Develop a Skincare Routine

Nailah’s Shea www.nailahsshea.com

Sold online and at Greensboro Farmers Curb Market, Grandover Resort & Spa, Meraki Handmade and Vidapour Tea.

While working as a part-time pharmacy technician in college, Camilia Majette learned about the harsh chemicals and toxins that make up many commercial skincare products. Not wanting to expose her two children to those ingredients, she decided to start an all-natural line of skincare products to treat common conditions like eczema and dry skin.

“I wanted to find a more holistic approach to their healing and their body,” she said.

The Nailah’s Shea line of body butters, sugar scrubs and soaps comes in a variety of scents, including lavender, lemongrass and rosemary mint, among others.

This August, Majette is launching facial mists, toners and three types of facial masks.

All Nailah Shea products are made with shea butter, sometimes called “African gold,” in addition to other ingredients like coconut oil and sugar.

Shea butter has anti-aging properties and helps reduce free radicals in the air. Majette said her products have a natural SPF of 5-10.

Majette committed to using fair trade ingredients in her products whenever possible after seeing the process of harvesting shea butter from trees firsthand during a visit to family in the east African country of Tanzania.

“It really opened my eyes into knowing where the raw ingredients are coming from,” she said.

Her commitment to doing right by others is a cornerstone of Nailah’s Shea. A percentage of the profits go toward community service projects.

Majette teaches free classes on DIY skincare twice a year and donates products to women in need. This year, she worked with the YWCA of Greensboro and the Wake County Women’s Shelter.

She also donated travel-sized soaps and body butters to the shelter.