Beauty Out of Africa

Face Painting for Beauty

I have always marveled at the diversity of beauty in Africa especially among our women. There are many beautifying techniques employed by African women to make them stand out. Face painting is practiced in many parts of Africa. According to Maobong Oku, among the Nigerian Efiks for example, face and body painting symbolizes purity and love. In modern day Nigeria, face painting is relegated to special occasions such as when the women prepare to do the traditional dances. The Efik traditional dancers are known as the Abang dancers. The Abang dancers wear face paint as an expression of beauty, femininity and love.

Face Painting as woman prepares for traditional Abang dance

Shea Radiance Introduces Black Soap -Alata Samina

An Incredibly Exotic Cleansing Bar  -Natural, Organic Vegan Black Soap from West Africa

It is with much joy that I write this post about our new line of Black Soaps recently received from our producers in Ghana. The Alata Samina black soap is a little different from other black soaps because it is light brown instead of dark in color. The lighter color color can be attributed to the ingredients and the production process.

Sliced Bars of Black Soap

Why We Love Alata Samina
What I love about this soap is is the incredible rich lather it produces. It leaves your skin feeling squeaky clean.  I recommend slathering some rich shea butter based cream after bathing with this soap to complete the luxurious experience.

 

You  Can Get It Here
I have large Bath size bars available at Shea Radiance retail store. If you need bulk quantities check out Shea Radiance Supplies.

Sugar Cane - One of Life's Simple pleasures

Has anyone had the joy of chewing on a sweet juicy sugar cane? Instead of candy, my mother would tell us to go chew on some sugar cane. She claimed it was better for our teeth than candy.

I love sugar cane, but eating it is no small feat. First you have to peel off the hard outer bark to get to the fibrous center of the cane. Then you split the cane lenghtwise into four sections. Now you are ready to chew on the fibrous pulp quadrants and enjoy the nice cool sweet sugarcane juices. Don't forget to spit out the pulp after you're done chewing. It's no wonder we stayed pretty slim as kids, everything we ate involved work