Above: Hanna, Founder of Abyssinian Beauty Products.
About Us
Above: I love visiting Jamaica in June and July, just to try and catch the massive mangoes as they fall from Mum's trees in her Garden. They are the sizes of footballs! I kid you not.
My husband is a very prolific gardener, a gift which he obviously obtained from his mum, who has a beautiful herbal flower garden
Above: The vast majority of herbs used in our products are home grown both in Ethiopia as well as Jamaica. These herbs are used in the formulation and preparation of the products produced by Abyssinian Beauty Products.
Above: Hi I am Abibeee and I want to grow up and wear a white coat too.
Above: Our daughter with her Gran mother at home in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Above: Every chance we get, we visit Gran ma in Jamaica. It gives us a chance spend quality time with our wonderful mum as well as collect a wonderful array of dried herbs and fruits as well as seeds, which we bring back to our lab in Addis Ababa.
Above: "Hi I am Soliana, and while all the other members of the family are busy producing Natural herbal products, I get to use them all and let them know what I think about the products."
Above: We are located in the next to the Sandford International School, Kebana, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 mins walk from the Menelik Hospital and 5 minutes drive from the British Embassy.
Our new warehouse and shop will be opened in the New Ayat development in Addis Ababa later this year
Above: Hi I am Selam and I am the heart and backbone of Abyssinian Beauty Products. I am the Senior Soap Maker and the Coordinator for the marketing of Abyssinian Beauty Products. I assist my Dad in formulating the wonderful range of natural herbal products at Abyssinian Beauty Products.
We are fortunate enough to have a team of creative, dynamic and highly qualified cosmetic soap makers from Ethiopia and the diaspora, who are dedicated to a vision of promoting natural, environmentally friendly, organic beauty skincare in Ethiopia.
Above: The vast majority of our soaps are made using the cold process. In this process the Oils and butters used to make the soap undergo a process called saponification.
Saponification is a process that involves the conversion of fat, oil, or lipid, into soap and alcohol by the action of heat generated by the reaction with an aqueous alkali.
Saponification is an exothermic chemical reaction-which means that it gives off heat-that occurs when fats or oils (fatty acids) come into contact with an aqueous alkali, usually Sodium hydroxide. In this reaction, the triglyceride units of fats react with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide and are converted to soap and glycerol.
Above: Once the oils and aqueous alkali have mixed and reacted, the mixture is allowed to react and then poured into the desired mold. The Soap mix is allow to cure for several weeks. This allows the soap mix to hardened and form your solid soap.
Above: The soaps are left to cure and dry for about five to six weeks. This is done on specially arranged racks in a dry area.
Above: Once dried and cured, the soaps can be kept at their original size or cut into smaller units for distribution to our customer
Ethiopia is blessed with an abundance of herbal resources. Almost all of the herbs and seeds used in our products are grown and produced in Ethiopia. Many of our oils and butters are imported from Ghana and Kenya, in particular Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter and coconut Oil. Niger oil is produced in large quantities in Ethiopia and is used in a number of our oil products.
Natural herbs and supplements have been used for medicinal purposes since time immemorial. A 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) review established that Ethiopia led all nations with 90% of its population using traditional medicine for primary health care
Above: Ethiopian coffee with 'Tena Adam'/ Common rue
Where to find our Products advertised
Many of our Products are advertised locally in Ethiopia on facebook.
The main web pages are :
Natural ingredients, such as avocado, aloe Vera, oranges, lime, Eucalyptus, coffee seeds, Black Cumin Seeds, mangoes, Papaya, Turmeric and carrots, are just some of the recurring ingredients used in Abyssinian beauty products.
However, the problem of using processed products are numerous. More often than not, harmful preservatives and chemicals are added to these products and they often cause patchy skin, spots or breakouts. What better way to avoid these negative results than to use natural products!
Natural products offer even better results than processed products and are so cheap, they can be found everywhere - all with little to no side effects. For African women and men, alike, looking good can be as easy as plucking a Mango from a tree and using the Mango Oil from the seed to moisturise the skin - literally.
Since Africa is blessed with numerous natural ingredients, every person should glow. Here are just five natural African products that you need to get in to your beauty closet.
