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June 28, 2022

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4th Annual “My Own Kind Of Beautiful” Workshop on 31 March 2021

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Thursday, 25 March 2021 / Published in Blog, Entertainment, My Beautiful Life, News & Politics

#Ayanda Borotho#celebrate#FindYourJoy and #MyOwnKindOfBeautiful#Joy & Self Love#kellykhumalo #afrobotanics #Beautiful#Ntombenhle Khathwane#portiam#themaslow#truelove#womankind

How To Win In Retail

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Tuesday, 01 December 2020 / Published in Afrobotanics Kids Range, Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Body Care Range, Entertainment, My Beautiful Life, News & Politics

DATE:                 7 December 2020

TIME:                  14h00 – 17h00

LOCATION:         ZOOM

PRICE:                 R200.00

If there is one thing that the global pandemic has shown us is how fragile our economy is and how much we rely on inputs from outside the country, mostly China, for most consumer goods. The pandemic has also presented an opportunity to bring manufacturing back to South Africa and Africa to protect against unforeseen shocks and also to build resilient, equitable economies.

Other events in 2020 also highlighted the need for broad-based participation in the economy, especially manufacturing, which would see more black-owned businesses supplying retailers and wholesalers.

This online conference seeks to ensure that all aspiring entrepreneurs have a better understanding of how the retail landscape in South Africa works, which route to market best suits their vision for themselves and their brand and how they can build sustainable, job creating businesses. Building a healthy, growing, resilient and equitable economy is all of our business.

  • The retail landscape in South Africa
  • Understanding basics required to list in retail
  • Understanding pricing and basic trading terms
  • Funding once listed in retail chain
  • Small business in retail success stories
  • How to get your product flying off shelves
  • Sectoral gaps and opportunities for SA manufactured goods

How to certify you agro-processing or food product for retail

AfroBotanics on ETV Morning Show

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Monday, 21 September 2020 / Published in Afrobotanics Kids Range, Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Body Care Range, Entertainment, Hair Care Range, My Beautiful Life, News & Politics

#AfroBotanics #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #FemaleFounder #Business #ScaleUp #AfricanBusiness #BusinessOfBeauty #NtombenhleKhathwane

My Own kind of Beautiful Campaign

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Monday, 17 August 2020 / Published in Afrobotanics Kids Range, Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Body Care Range, Entertainment, Hair Care Range, My Beautiful Life

#form #afrobotanics #meme #myownbeautiful #campaign

L.O.C. Method With Black Pearl For Enhanced Moisture

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Wednesday, 01 April 2020 / Published in Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Hair Care Range, My Beautiful Life
Natural hair whether curly, coily, kinky, zig-zag, craves moisture. Whether 3a or 4c curl type, natural hair needs moisture.
Moisture comes from a water-based product that infuses water and nutrition to hair, including conditioning agents. However, most natural curl types cannot retain moisture beyond a day by just applying a water-based product or just applying conditioner after washing as possible with straight hair types.
Moisturising hair requires a regimen consisting of a few steps and continuous, consistent maintenance through following a regimen. The same way a facial regimen consists of a few steps, so does a natural hair regimen.
The L.O.C Method
The most common regimen is the L.O.C Method.
L = water based liquid
O = a liquid oil
C = cream or butter, can be water-based or oil based
L.O.C Method ensures that moisture is locked into hair. Moisturised hair is bouncy, soft and shiny. Moisturised hair does not break or damage very easily. The application of products involved in the L.O.C. Method can be applied in any order suitable to the individual. It is important to test whether starting with O.L.C may work better for an individual, no two heads are the same. It is also important to note that some heads of hair may only require L and O. This is also influenced by porosity of hair.
The Black Pearl Aloe Shea range is formulated to enhance the moisture content in hair.
Liquid = Black Pearl Hair Juice
This Hair Juice is a water-based, highly nutritious spray formulated with Aloe juice and Shea Butter that quenches thirsty hair. It also contains pro-vitamin b5 and Vitamin E as well as naturally derived conditioning agents for healthy hair that grows longer and less likely to break. Hair Juice moisturises and makes hair easy to detangle. Hair Juice is pH balanced to close hair cuticles leaving hair soft and shiny.
Oil = Black Pearl Oil Blend
A botanical oil blend that contains Argan Oil and Shea Butter and Vitamin E. Both these oils are able to penetrate hair shaft and also form a protective layer on hair that does not weigh hair down. A layer of oil will prevent moisture from evaporating for some curl types. It is important to remember that oil is not a moisturiser. Only water-based products add moisture to hair. Oil gives hair a natural shine, whilst feeding hair.
Cream – Black Pearl Hair Food
Formulated with botanical oils, this Hair Food is natural and highly nutritious for hair and scalp. With Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Butter, this creamy Hair Food forms a protective layer on hair to prevent moisture loss. Hair that has moisture locked in will be soft and shiny and will be less prone to damage. It is also easy to style.
How To L.O.C.
  1. Apply Hair Juice to hair to dampen. If the hair was washed, ensure it is also conditioned. Apply Hair Juice when hair almost feels dry.
  2. Detangle hair in sections
  3. Apply Oil Blend and leave to dry, if hair type does not require C – cream.
  4. If the hair is high porosity or is 4c, it will most likely need C = cream. Apply Hair Food on the section after Hair Juice and Oil Blend and then braid that section. Repeat until the whole head is done.
  5. Sleep with the braids or sit with braids until dry. Braiding smooths and closes hair cuticle, closing in moisture. When dry, unravel and style soft, moisturised hair.
  6. Repeat above steps daily on high porosity hair or if hair is exposed to air conditioning or heaters.
#LOCMethod #NaturalHair #BlackPearlHair #HairJuice #OwnIt #AfroBotanics #MyOwnKindOrBeautiful

