akanni: skin + hair butter
akanni: skin + hair butter
akanni (AH-GHAH-NEE) has varied yet interconnected meanings across africa: the “encounter that brings blessings,” “the first one,” “to build,” “foundation.” an indeed fitting name for one of the first recipes in which I found healing and enthusiasm to share—my o.g. really. i remixed it over the years enjoying and sharing it as a staple.
akanni is fresh, clean, calming and dynamic.
8 oz
recommended richuals: spread akanni over your skin as if you’re making love outta your skin/ hair. and with your àse speak life into it. some uplifting affirmations to use:
*i’ve always been the one for me.
*i always got me!
*i’m in tune with my present.
*there’s soul much to love about me!
*i’m safe in my inner abundance!
*i let go of the challenges of yesterday.
*life supports me every day.
*i can do this.
*i prioritize fun in my every day choices.
*my joy is mines.
*there’s soul much creativity around me.
*life is fun.
*i’m soul resourceful!
*remixed* akanni is a refreshing mix of love, intention, shea butter (vitellaria paradoxa), cocoa butter (theobroma cacao), jojoba oil (simmondsia chinensis), sunflower oil (helianthus annuus), lavender essential oil (lavandula), geranium essential oil (pelargonium graveolens), lemongrass essential oil (cymbopogon).
akanni is supercharged with hydrating, softening, anti-inflammatory, anti-dandruff, detoxifying, growth stimulating goodness. akanni is high in vitamin a, b, d, e, and k, antioxidants, omega 6 and 9.