Natural with a purpose.
As a social business, we are obsessed with economic development, empowering women, and taking care of our environment.
This is not about hand-outs. Sassy, funny and exuding confidence, our hard-working and uncompromising Haitian team does not ask for charity, but for jobs. Every purchase of Kreyòl Essence products helps us change lives.
Why women empowerment
Women are the backbone of the country, before and after the earthquake. However, women are also victims of gender-based violence and extreme poverty due to high unemployment. We want to bring more than hope to women. Through slow yet consistent growth, our business creates economic opportunities for women.
Why economic development
The revival of Haiti’s economy will come from job creation, not donations. Education, health, and poverty alleviation all improve when people have income and unemployment falls. This is what we champion as a brand. The popularity of Haitian Black Castor Oil and other Kreyòl Essence products also helps Haiti’s economy through exports, which reduce a trade deficit the country has carried for decades.
Why environmental restoration
Farming and harvesting castor beans reduces deforestation, soil erosion, and gas emissions in Haiti. As an agribusiness, Kreyòl Essence carefully plants and harvests our raw, natural ingredients to produce the best beauty products in the Caribbean and protect the environment.
“A charity dollar has one life; a social business dollar has endless lives.”
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Kreyòl Essence investor
We are selective about who we collaborate with, and only work with partners who embrace our higher vision.