Baraka Blogs
Learn about how Baraka uses Kombo Butter to help local rural women and communities, as well as having a positive impact on ecosystem health.
- October 19, 2022
- 2 min read
All Baraka orders are now shipped carbon free, and benefit rural women in Ghana and Kenya
Every Baraka Shipment to our customers is now shipped carbon neutral, with the support going towards a project in Kenya, providing hard-working rural women with stoves that reduce cooking time, conserve fuel, combat climate change and deforestation and reduce the fuel cost for the women.
This only happened because of the support and encouragement of our customers.
- October 12, 2022
- 2 min read
We are often asked, Why is African Black Soap called Black Soap?
The most common answer is that it is because of the dark colour given from the ash of locally harvested plants and peels that are used to create natural sodium hydroxide, which breaks the molecules of the oils and butters apart and bonds with them to create a new compound called Soap!
The most common answer is that it is because of the dark colour given from the ash of locally harvested plants and peels that are used to create natural sodium hydroxide, which breaks the molecules of the oils and butters apart and bonds with them to create a new compound called Soap!
- October 08, 2022
- 2 min read
What is the story behind the name Baraka? We often get that question. In truth, it is an interesting question and the answer links tradition, historic cultural interaction and Baraka’s brand purpose.
- October 06, 2022
- 2 min read
The hard-working women of Konjiehi are getting a new enterprise center and the community is getting a new well thanks to Baraka's customers and their purchases of Baraka butters and oils. Every purchase makes a difference
- September 29, 2022
- 3 min read
The women of Konjiehi are getting a new Women's Enterprise Centre and Community Water Well thanks to you and others who purchase Baraka Shea Butter and other ingredients.
- September 27, 2022
- 3 min read
Red Palm Oil is great in body butters and skin and hair formulations, bringing many benefits and so easy to work with.
And no, using it doesn’t mean you are destroying rainforest and obliterating Orangutans, especially when you use Baraka Red Palm Oil, sustainably produced and sourced from small scale farmers in Ghana. Check this blog if you want more detail: Why Baraka Palm Oil is Sustainable.- September 13, 2022
- 3 min read
- September 13, 2022
- 5 min read