Afri-Skin

Luxury skincare rooted in African botanicals.
Formulated for melanin-rich skin.

The house

A modern African skincare house. Science and heritage in equal measure, formulated for the skin the industry adapted to last.

Our story
The Black Mask Ritual

Ten minutes of stillness.

Rhassoul clay from the Atlas Mountains, drawn across the face and rinsed before it sets. What remains is clarity.

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The Collection

Eight pieces. One job each.

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Weekly
Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Mineral clay that clears congestion without stripping. Skin left even and soft, never tight or ashen.A weekly reset for melanin-rich skin. Rhassoul from the...

Hero
Senegal

The pigmentation serum. Niacinamide, tranexamic acid and baobab seed oil work on post-inflammatory marks, melasma patches and uneven tone at the source: the overactive...

Daily
Northern Ghana

A lightweight gel-cream that holds water in without the heaviness. Shea butter ceramides and squalane seal the barrier against the faster moisture loss deeper...

AM · PM
Tanzania

A powder-to-foam enzyme cleanser that lifts dull surface cells and clears pores without scrubbing. Papaya and pineapple enzymes do the work; moringa seed oil...

Face & Body
Southern Africa

Cold-pressed, fast-absorbing. Two drops over cream for a finish that reads on deep skin.Face and body. More antioxidants than argan, none of the greasiness.

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Five steps · Eight weeks

The full daily ritual in one box: Mongongo Pre-Cleanse Oil, Moringa Enzyme Cleanser, Kigelia Daily Exfoliant, Baobab Pigmentation Serum and Shea Light Moisturizer. Five...

Nightly
Malawi

A gentle, every-night exfoliant for skin that marks easily. Polyhydroxy acid and kigelia fruit extract resurface without the sting, redness or rebound dark marks...

Step 1
Kalahari, Namibia

The first step. A lightweight oil that dissolves sunscreen, makeup and the day's build-up before your cleanser touches your skin. Mongongo oil from the...

Botanicals of the Continent

Shea from the savannah. Baobab from the Sahel. Marula from the southern plains.

Seven plants from seven regions, each chosen for what it does for deeper skin and each traced to the people who have used it longest.

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Botanicals, each named with its origin on the product.
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Countries. Ghana, Senegal, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, Morocco.
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Fragrance, essential oils or hydroquinone.
The ingredients
Melanin-Aware Formulas

Skin that holds pigment longer, loses water faster and answers irritation with a mark.

We formulate for that skin first, and only that skin. Every active is chosen for how it behaves on Fitzpatrick types IV to VI, and every finish is tested there before it ships.

PIH
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. The mark that outlasts the breakout, and the concern we built the house around.
TEWL
Transepidermal water loss. Higher in deeper skin, which is why every moisturizer here seals rather than coats.
IV–VI
The only skin we test on. Results are never pooled with lighter types.
How we formulate
A Study in Radiance

Deeper skin returns light.

Marula and shea, pressed in at night, give it a surface to do so. Not shine. Depth.

Marula Glow Oil
Philosophy

Formulated for melanin-rich skin. Rooted in African botanicals. Nothing it does not need.

Most skincare is designed for one skin type and adjusted for everyone else. Afri-Skin is never adjusted. It begins with deeper skin and stays there.

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Formulated specifically for melanin-rich skin, from the first brief to the final panel.
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African botanicals as the hero of every formula, traced to their region and bought at a fair price.
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Vegan, fragrance-free and high-performance. Proven actives, nothing decorative.
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The Ritual

Eight steps, most of them under a minute. Deeper skin rewards consistency, not intensity.

01 — Pre-cleanse

Mongongo Pre-Cleanse Oil

PM

Sixty seconds on dry skin. Add water, rinse.

02 — Cleanse

Moringa Enzyme Cleanser

AM · PM

A teaspoon of powder, thirty seconds, lukewarm water.

03 — Exfoliate

Kigelia Daily Exfoliant

PM

A few drops pressed over the face. No rinse. Build to nightly.

04 — Treat

Baobab Pigmentation Serum

AM · PM

Three drops on damp skin. Wait a minute.

05 — Hydrate

Shea Light Moisturizer

AM · PM

A pea-sized amount, pressed in, not rubbed.

06 — Protect

Mineral SPF 30+

AM

The step that decides whether the others work. No white cast.

07 — Glow

Marula Glow Oil

PM · Optional

Two drops over moisturizer. Shoulders, elbows, knees too.

08 — Reset

Rhassoul Clay Renewal Mask

Weekly

A thin layer for ten minutes. Rinse before it dries.

Patch test every new product behind the ear for 48 hours. Introduce the exfoliant three nights a week, then build to nightly.

Journal

Skin science, ingredient studies and stories from the continent.

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Diary Diary · October 2026

The Ritual Diary, Week 4: tone

The first visible change on deeper skin is almost never the dark mark. It is the skin around it. What week four looks like and how to photograph...

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