Archive for January, 2012

Hello Friends! I’m really excited to announce that this Sunday, January 29th, I will be featured on Nappturalite Radio which is a show catered towards promoting natural hair and body care for women.     Tune in THIS Sunday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm eastern time to hear some great information about my recent trip to [...]


Product Spotlight

Winter time is here and the harsh winds are in full affect. Not only does this weather affect the dryness of the skin on our limbs, but it also affects our lips. Nothing quite compares to the discomfort of having to constantly lick your lips or reapply gloss and/or chapstick. Why not use something that’s [...]


Ghana Giveaway

Hello Friends! It’s giveaway time again. During my Ghana site visit, i’ve had the opportunity to touch bases again with some of the wonderful shea butter producers that we have the opportunity of working with for developing some of the highly moisturizing Shea Yeleen products are distributed.   All you have to do to participate [...]


Water Disparities

  My current site visit to Ghana reminds me of global disparities often forgotten at home in the US. I have witnessed that every person and every place may be quite different culturally, economically, and socially, but one thing we all universally need is water. Our bodies are made up of about 80% water, and [...]


My Ghana Visit

My site visit trip to Ghana is well underway and over the last week I have visited 4 different groups in northern Ghana. The goal of my trip is to touch base with groups that Shea Yeleen has been working with and to also meet new groups to identify opportunities for expansion and collaboration.   [...]


Eczema

  I never knew what eczema was until I started Shea Yeleen. Customers would tell me that the natural unrefined shea body balm was the only thing that helped their dry itchy skin. I started to do some research to learn more about this skin condition.   Eczema is an uncomfortable skin condition that causes [...]