THE GT STORY PROJECT - W.FOUNDER
The mission and goal is to help people who have the same problem as me. I struggled with skin for so long. Now that I’ve figured out what works I decided to share with people and there’s quite good reviews. It brings joy to my heart to see my products work for people because I know how it feels to have skin problems.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid when my mother would relax my hair; I would cry from the relaxer burning my scalp and she would say “pretty hurts my child” and continue. I got used to healing the scalp burns after every relaxer treatment. Four years ago, I decided to cut my relaxed hair to grow my afro and that’s when I realized that I did not know anything about my natural hair - from products to use to maintaining it. I then started my natural hair journey through trial and error and lot of research. I got good feedback about my hair, people started asking what I did and what products I used. Initially, I only wanted an organic skincare manufacturing business but after my natural hair journey, I decided to start with haircare.
Read MoreAfter losing my mother, I wanted to do or start something that’ would keep her memory alive, and to thank her for being the mother she was to me; hence, I started the skin care brand named after her. Also, as a self taught makeup artist, and someone who was bullied during my teen years because of a birthmark I have on my face, I wanted to help my makeup clients who also experience skin issues which they want to hide with makeup. I want to help other women get their confidence back, by helping them take care of their skin.
Read MoreMy mission from the outset was to educate the African woman on how to take care of her hair and skin, and to confidently embrace her 'African-ness.' I also wanted to educate her on the best and safe products she could use that were either Kenyan made or African made, so that we learn to buy African; and thus, build Africa.
Read MoreMothership Self Care was born out of us wanting to commit to our own self care in ways that felt luxurious and therapeutic without costing a fortune. We had a hard time finding natural beauty products that were both effective and made a profound difference in how we felt. So, we decided to make our dream products ourselves.
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