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wit suikerbossie
protea repens

called as suikerbossie, 'sugarbush', because the flowers are filled with a sweet sugary nectar. in times past the locals used to make a syrup from the collected nectar, called "bossiestroop" - directly translated as 'bush syrup'. this bossiestroop had an important place in medicine cabinets in the 19th century.

the sugarbush protea comes in many different colours, ranging from cream to tinted with pink and fully hot pink. a truly special Fynbos treasure.
the beloved vibrant little "suikerbekkie", sunbird, love to pollinate these suikerbossies.

shea botter // butter

a glorious and integral component of our nourishing skin butter and Beard & Body Balm.

silky, gentle, super moisturising and calming - shea butter is excellent for eczema, and dry, sensitive, itchy and irritated skin.

our shea butter is sourced from Ghana, produced by a co-operative of rural women. it is of the utmost quality - being A grade, organic, unrefined and fair trade.

shea butter is made from the nuts of the shea tree. the nuts are washed, crushed, roasted and then milled. this shea paste gets kneaded and the butter separated; the butter is then cooked, filtered and continually stirred whilst cooling down to obtain a luxurious creamy texture.

known as "women's gold", it is culturally a revered product and is mostly made by women. for many rural women in the shea area, the making of shea butter is their livelihood.

shea trees grow wild across the "shea belt", in the savannah regions of West and Central Africa.

the use of shea butter and trade thereof dates back to the 14th century - and 5 centuries later, we are still loving it.