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ASSANA products at a Buayaba stand

ASSANA means shea in Gourmantchéma

ASSANA

Natural family care products made with shea butter, local oils, honey, hibiscus, neem, moringa, clay, and women's cooperative know-how.

Social-enterprise beauty

From harvest to market, women do the work in solidarity.

ASSANA is an economy-sociale-solidaire initiative created by Buayaba to transform ancestral shea-butter methods into modern family care products.

The range favors local and natural products, careful packaging, fairer income, and quality care for children, women, men, and sensitive skin.

ASSANA handmade cosmetics collage

Product families

Care ranges for the whole family.

Baby and sensitive skin

Bébé Chéri

Gentle shea-butter products with soft scents, made for children and delicate skin.

Women's daily care

Peau Lumineuse

Soaps, pomades, shampoos, hair oils, and balms for soft, even, hydrated skin and strong hair.

Men's care

L'Homme Intègre

Toning soap, massage cream, neem shampoo, hydrating pomade, and lip balm with a distinctive ASSANA scent.

Shop products

Handmade care for skin, hair, and body.

Browse the current ASSANA product families and choose a care ritual made with local know-how.

The ASSANA catalog is being prepared.

Cleanse

Use handmade soaps for a gentle, everyday routine.

Nourish

Choose natural oils and shea butter to soften skin and hair.

Protect

Finish with balms, creams, and pomades for lasting comfort.

Ingredients and uses

Local ingredients, practical care.

ASSANA products combine shea butter with oils and botanical ingredients selected for everyday family care.

Shea butter

Pure butter, creams, pomades, and balms for hydration and protection.

Neem and moringa

Used in soaps, shampoos, oils, and toning care.

Honey and hibiscus

Softening, fragrant ingredients for soap and hair care.

Clay and local oils

Red and green clay, coconut oil, sesame, baobab, peanut, and balanitès oils.

Orders and partnerships

Ready to buy ASSANA products?

Contact the team for availability, prices, training requests, product sets, distribution opportunities, or fair-trade partnerships.