Category Archives: The Founder’s Corner

“Serious and devastating hazards result from long term exposure to bleaching agents. So how do we continue to excuse the willing consumption of bleaching creams?”

“I can’t tell you how much I welcome the natural hair movement. But, if I can’t comb through my natural hair, what good is such a phenomenal movement to me or people with hair like me?”

“It was and is of the utmost importance that my children, my family and friends are able to use products that I know are safe and reliable.”

As the population ages and as awareness of ingredients grows, I see the trend continuing towards healthy and sustainable haircare and skincare products without harmful chemicals.

For people with difficult, oily combo skin or hair, charcoal is essential because it is a magnet for toxins, draws out impurities like oil, dirt, sweat, opens clogged pores, and removes dead skin cells. In crafting Shinkafa, it was important, indeed imperative for me, that charcoal play a part in what we do.