Why You Have To Cut Your Hair For It To Grow!

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Saturday, 28 March 2020 / Published in Blog, Hair Care Range

 

 

Our hair can grow long.
African hair can grow long.
Whether it is the softest, fluffy natural hair or thin but coarse,
brittle natural hair or relaxed hair; our hair can grow long.
It just takes understanding and doing the basics to grow our hair
long.
It’s not easy though because one slip up and we easily find our
hair breaking and at worst falling off.
If hair growth seems to have reached a plateau and it won’t grow
beyond a certain length or it just keeps breaking no matter what
treatments are done, a good starting point is to have a trim. Chop
off 0.5cm to 1cm!

Split hair is compromised and if the split part isn’t cut off it causes
a split right to the bottom of the hair and the entire hair will
eventually, break off.
Our hair naturally gets split ends every 3 – 4 months from normal
daily wear and friction and lack of moisture. We therefore need
to trim our hair every 3 – 4 months if we want to see

growth. Yes, we have to cut it to maintain its length. The period is
shorter for relaxed hair, relaxed hair must be trimmed every 2 – 3
months.
Our hair grows between 0.5cm – 1.2cm a month. But most of us
don’t see this growth because our hair ends break off faster than it
grows. It breaks off because of split ends.

Split ends are not easy to identify, we all get them. The curlier, the
more coily, kinky the hair, the easier it develops split ends.

If we make it a habit to cut 0.5cm – 1cm every 3 – 4 months, we
have a better chance of experiencing about 2cm growth every 3
months, that means we could have upto 8cm of healthy growth a
year!
Here is our recommended basic hair regimen for hair growth:
1. Start with a trim. Trim 0.5cm – 1cm of hair
2. Deep condition hair weekly, interchanging between a
moisturising deep conditioning treatment and a protein deep
conditioning treatment.


3.Moisturise and seal hair daily or every second day, according to
your hair’s needs, if you have your hair out.

4. Put your hair in a protective style every two weeks, or else
touching and styling it every day causes wear and tear that causes
split ends. When hair is in a protective style like cornrows, try not
to keep them longer than 4 weeks, 6 weeks max. Ideally 2 weeks

5. Avoid using heat for styling such as hand-held blow dryers or
straightening irons. Heat can cause hair to burn at worst or at the
very least it dries out hair, dry hair will develop split ends
6. Trim hair every 3 – 4 months, you can push it to 6 months if you
have been diligent about moisturising and sealing.

 

#SplitEnds #NewStart #HealthyHair #HairGrowth #NaturalHair #HairTrim #4cHair #KinkyHair #AfricanHair #SouthAfricanNaturals

6 CRITICAL REASONS CONDITIONING IS A MUST-DO ?

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Tuesday, 28 January 2020 / Published in Afrobotanics Kids Range, Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Hair Care Range

Conditioning is probably the most important part of our washing routine, in fact it’s probably the most important part of our hair care routine. Conditioning does more than just restore the moisture that was stripped from shampooing.

Applying a conditioner to your hair literally conditions your hair to improve its texture and appearance to one that is smoother and naturally shiny, see below how it does this.

