Testimonials from Alaffia Customers

I want to share from my experience with the soaps. I tested two different soaps that I wanted to try them on. After shower, I felt moisture from my skin and it did not dry. I tried one soap for 2 days and the other soap for one day. I felt no itchy and dry. My skin felt so calm and moisture all day and night. These soaps smell so wonderful. I ordered 3 soaps and shea butter moisturing cream that I would like to try. I just placed order today! I am sure that 3 soaps and cream are wonderful. I had 3 lotions (cocoa butter, red palm and virgin coconut)long time ago. All of them were great! I love the smell!
-Toi

I have been using your products for over a year now, and last year I sent everyone I know a bottle of lotion and a beautiful handmade soap. The lotions are thick and creamy and the soaps are little treasures. It is pure luxury at a fantastic price. I have extremely pale white, sensitive skin and have never found anything that works before NOW! I even emailed Oprah and a couple of magazines raving about your products. I am impressed! Thank you!
- Heidy

I sent a suggestion to GoodGuide (http://www.goodguide.com) that they rate Alaffia's products (I'm sure they will be very highly rated). I absolutely love your products as well as your fair trade philosophy, so I hope this will bring you more business.
-Donna

Usually no news is good news! But I just wanted to say how thankful I am for your lotion. Myself and both of my kids have extremely sensitive skin. As well as being health consicous of toxic ingredents in products. You make a great product that isn't over the top expensive! Thanks so much
-Andrea

This is the best lotion I've ever had!!! It is doing wonderful things to my skin!! Thank you so much!!!
-Desiree

I got the Shea Butter!!! Oh, my skin is so so so happy right now. This stuff is truly miraculous. It is the ONLY thing I've used that manages to moisturize my skin without having to reapply it 100 times a day, and trust me, I've tried [almost] everything. PLUS it doesn't elicit an allergic reaction or irritation at all, which is rare. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!.... I will definitely be telling all my friends about the website. Count me in as a lifetime customer... Love ya,
-Kat

First, let me say that I love love love your products! I'm always happy with what I get when it's fairly traded and doesn't harm the environment, but I can say unequivocally that I LOVE your shea butter. I'd use your products even if offered others that are fairly traded and environmentally safe. My skin hasn't felt or looked this great in years.
-Karen

I love your products, especially the coconut cream!
-Sabrina

...I love your company, your products, and everything you stand for. Thanks so much. I'm addicted to Alaffia.
-Shannon

First let me say, I've been searching for black soap in this country for awhile and only sporadically found a bar here and there. Thank you for bringing such a consistent, high quality product!
-Anonymous

It was really GREAT to see you & your awesome business yesterday, & also meet some of the folks! Thank you SO MUCH for all you are doing & telling us about it. We are so happy to see someone doing such good work with such style & energy! I've already tried the face cream & body lotion, they are amazing! Like I've never used before! I'll be back soon to buy more to send to my niece! I hope you're working on a hair shampoo recipe! GO ALAFFIA! We salute you! AWESOME website!!
-Kim and Don

Hello, I just received my order, and am amazed at how my very dry skin has remained hydrated for at least two days after using the products. I had never used any shea butter before, and it is fabulous!!! I am also very happy to see what your goals are, and feel good to be a part of positive change of quality of life, even on some small scale. I promise to spread word of your website to all. Thanks again for your wonderful contribution to the world!
-Derry

WOW! Finally, a soap that leaves my face feeling moist and squeeky clean! And your Skin Recovery Cream works like magic on my moisture-starved face. I'm sold on Neem @ Shea Butter Soap, and Neem @ Shea Butter Skin Recovery Cream. After one day I see amazing results! The lines around my eyes are less noticeable, and my face is pink and smooth and moist. No more expensive and toxic chemicals on this face! My skin of 59 has come back to life! Thanks, ALAFFIA!
-Sandi

I love the product line! I have been going crazy buying lotion/soap/creme combos for my friends and family for birthdays in an effort to keep your product flying off the shelf and develop more of a customer base in our area! I love the new packaging, and the new scents. Looking forward to more.
-Leann

Dear Friends, I have been using and enjoying Alaffia products for months now - from the day I learned about it from friends. I really love your creams and soaps! But I didn't imagine how great it is for my child, too! My 2 1/2 yr old son had been having rashes, probably heat rash, that was itchy and getting worse each day. I tried all kinds of lotions, including some prescription lotions from the doctor. Nothing helped and it got worse for two weeks. It hadn't occurred to me to use Alaffia on a little child, but one night I just tried it when he said it smelled so good. I put the Shea Butter Moisturizing Cream on his rashes on his arms and legs. The next morning, the redness and itching were nearly gone! I was thrilled and amazed! I put a little more on in the morning. By evening it was all gone. So I apply a little on him twice a day now; a little goes a long way on a little guy. All of my family enjoy it - my son (whose baby skin is soft again), my husband (whose psoriasis is eased now that he’s also using it), and me, too (I am over 40 yrs old and have no wrinkles yet, yay!). Thank you for beautiful products and even more beautiful philosophy and purpose in your company. All the best,
-Anch

