Black Owned Businesses Part:1
By: Fatuma Maki
Artwork by Manar Abrre
:Black-owned apparel and skincare you need to know
Have you ever wonder where u can find and support Black-owned businesses? Well, this article is that guide.
- Much black own business in the lower mainland and online marketing is often overlooked and not advertised in the industry which makes it harder for them to become mainstream and well known. They also struggle to make a decent profit because people tend to steer away from indie businesses because their prices can be high but it’s mostly because their not in the mainstream industry.
- [ ] Here are some black-owned businesses that are located in the lower mainland and can be found online that you can help support:
Karibu Handcrafted Body:
-Karibu Handcrafted Body Products is a beauty brand that makes unique and creative handmade body care, soap bars. She’s Vancouver base but u can find her on Facebook. They use natural and locally source ingredients to make soap bars like lemongrass, lavender, peppermint with activated charcoal and use nourishing oils such as coconut oil, olive oil, argan oil etc. They also take part in making the world a better place by using reusable cartons as their moulds to help make less waste.
https://m.facebook.com/karibusoaps/
Miscellany finds:
-If you love to go thrift shopping and you live around East Vancouver then this is the perfect place to go. Miscellany Finds is a social enterprise that helps support and empowers women and youth who are considered “hard to place” in the workforce. The store offers a variety of things such as clothing, household, shoes, jewelry, books, accessories etc. This is definitely a place to check out if you’re looking for inexpensive and good quality finds.
https://miscellanyfinds.ca/
4ye:
-If you’re looking for a headscarf to help protect your hair and lock-in moistures then check out this website. They have a variety of silk smooth durags that comes in different colours and patterns. I've you’re not interested in durags you can also buy their Graphic t-shirts, sweaters, sweatpants etc. You can find their website at:
https://4ye.ca/collections/durags-menu?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgJv4BRCrARIsAB17JI5THKJYxqCmQk9bf7RDxjkac3YAcjj2-HRsw5P-kDrZT89It6FjBHEaAt_uEALw_wcB
Hanahana Beauty:
-Hanahana beauty is a skincare brand that is committed to empowering women of colour by making 100% all-natural ingredients that are handmade. Their mission is to disrupt the global beauty industry and increasing accessibility, transparency, sustainability and cruelty-free. Their products will make you feel smooth and confident in you’re own skin by using one of their main ingredient which is Shea Butter that is directly from the Katarina Women's Shea Cooperative in Ghana mixes with different nourishing oils.
https://www.hanahanabeauty.com/
