Virgin coconut oil has a natural cooling nature that is very helpful when healing burns. After submersing your burn in cold water, apply coconut oil generously, and reapply throughout the day to keep the burn well coated with the oil. This helps to relieve the pain and also speed up the healing pr...
[/caption] Oats have been used by Egyptians and and Arabians since 2000 BC. The ancient Romans and Greeks also used oat baths to heal skin problems. Now people in the U.S. are starting to catch onto the...
[/caption] At Africa Imports, a percentage of every purchase is used to support several orphanages throughout Africa. One of these orphanages is the Mpila Orphanage in the Congo, where children can sleep and play in safety...
[/caption] We've just added 33 new fabrics to our web site! You can find the new kente fabric shown above, or a huge variety of hand-made brocade fabrics, lace fabrics, and wax print fabrics. ...
[/caption] In the next few weeks we will be adding a lot of new garments in limited quantities. Why? Because the garments are hand-made, and each one takes a lot of time to create by hand. We wan...
[/caption] Use coconut oil as a hair mask to heal dry, damaged hair, get rid of split ends and keep your hair softer and stronger. To use on hair, apply a small dollop and leave on for about 30 minutes. Rinse ...Tomorrow is an important day in African women's history. On August 9th, 1956, some 20,000 women marched to the Union [government] Buildings in Pretoria to protest against a law requiring black women to carry passes. On the way to the Union Buildings the women sang a freedom song: "Wathint' abafazi, ...
