EKÓ BOTANICALS

Ekó Botanicals is a clean, multitasking, sustainable skincare range for maturing and darker skin, created by former city executive turned natural skincare expert Apinke Efiong. Rooted in traditional African and British skincare practices and botanical wisdom, these powerful natural products have spent 2 years in research and development, combining ancient skincare rituals with modern, natural skincare science. Using nutrient-dense, premium quality plant oils and botanical extracts, rich in skin loving vitamins and omega fatty acids, such as papaya, tamanu, moringa and kalahari melon, they cleanse, nourish and revitalise maturing skin, delivering optimal radiance and condition. The formulas are created using a wide spectrum of wild harvested oils and plant-actives, in optimal quantities and ratios, with natural preservatives for maximised purity and efficacy. All ingredients are sustainably sourced and organic where possible, from African and British farms. All three products in the collection, Amina Ritual Cleansing Oil, Nefertiti Radiance Botanical Serum and Makeda Radiance Botanical Oil, are designed to work synergistically to multitask on a wide range of skin concerns and to prevent signs of premature ageing; fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, dehydration, enlarged pores and acne. Each product is named after a great African warrior Queen whose ancient beauty practices have been admired and passed down through the ages, inspiring a new modern skincare ritual that is deeply nourishing, mind calming and respectful to the planet. For most of her adult life, Apinke struggled to find natural skincare that suited her maturing and darker skin tone, nothing ever satisfactorily delivered the level of purity, nourishment, smoothing and rejuvenation that she was looking for. Inspired by her great grandfather who was a botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, she decided to look to plants and traditional skin healing ingredients for solutions.