Here are 6 reasons why you should not skip conditioning your hair:

  1. PH Balance – In its best state, the human hair and scalp has a pH between 4.5 and 5.5, this is slightly acidic. Washing your hair causes an imbalance in pH because water alone has an alkaline pH of 6 – 8.5. Conditioning restores this balance because conditioners have an acidic pH of between 4 – 5.5. This closes hair cuticles to stop hair from losing moisture that our naturally dry hair needs.
  2. Detangling – Our naturally coily hair tangles easily and this can result in hair loss through breakage. The best time to detangle hair is when it’s wet and protected by a layer of conditioning agents so it breaks less and experiences less damage because there is less friction than when it is dry. This also reduces the risk of split ends caused by friction.
  3. Promotes Elasticity – Conditioning hair results in improved elasticity, which prevents breakage. It does this by locking moisture within cuticles making hair flexible. Dry hair tends to be brittle and snaps easily when under tension.
  4. Natural Shine – A natural shine is what we are after. Conditioning leaves hair with a lustrous natural shine by smoothing and laying cuticles flat. Raised or open cuticles give hair a dull appearance and rough feel. Conditioner closes cuticles. This smoothening process that lays down the cuticles gives hair its natural shine and a smooth texture.
  5. Strengthens Hair – When conditioner is applied to hair, protein and moisture are deposited into hair strands, this strengthens hair against damage of daily handling and styling.
  6. Moisturises Hair – Kinky, coily, curly hair is naturally dry, it is not able to moisturise hair strands on its own, as is the case with straighter hair. Our natural hair requires an infusion of moisture often. For hair to remain moisturised, moisture must be sealed or closed within cuticle, conditioning does this, it closes cuticle and keeps moisture in the hair. Moisturised hair is softer to the touch and flexible to avoid breaking.
naturalhairhealthyhair #hairregimen #naturaloils #hotoiltreatment #deepconditioning #blackhaircare#dryhair #kinkyhair #coilyhair #curlyhair

Jackie Freemantle – Mindset Change

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Tuesday, 28 January 2020 / Published in Blog, My Beautiful Life

#Energetic Healer #Healer #JakkieFreemantle #AfroBotanics #MyBeautifulLifeWorkshop #MyBeautifulLife #mindset #change

HOW TO DEEP CONDITION USING THE AFROBOTANICS AMINA DEEP PENETRATING MOISTURISING CONDITIONER

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Thursday, 14 November 2019 / Published in Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Hair Care Range
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Our Amina Deep Penetrating Moisturising Conditioner is the best deep conditioner for deeply moisturising, hydrating and softening the kinkiest, moist coily of 4c/z hair! It rewards your coils like no other. It is a thick, creamy conditioner, formulated with concentrated natural oils and natural conditioning agents that are extremely beneficial and responsive to kinky dry hair.

Why Deep Condition?

All hair types require deep conditioning or treatments or masks. But for African hair, deep conditioning or treating your hair is the most important thing you can do. It is a must to deep condition African hair, whether natural or relaxed, once a week. African hair is naturally dry and brittle and needs extra attention and assistance to thrive. Deep condition makes sure hair gets the moisture boost, nourishment and strengthening it needs to be soft and smooth. Deep conditioning is a process where a concentrated conditioner or treatment is applied to the hair and left on the hair for a period ranging from 20mins to 60mins. This is to ensure that the product gets into the hair. Most other products are applied and sit on the hair, not penetrate it. The length of time, plus heat ensure that deep conditioning happens.

How To Deep Condition Using Amina Deep Penetrating Moisturising Conditioner

There are several ways to deeply condition hair, but what is common amongst these methods is the stimulation heat. Heat encourages the hair cuticle to open up allowing the conditioner to PENETRATE each hair, ensuring silkier and hydrated hair strands.

Step 1: Cleanse Hair

The best way to use the Deep Penetrating Conditioner to deep condition is after you have washed your hair with a shampoo. Clarify your hair only when necessary or once a month, using raw and unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (mixed with water) or a clarifying shampoo. Washing removes product build up allowing for easier penetration of the conditioner into your hair.

Step 2: Apply Conditioner Generously

After washing and rinsing shampoo, apply a very generous amount of conditioner to dripping wet hair. Do not dry your hair after rinsing off your shampoo.

Note: For that extra WOW FACTOR, simply add a small amount of our AfroBotanics Mukaya African Oil Blend to your conditioner in your hand before applying to wet, it is a blend of Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Avocado Oil, Marula Oil and Baobab Oil.

