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A small, growing range of beauty and self-care from African makers, starting with perfume oils and grooming oils. Every listing shows the maker's own ingredient list.
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Beauty and Wellness
Discover Alyn Oud, a luxurious handcrafted perfume oil from Alyn Scents that brings the rich, warm essence of oud to your personal fragrance collection. This African-inspired fragrance is thoughtfully blended to create a captivating scent experience that harmonises with your mood, style, and individuality. Oud, one of the world's most prized fragrance ingredients, has deep roots in African and Middle Eastern perfumery traditions. Alyn Oud captures this timeless appeal in a modern, wearable format that suits both men and women. Each bottle is carefully crafted in small batches to ensure quality and authenticity, making every spray a personal statement of elegance. This customisable perfume oil is available in multiple size options, allowing you to choose the perfect amount for your needs. Whether you are treating yourself or looking for a unique gift, Alyn Oud offers a sophisticated fragrance experience rooted in African artisanal perfumery. Long-lasting, rich, and versatile, Alyn Oud is designed for those who appreciate the art of fine fragrance.
Sold by Alyn scents • Lagos
Beauty and Wellness
A 30ml beard oil in an amber glass dropper bottle, blended from argan, jojoba and sunflower oils with tea tree and peppermint. It is made for the skin underneath as much as for the hair, which is the half of beard care most grooming shelves skip. The blend is a light one rather than a heavy one, so it softens coarse hair and leaves the beard looking smoother and better kept without the greasy weight that puts people off beard oils in the first place. What is in it and why. Argan and jojoba do the conditioning, sunflower keeps the blend light, tea tree leaves the skin feeling clean, and peppermint gives it a fresh, cooling note. It suits a short beard, a full beard, or the awkward few weeks of growing one out, and it is made for daily use. How to use it. Put a few drops in your palm, rub your hands together, then work it evenly through the beard and down to the skin underneath and comb or brush it through. Use it daily, or whenever the beard feels dry and rough. Made by HBB Botanica in Nigeria. Every bottle carries its own ingredient list, batch date and expiry printed on the label.
Sold by HBB BOTANICA • Nigeria
Buying guide
Long before 'clean beauty' was a category, African households were using shea butter, black soap, and cold-pressed plant oils as complete skincare routines. This category is where African makers list skincare, natural oils and fragrance. The range is still small, so check each listing for exactly what it contains. Sokofa does not currently stock shea butter or black soap.
A quick guide to the staples: raw, unrefined shea butter is a rich all-over moisturiser for skin and hair, denser and more nutrient-rich than the refined version found in commercial creams. African black soap, made from plantain ash and palm or coconut oil, is a gentle cleanser known for balancing oily and blemish-prone skin. Baobab and marula oils are light, fast-absorbing facial oils high in vitamins C and E.
Because these products are made in small batches with minimal processing, colour and scent can vary slightly between batches, a sign of real ingredients rather than standardised formulas. Check each listing for the full ingredient list, especially if you have allergies.
Common questions
Yes, in a small and growing range. Sokofa (sokofa.com) lists beauty and wellness products from independent African makers, currently natural oils such as beard oil and perfume oil. Each listing gives the ingredients the maker supplies, every product is reviewed before it goes live, and orders ship worldwide with secure checkout.
Each listing gives the ingredients the maker supplies, so read it before you buy. If you need to know how a product was made or tested, ask before ordering and we will pass the question to the maker.
Read the full ingredient list on the product page and patch test on a small area first, as you would with any new skincare or fragrance oil. If you need to know more about an ingredient, ask before ordering and we will pass the question to the maker.
Dab a small amount onto pulse points such as the wrists and the base of the neck. Oil based perfume sits close to the skin and usually lasts longer than a spray, so a little goes a long way.
After washing, rub a few drops between your palms and work them through the beard and onto the skin underneath. Used daily, it softens the hair and helps with dryness and itch.