Every so often Life gives you a special gift - That gift for me is your wonderful company - the products you make are of rare quality - and to know that I am a part of that growth means a great deal to me - yes that is life's gift to me. Thank you for the wonderful Shea Butter, Black soap and many of the other items i will be ordering from you. Your work is truly a labor of love.
-Brigadoon

The other day I was in my local health foods store and I saw your products on a self. I decided to test them out, mainly because I saw that they came from Africa. I just spent four months in Rwanda, contemplating the difficulties of international development and wondering how you 'help people to help themselves'. This seems like a wonderful program to empower people in Africa, rather than just being a charity or hand-out. I was very excited to see that an organization like this exists. And, I'm loving my lotion!! Thank you!!! Keep up the great work.
- Elizabeth

... I've order from your company twice and I found that the Shea Butter you offer is the best I've used and I've tried a lot. My daughter has excema and she is the reason I order and I make soap every so often. Along with reasonable prices your product is WONDERFUL!!! I just wrote to say Thank You and if I ever open up a beauty salon again I will surely sell your shea butter.
-Selena

I have used all types of skin creams forhand and face! Dermologica, Chanel, Neutregena, Natural Science, Aveeda, Bath and Body, Kiehl's etc. , etc but I LOVE YOUR Kpangnan Butter Smoothing Lotion I purchased at New Seasons in Oregon!!! It is the best product ever!
-Anonymous

Just a quick thank you for making these products. I bought the Shea & Honey shampoo for dry/damaged hair 2 days ago, and I loved it so much that next day I went back (Whole Foods, Bellevue) to buy the same Conditioner and also the Leave-in Conditioner! Great 3 products!!! I tried your Coconut body cream in the jar, and smells fantastic, so that is my next purchase soon!!!
-Anonymous

I received my order earlier this week and wanted to tell I WILL CONTINUE to order your products and spread the word. The shampoos and soap....I love it! Pass on the word please. Peace,
-Ray

For six days, twice a day I've been using Neem @ Shea Butter Soap and Neem @ Shea Butter Skin Recovery Cream with amazing results! The red bumps, dry flakes, and old, wrinkled skin are gone! I used to dread washing my face and putting on makeup. Now, I can't wait! Throughout the day, I pat my face just to see if it still feels moist, and it does! Oh, and I love the clean fragrance of both the Soap and Recovery Cream; it lasts all day long! I feel so pampered! Your products are just plain fun to use. They work! Thanks, Alaffia!
-Sandra

The virgin coconut cream is so nice and fresh... It makes my face feel so good. Keep up the good work and I will be ordering soon.
-Anonymous

I'm a passionate person so when I come across products that I like I just want to let anyone and everyone know. I love Trader Joe's but I haven't even emailed their company and I've been loving their products for over a year now. I came across your products in Madison Market in Downtown Seattle. I'm a black female, 39 years old with nappy, kinky hair. I love my hair. I wear my hair in twists. I basically wash it and take two strands, apply a product and just twist the two strands and it stays in place and I wear it for a week at a time. I've been continually looking and changing products from expensive ones to non natural products but always trying to find natural products. It's been a challenge. I just threw away my old products 2 minutes ago and now I will continue to use your products. Loving the lotion for the hair! I treated myself and purchased a bar of soap. I'm a thrifty person and don't shop much but love to be natural when it works for me. Thanks for your products and I might even head over to olympia one day in my smart car. I'm loving my hair again and I can go back to a natural products. Thanks so far.
-Teri

I emailed earlier today to check the status of my order but sure enough was pleasantly surprised to see it at my door this afternoon. I can't tell you enough how overjoyed I am! My 17-month old daughter loves, loves, loves her shea butter & honey nourishing shampoo & conditioner as well as her lotion and shea butter blissful baby balm! I can't wait to try the soap that I got for myself as well. Thank you VERY much for making such fantastic products!! I've been waiting forever for something that is natural and free of chemicals for my child. Plus we are a multicultural family so it's nice to FINALLY find a product that is well suited for our hair and skin (especially my daughter who has really curly hair - it's been impossible to find a good conditioner for her type of hair that is natural and free of all these horrible chemicals).I will be launching a social networking site for mothers on May 1st so I will be sure to mention your company on my site!
-Maria (A VERY Happy Customer)

Please don't ever discontinue your [Neem & Shea] Skin Recovery Cream! I have extremely sensitive skin and rare types of outbreaks. I did some research and learned that "Neem" could help my situation. I went to the Puget Consumer's Coop to see if they had any "Neem" products and luckily found your product. It is wonderful. A friend recently told me how much better my skin looks. I love everything about your cream - it's healing qualities and the way it goes on the skin and doesn't leave an oily or sticky feeling on the skin. Just a nice, moist feeling. Thank you for making this wonderful cream!
-Lynette
I ordered your Shea Butter with Dead Sea Salt Soap and Black Soap a few weeks ago through Afrikan Republic. The quality of your soap is amazing. I am currently deployed to Kuwait and the water is very hard. Your soap leaves my skin feeling soft. I love the fact that you give back to the West African community. Thank you for all that you do.
-Anonymous

