Our Umoja products are high in unrefined virgin coconut oil, shea butter and kpangan. These raw ingredients are hand processed by the women of Togo, Africa.
Country Meadow purchases these ingredients from a local African producer that is a member of the Fair Trade Federation as well as Fair Trade Africa. This company puts money back into the African community by giving the women of Africa a fair living wage as well as donating books, supplies, uniforms and desks to the children of local villages.
Virgin Coconut Oil
Made from fresh coconut meat using a wet milling process. The coconut meat is hand pounded in wooden mortars to express the coconut milk which is then fermented for 24-36 hours. During this time the water separates from the oil. The oil is removed from the fermented mixture and heated slightly for a short time to remove moisture and then filtered. The result is a clear coconut oil that retains the distinct coconut scent. This is the traditional method of coconut oil extraction that has been used in Togo for hundreds of years. The oil is not mass produced but made by hand. No chemicals are used in the growing or processing of the coconuts. Virgin coconut oil is not refined with either chemicals or high heating which ensures that the oil retains all of its natural antioxidants.
Unrefined Shea Butter
Shea butter comes from the kernals of wild shea trees that grow in the savanna’s of central and northern Togo. Unrefined shea butter contains an abundance of healing ingredients including vitamins, minerals, proteins and a unique fatty acid profile. Shea butter is a superior skin moisturizer and helps the skin restore its natural elasticity.
Kpangan
Kpangan is the butter of the Butter Tree (pentadesma butyracea) which grows in the rainforests and riverbanks along the west coast of Africa. Like shea butter, kpangan is harvested from kernals and is used in central Togo for generations as a skin moisturizer, food oil and traditional soap. An unexpected characteristic of kpangan is its high percentage of stigmasterol, an unsaturated plant sterol usually found in plant fats like soybean oil, rape seed and cocoa butter.
Wild African Honey
African wild honey is unfiltered, unpasterized and contains all of its natural vitamins, minerals and amino acids. We use the honey in our Huruma soap to give it a natural honey like scent.
Umoja – Unity/Harmony (swahili)
**Busara
Busara – Wisdom (swahili)
Rich in unrefined shea butter, virgin coconut oil and kpangnan.
An exotic blend with notes of black pepper, elemi, nutmeg, juniper berries, ginger, clary sage, sandalwood, ylang ylang and cypress.
**Huruma
Huruma – Compassion (swahili)
Rich in unrefined shea butter, virgin coconut oil and kpangnan.
Scented with wild African honey, cinnamon & clove essential oils.
**Imara
Imara – Strength (swahili)
Rich in unrefined shea butter, virgin coconut oil and kpangnan.
A nearly natural blend of patchouli, orange, lavendin, pine, lemongrass, elemi, and gardenia.
This scent is alluring and sensuous and contains just 1% of synthetic to mimic ambergris (a musky note extracted from sperm whale intestines…aren’t you glad we dont use the real thing!!…ew!)
This scent blend is loved by both men and women.
Busara Soap Bar & Body Cream
Huruma Soap Bar & Body Cream
Imara Soap Bar & Body Cream
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