Hello friends! Shea Yeleen will be back at Dekalb Market in Brooklyn, New York this Sunday, May 13 to celebrate Mother’s Day! If you’re in the area, stop by and see us between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. With delicious food vendors, talented artisans, and a host of amazing, unique vendors, [...]
Although I grew up in cold, upstate NY, I consider myself a tropical baby for two reasons: (1) I was born in Tamale, Ghana (2) in the month of July. Summer is my favorite time of year for many reasons… long sunny days, picnics, farmers’ markets, beach parties, and ice cream cones. Unfortunately, my favorite [...]
Hello friends! I have great news! Shea Yeleen has been selected to be a new vendor at Dekalb Market in Brooklyn, New York. If you’re in the area, stop by and see us on Sunday, May 6th and next Sunday, May 13th between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm. Not only will [...]
In this week’s post, Shea Yeleen International volunteer Kenya D. Morris writes about her recent, inspiring trip to South Africa “What can you do in ten days? Change the world!” …these were the words I added to my email signature. I created this little saying to spread the word about my mission trip and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
