Trees not only have the capability of bringing majestic beauty to a landscape, they also have the ability to sustain the livelihood of individuals from the small seeds they provide. Traditionally trees have been felled to make timber, but the Shea tree through the development of seeds has the potential to develop into a major export item. Shea Butter comes from the seeds of the Shea tree which can be used in the manufacture of food items, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The moisturizing and healing properties of Shea butter have been discovered by western cosmetic industries in recent years, but Shea butter has been in use in African society for centuries. The Shea butter is gathered by women and young children and involves tedious labor …show more content…
As with any other commodity, especially one that must be grown, there are obstacles to trading such a commodity. “The export of Shea from West Africa has seen a spectacular expansion over the last 10 years: An increase of over 600%. However, the sector still must overcome issues including variable Shea butter quality, rudimentary production processes and low awareness among international buyers (West Africa Hub Annual Report).” This low awareness of the product can serve as a major obstacle to trade. With the product only being marketed in Africa, the butter will have uncertain prices and production may not be as high as it would if it were being produced and sold on the international market. As more people become conscious of the unique properties of Shea butter, the demand for this product increases. This gradually increasing demand can place a strain on the trees and these trees have unpredictable yields, with one year producing an excellent yield and the other a poor yield. Because Shea butter is a relatively recent discovery to the cosmetic industry, Western cosmetic companies are only now beginning to realize the potential of the product. The way the Shea butter is produced from the nuts can also hamper the potential of the product being traded on a large-scale and at the international level. The butter if produced fully by hand to ensure a high quality, but this requires several hours and therefore it will take a considerable amount of time to
SheaMoisture natural hair products ranges from hair masques to the standard shampoos and conditioners. Coconut and Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie is their current best-selling hair product. SheaMoisture also have products for the body while specializing for men, children, and mothers including women who wear makeup. Some of their products in the afore mentioned areas include African Black Soap, Raw Shea Cupuacu Mommy Soothing Nursing Balm, and Shea Butter Velvet Lip Crayon. (Welcome, n.d.). SheaMoisture creates natural products that are certified to be organic, sustainably-
Shea Moisture as appeared in the September 2015 issue of Essence Magazine. The as depicts a new product the company has made, The Jamaican Castor Oil Collection. Shea Moisture is a black-owned company founded in 1991, the product was mainly used by African American women; until, the company expended with different brands focusing on different type of treatments to cure hair problems. The as has a neutral background with flower, plants, and tropical colors such as tan, green and pink. It also has pictures of the product surrounding the text which states the ingredients and difficulties one may experience but can prevent if the product is used properly. The words strengthen, growth, and restore are written in capitalization to inform the target reasons to purchase the product. For instead, the ad states that all the ingredients are remedies love and trusted by generations of women. The advertisement conveys a strong message about treating and perfecting hair that is having difficulties maintaining healthy hair. It also uses an emotional appeal to influence women to make a better way to feel beautiful.
The Chocolate War is a novel written by Robert Cormier and published in 2014. This book is a young adult novel that tells a story of high school freshman Jerry Renaults. He attends an all boys’ Catholic High School called Trinity and makes the football team after his mom passed away the summer before his freshman year. Jerry throughout the book ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Trinity holds an annual chocolate sale and Jerry refuses to participate in his school's annual candy. When Jerry doesn’t participate in the chocolate sale, he challenges a secret school society called The Vigils. The Vigils is an evil secret society that manipulates people to help protect the universe from harm. His refusal to sell chocolate turns into an all-out war where he has to survive against The Vigils.
Nature Care products recognizes the unique expectations from individual consumers and have developed its niche product lines, such as make up, perfume, body deodorant, nail polishing, lipsticks, hair dyes, etc. These products intend to solve customers’ skin problems with the quality to offer specific therapy and cosmetics solutions. With the demands of various consumers Nature Care products main marketing objective is to provide a product range in each niche to fit various customers ' needs.
This report explores and considers the various factors which impacts lush cosmetic’s product in term of entering the market. There are methods which can be taken with this organisation, were researched; the main focus will be to:
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But the issues have been to have alternatives to replace palm oil cultivation and production. Other alternatives like the soy bean and others do not prosses the qualities that palm oil has. However, the views of drivers of the socio-economy, governmental decision and environmental activists that make palm oil “Palms of Controversies” (Rival and Levang, 2014).
Almost 50% of nigerians are muslim (people that follow islam). Nigeria is bordered by the most famous Niger river and is a country full of culture and crops. Nigeria is known to produce around 2.5 million barrels of oil per day. They are africa's largest producer of oil and is ranked number 6 for being one of the world's major production. This country is also known for their natural african hair and body care products. I myself use their products on a everyday bases.Some of their main products are shea butter, mango butter, black jamaican castor oil, black soap, mango butter soap, face washes, body washes, neem oil, all natural shampoos and conditioners. They even advertise all natural vitamins for men women and children. In today's world its very hard to find good products that work for all types of skin types ranging from combination, normal, or dry. I personally think that finding an amazing product for the mother lands is a great
“Under uncertainty we had been living” said the scientist Saul Goodman who works for the Panamanian Food and Health Institute, yesterday morning. After discovering with his tandem the implications that artificial chemicals on food have over health. The scientists had been gathering data since December 2013 and after almost two years came with this controversial article.
By age 19, the widowed mother of four was selling Shea Butter, African Black Soap and her homemade hair and skin preparations, and she was known as the local healer all over the countryside in Bonthe, Sierra Leone. Shea Moisture CEO Richelieu Dennis wrote and executed the mission statement because he saw a need and demand for consumers who were looking for natural organic cosmetics, and hair products and so, the founder of Shea Moisture took the opportunity to design a business and marketing plan that established Shea Moisture organization. The workers of Shea Moisture organization have a sense of pride in knowing what Shea Moisture organization was founded from humble beginnings of the life of Sofi Tucker and Shea Moisture CEO Richelieu Dennis, and how they are passionate in making and supplying some of the best natural organic cosmetics, and hair products in the
The coconut palm is the one of the most valuable plants to man. In Sanskrit the coconut palm is called “kalpa vriksha”, which roughly translated means “Tree of Life”. In India, it provides livelihood to about 10 million people through various activities from its cultivation to processing of its products. All the parts of the coconut tree can be put to useful purposes – the roots, the trunk, the wood, leaves, the blossom and all the parts of the nut.
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Abstract - Despite most organic chemistry laboratories utilizing coconut oil for a saponification reaction in laboratories, little has been done to utilize an alternative, more superior, oil for the reaction. An extremely common allergy to have is to be allergic to nuts, and more specifically coconuts. When laboratory experiments are conducted using coconut oil it endangers the lives of students and laboratory personal. Coconut oil is also more expensive than other oils that could potentially be used in the chemical process. After researching alternatives, it has been determined that vegetable oil would be the most viable alternative to coconut oil due to its low cost as well as its fairly high reaction rate. If college and high school laboratories would switch to a vegetable-based oil instead of the more standard coconut oil, then students and staff with allergies would be safer, the cost for the overall laboratory experiment would be lower, as well as a consistently high reaction rate.
Issue- Palm oil is one of the world’s most popular edible vegetable oil. Used in most consumer goods, this particular oil may be cheap but it comes at a tremendous cost to our environment. Palm oil has been connected to many environmental, animal, and human rights violations yet organisations and companies all over the world continue to use this particular oil in just about everything, in fact this popular oil is in about half of all products on store shelves. Including products like laundry detergent, snacks, lipstick, cosmetics, ice-cream and even soap.