Step 3: Activate Conditioner Using Heat

Methods to Activate Heat:

  • Heat Cap: the heat cap is an all-time favourite as it requires the least admin, and at R600.00 max, is worth the purchase. After applying the Deep Penetrating Conditioner put on a shower cap, and on top of the shower cap use a headscarf to protect the shower cap from melting from the heat of the heat cap. Put the heat on the highest level, bringing it down as time passes. Sit for 20 minutes, cool-off and rinse off the conditioner.
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  • Steamer: highly effective and worth the once off purchase of about R1200.00. We love the steamer because it really opens up the hair cuticles allowing for maximum moisture penetration. After applying the Deep Penetrating Conditioner, sit under the steamer for approximately 20-25 minutes, do not cover hair. Ensure to have a towel, as water will drop from the steamer. Cool-off then rinse off the conditioner.
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  • Hooded Dryer: So there are two kinds. There’s the one which we are familiar with and have probably used a few times, the one available at the salons – more professional. Then there’s the smaller portable one with a hair bonnet that needs you to connect your blow dryer to it. However they work similarly. After applying the Deep Penetrating Conditioner, put on shower cap and sit under the professional dryer, or connect your blow dryer to the end of the hair bonnet hooded dryer for 20 – 25 minutes. Cool-off then rinse off the conditioner.
#afro-botanics #natural hair #healthy hair #hair regimen #natural oils #hot oil treatment #deep conditioning #blackhaircare #dryhair #kinkyhair #coilyhair #curlyhair

MOISTURIZING LOW POROSITY HAIR USING THE BAGGY METHOD

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Thursday, 14 November 2019 / Published in Black Pearl Collection, Blog, Entertainment, Hair Care Range

Moisturizing Low Porosity Hair Using the Baggy Method

There is probably one word that we keep hearing as naturals; in fact we could probably start a petition to have it be our official ‘natural’ word, “moisture”. If you don’t already, you should learn how to love this word, because you will hear it a lot, and besides you should know by now that moisture is key to growing hair. But many of us struggle with retaining moisture and frequently ask ‘how or where can I get moisture’, ‘what products can I use to acquire moisture’, or ‘what’s the secret ingredient for moisture’.

Today we are going deep into the Baggy Method, which is a highly recommended moisture infusion method for low porosity hair. Low porosity simply means that your hair struggles to absorb any moisture, even from water-based products, products just sit on the hair and does not saturate or penetrate into the hair shaft, it’s hair that is prone to dryness.  Although it struggles to absorb water and let water into the cuticle, this hair type retains water the longest once water gets through.  High porosity hair has cuticles that are open that let water in and out easily, it is also prone to dryness.  Normal porosity hair has cuticles that are open just enough to let water in and keep in for a certain period.

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The Baggy method, which may not work for all, but is worth the experiment, is one-way to maintaining luscious and hydrated low porosity coils. It combines extremely simple steps and is only a plus to your already existing hair regimen. Okay, so it’s similar to deep conditioning and doesn’t require any extra effort, but it does deliver the much-needed nutrients your hair needs. It is advised that you add this method as part of your washday routine.  Start on the day you wash your hair as your hair will be clean.

For best results, do it twice a week for 4 weeks at a time. Or do it daily for a week and you will see a different in the moisture content of your low porosity hair.

There are two ways to go about it, depending on what is suffering the most. 1. Ends or 2. All-over. If you spot that your ends are splitting, dry or brittle, then the emphasis should be on your ends. However, your whole head could benefit from it.

Porosity Test

Dos:

  • Use Apple Cider Vinegar, mixed with water to clarify and to remove any product build-up.
  • Apply and rinse out conditioner like our Black Pearl Hydrating Conditioner. Or Amina Deep Penetrating Moisturising Conditioner

Side note: you can do this method on damp hair, however, you are likely to sweat and your hair might not dry. If your hair is not fully dry by the end of the method, you have probably lost some moisture.

  • After leaving your hair to dry naturally but damp, section hair, and apply EITHER a dab of the Afrobotanics Nehanda Leave-In Conditioner or Black Pearl Hair Juice
  • Seal the moisturizer in with a blend of oils (Afrobotanics Mukaya Oil Blend).
  • You can do a braid out, twist out or whichever protective style to your liking. You can also tie the ends together, using hair ties (but not too tightly).
  • Apply a plastic cap
  • Apply head scarf for security
  • Leave products on hair for 3-4 hours, or over night. But not longer than this because it is important that your hair gets to breathe!
  • Undo protective style and style your hair as your like.

If this method is not a success with you, don’t worry; we will be posting about other methods that can help your hair retain moisture and ultimate growth, just stay tuned!

Have you tried the Baggy Method? If so, please let us know how did it go in the comments section below.

#AFROBOTANICS #BAGGYMETHOD #LOWPOROSITYHAIR #NATURALHAIR #MADEEASYAFRICAN #HAIRNATURALHAIR
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