Hanahana Beauty is beloved for its consciously clean shea butter, sourced from women in Tamale, Ghana. But founder Abena Boamah wasn’t always planning to become a beauty-brand CEO. The Ghanaian-raised, Chicago-based entrepreneur originally set out to work in education, and it wasn’t until her time as an algebra teacher that she began making her own shea butters for personal use.
Since launching, Hanahana has expanded from their best-selling, deliciously scented shea butters to face masks, lip balms, bar soaps, and more. Next, Boamah is gearing up to launch the first ever Hanahana body wash. And when she’s not running her own business, Boamah manages to make time to host her podcast,where she interviews people like hit singer Amaarae on a plethora of topics, from relationships to careers.
6:15 a.m. – Next, I do my oil pulling with coconut oil, which I’ve been doing for the last couple of months. I do it for about ten minutes while I’m cleaning up or setting myself up to go on a run or making a green smoothie. 6:30 a.m. – After that, I’ll either do a run or I’ll do my yoga. When I come back, I shower and use the
for my face. For body wash, we’re actually working on a body wash right now, and I’ve been using our sample to test it out. I’m so excited, it’s really my favorite.