I have been using the Neem & Shea therapeutic lotion( savanna morning) for over a year now. I just wanted you to know, if you care, that I love this lotion. I love the texture, the smell and the effect it has on my skin. Thank you.
-Laurieanne

Hi! I just wanted to write a quick email to say thank you for your wonderful product and work in promoting fair trade. I live in Seattle with two Whitman alums ('04), and the other night they were laughing at me when they saw me reading their alumni magazine that comes every month or so. I'm glad it happened to be sitting on the kitchen table that night though, since I came across the article about Alaffia. I was immediately impressed by the company's work in supporting the co-op and community projects in West Africa, and interested in the products. I just got my shea butter and coconut lotion today and they are both wonderful. Thanks for the speedy processing and delivery! Keep up the good work! I hope to see your products around. I'll definitely spread the word.
-Lynn

I placed an order just a couple of days ago and I received it already! It was amazing. Thank you! I am a very satisfied customer. I bought your products to use on my daughter who is African American. Thank you so much.
-Anonymous

I bought the cocoa butter lotion and it's amazing! This is the best skin lotion that I have found..Your lotion is 100% natural free of alcohol and it's so pure and satisfying. Thank you so much for your products.
-Anonymous

I am so glad that I decided to try your Tangerine Ginger body lotion. It's the best lotion I've tried and moisturizes without causing irritation or breakouts on my body. I've gone through two bottles, and just had Super Supplements in Olympia order a third for me.
-Chrissy

I have been using both of these products for 6 months. I just wanted to let you know that they are the best I have ever used. I simply can't thank you enough for creating such wonderful earth friendly products. I don't have acne, but my skin can get an occasional brake out, but after using the antioxidant face soap I haven't gotten one since. The antioxidant face cream is fabulous, and my skin feeling so soft. I will now be using these products for life. I have used a very expensive Estee lauder antioxidant cream but it doesn't compare to Alaffia's. Thanks again!
-Tommy

I am a black woman who wears her hair in a natural style (meaning I do not use any chemicals to process or straighten my hair). Your products have been my most wonderful discovery for helping to manage my hair while emphasizing it's natural beauty. I especially enjoy the Coconut and Shea daily conditioner and the enriching hair lotion!
-Anonymous

Just wanted to say that I absolutely love your products and the philosophy of your company! I first found out about your shampoo after a friend suggested I look for haircare products that didn't contain methylisothiazoline, formaldehyde, or other dangerous chemicals. After reading about your fair trade work, I decided to give your shampoo and conditioner a try, and I'm so glad I did! Not only do I feel good about supporting sustainable and ethical businesses, my hair looks and smells wonderful (always a plus). Thanks for the work you do!
-Erika

I just wanted to say how much I LOVE your products. I have been using the face care line for 2 months and my skin looks amazing!
-Anonymous

I bought many of your products, and I like them a lot. Unrefined/unscented shea butter is my BIG favorite, also the Virgin Coconut Body Cream!!!) Yesterday I tried your Rooibos/Shea/Coconut Antioxidant face cream, and I liked it very much, so I will buy it soon.
-Anonymous

I've just purchased 59 ml of your Handcrafted Shea Butter and I want to let you know that I am more than satisfied with your product. This shea butter has exceeded all of my expectations. I am a 45 year old male and I use a variety of skin care products. I typically apply some MyChelle Supreme Polypeptide cream, once or twice a day and I have tried a few of their products for my delicate occuli area. The citrus within MyChelle creams, often has a peel like drying effect on the upper eyelids and in some patchy areas along the lower eye region. For many reasons, I had been in a constant state of dismay over the other shea butter products on my store's shelf but primarily, it was due to the unwanted fillers and preservatives, which are listed on your competitor’s containers. I spoke again with the health and beauty manager at Whole Foods and she pointed out Alaffia. Alaffia products are obviously new to me, as it is a new product line as well, at the local Whole Foods super market in Cincinnati. I am planning to try out many more of your handcrafted products, with great confidence that I will be just as pleasantly surprised with them, as I was this time with your shea butter recipe. My countless thanks to all at Alaffia.
- Reuven

I love Alaffia! I have been using the Rooibos & Shea Butter Antioxidant Cream for over a year now, and I wanted to just share with you how much I love your product. Our local co-op here in Boise, ID turned me onto this product and I have been hooked ever since. My face glows when I use it and so does my conscience! Thank you for making such an amazing product with such great quality and great concern.
-Amy

I love your lotion products and have tried many of them. It has helped my son's eczema tremendously.
-Sandy

I just wanted to say that I am in hair heaven, thanks to your shea butter & honey conditioner. My hair isn't especially dry or damaged, but it's very, very long and fine, and while it's straight has a tendency to dry out and frizz. Most conditioners just don't cut it, either being too light or too heavy, or I haven't been able to leave my hair down for a long time because of the frizz. But this conditioner! It's great. I've been wearing my hair down all day, and without any products on it my hair is straight with no annoying frizzies. It's amazing.
-Erin