In Practice: Shea Butter is Your Hair's New BFF
If you’ve never heard of using Shea butter for hair – you’re not alone. At Obakki, we were surprised and pleased to first hear of this application;...
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What Is Organic Cotton and Why Should We Care?
Organic cotton is grown without chemicals or fertilizers and uses 91% less freshwater and only one-third the energy of conventional cotton. And bec...
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The People Behind the Products You Love
Behind every handmade product is a person — a person with a story. And a reason why they make the products they do. But a surprising number of thos...
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Supporting Women: Judith's Story
When Treana was in Uganda, she saw a woman walking down the street sporting the most incredible green bag. She was drawn to that bag and immediate...
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Ethical Companies Know Their Supply Chain
Ethical consumers know where their consumer goods come from. And at Obakki, we track the origins, the raw materials, the complete process — of ever...
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At the table with Treana: A guide for all things oyster
What could be better than a sunny afternoon sitting at a café with friends, preferably beside the water, eating freshly shucked oysters on the half...
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IN PRACTICE: THE ART OF CREATING A WILD FORAGED BOUQUETÂ
With the arrival of spring and flowers blooming, we learn the art of floral freestyle design; creating an elegant, simple foraged bouquet. Whether ...
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UPCYCLING: HOW OUR ARTISANS ARE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUSTAINABLE LUXURY
It is said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and it’s never been more true than when it comes to upcycling, where waste is conv...
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Finding Wabi Sabi in African Pottery
Having a wabi sabi approach to life doesn’t mean embracing carelessness or venerating a pile of junk. It's about appreciating, celebrating and sust...
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African Blackwood: Preserving one of the world's most sought-after materials
African blackwood and African redwood are both extremely coveted around the world as exotic wood types. Members of the broader redwood family, thes...
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Our All-Natural Soap Ingredients
Get to know the organic ingredients used in our signature soap—chemical free, palm-oil free, paraben free, sulfate free. Exclusive formulations des...
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Weaving With Dignity: The Basket Makers from Kitui
Think about this—do you know where the products in your home come from? Do you know who actually made them? I’d like to tell you Margaret’s story.
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What is Artisanal?
I bet you’ve had occasion to wonder just what the label ‘artisanal’, or the term ‘artisan’ really mean. The unregulated adjective has been appropri...
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