offers. It also provides its consumers with vitamins and food supplements for hair growth.
4- Origine Terre
This is a Beninese ecological cosmetics brand. It offers hair products made from natural and organic ingredients. In fact, the majority of the active ingredients used in making its products are grown in their garden.
Origine Terre also body care, massage oils and essential oils. You will find there everything you need to take care of your body.
5- Cariss’ Body Secret
This Ivorian brand is specialized in making 100% natural cosmetic products for the skin.
Shea butter and essential oils are the main components of their creams, remedies against stretch marks. Note that they exist in different scents.
6- We naturals, the Ghanaian natural cosmetics brand
We naturals is specialized in making hair products.
It offers different ranges of hair products depending on the needs of your hair. This brand has put on the market a range of oil based on Indian hemp, which will surely delight you.
7- Taos
This natural cosmetics brand of Nigerian origin is designed by Vanessa Ownughalu.
It mainly makes makeup products for black women. You will find there lipsticks, glosses and eyeshadows to make black skin shine.
8- Afro et nature
Of Senegalese origin, this natural cosmetic products brand offers products for the care of afro and mixed-race hair.
You can get first cold pressing oils and Ayurvedic powders at Afro et Nature. Note that their products are not tested on animals and are ecological.
09- DIBA
Designed by Faridath Diboussé, known as Makeup by Dibawssette on Instagram, DIBA is a Beninese cosmetics brand. Its specialty? Offering makeup products, especially foundations for the different black complexions.
It is a hybrid brand, since all the products offered by this company contain vitamin C, vitamin E, jojoba oil and other ingredients that make it possible to take care of the skin. This brand also offers makeup products such as lipstick and highlighters.
10- Kari-Kari
By combining tradition and modernity, Kari-Kari has made soap making its core business. This hygiene product, 100% made in Togo, is made with coconut oil and shea butter.
Aimée Abra TENU-LAWANI is the founder of this brand. She is the daughter of entrepreneur parents and especially of a mother once a soap maker, who passed on her know-how to her. This young lady then became a professional through several training courses in Lomé and in Switzerland.
11- Ronelk Cosmetics
This is a brand of body and hair care products. The products are made by hand with natural ingredients, with no soda, no silicone and no parabens.
Ronelk Cosmetics is a true hymn to feminine beauty. It was set up by Ronel Klaingar, of Chadian origin but based in Benin. This brand includes in its products local ingredients such as pollen, garlic, shea, coconut oil, rosemary, castor, etc.
12- Sunu Sabou
Created by a French-Senegalese couple, Sunu Sabou is specialized in making natural soaps. Their goal is to provide the population with natural products that are respectful of the environment and of the skin.
This brand offers a range of natural soaps for the body and the face. Added to that is a mask with turmeric, rice and clay. Sunu Sabou uses local natural ingredients such as touba coffee, carrot and hibiscus to make its products. It is thus certain that they meet a real need and are suited to different skin types.