Journal

"I don’t know where to start from, but, actually, it is a talent that is in me, but I used to do design — like personal designs, make my own...

"My name is Abdulrahman Amana and people know me as “Dula” because my name is very long. I am born and raised in Shella, on Lamu Island, where 85 to...

I am Kai Semple, 28 years old, from London but based in Copenhagen. I am a creative chef and started a concept called Yam, which is primarily focused on modern Caribbean cuisine, and kind of introduced it to Scandinavia in a way that’s very approachable but also authentic.

At AASAI, our Shea Butter comes from East Africa, harvested and hand-made by local women in the village of Koboko in Northern Uganda. Boiled down to the essential, Vitellaria Nilotica is considered more luxurious than its Western equivalent.

When it comes to the skin, Shea butter acts as a powerful antioxidant. It can be used to treat various skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, blemishes, itches and cracks, cuticle repair, sunburn, and scars. 

It is without a doubt that we can say Shea Butter has been used in Africa since the dawn of time. But surprisingly, even though my parents come from Cameroon, it is not something we regularly used at home.