THE HAIRPOLITAN MAGAZINE VOL 6 MAY 2017

REVIEW
hold the good ingredients and at the same time last
long. After four months of research and training on
soap making at KIRDI (Kenya Industrial Research
and Development Institute) I was able to come up
with a shampoo bar that contained beer barley,
honey, glycerine, rose water, avocado oil, bentonite
clay, castor oil & coconut oil. A bar that was ideal
for all hair types.
It took about another year for the Kenyan market
to embrace the product but now three years later, I
am happy with the response we are getting as the
pioneers of the shampoo bar in Kenya.
One of of bu.ke’s clients and champions had this to
say:
Scent:
I was worried about it because it is the clay
shampoo bar and I thought it would have an
overpowering clay smell. It was earthy like when
rain hits the ground. A nice smell.
Use:
I rarely use shampoo because it dries my hair too
much so I was cautious of this but my hair didn’t
feel snap and crack clean. It was clean but not dry.
I love that it lathered well without tooooo much
water and it is value for money.
Jennifer Githae - Hairpolitan Issue 2 Cover Girl
In our #HairpolitanAsks segment every
Monday on Instagram we asked you “Which
locally made soap or shampoo do you use
and why do you like it?”
Hands down the Shampoo Bar by bu.ke
products won the day. Here are your
comments.
The @bu.ke_products shampoo bar. I like
that it doesn’t leave my hair feeling dry.
via @agirlcalledsonn
I use @bu.ke_products shampoo bars. I
like the activated black soap one for deep
clarifying, it is fantastic for using after gel
styles. I like bentonite one for every other
wash.
via @suziannaloves
I also use @bu.ke_products shampoo bar as
a clarifier and S.S. shea butter forest styling
and the growth stimulating oil for the scalp.
via @newnowandnextnatural
bu.ke’s SHAMPOO BAR
with Lucy King’ori
REBRAND (from Shea By Asal):
We rebranded at the beginning of the year from Shea By Asal to bu.ke because we wanted to incorporate
other ingredients such as deep conditioners, toners and wipes which will not necessarily have shea butter
in them. The name “Shea by Asal” originally worked for our product range but for the new range, it would
have been limiting.
SHAMPOO BARS:
In April 2014, I felt the need to come up with a shampoo that would be ‘value for money’ for our clients
because most good shampoos cost quite a bit. I had personally gotten tired of spending a lot on a bottle
that would only last me three washes so I did research on formulating a solid bar that would be able to
I use @bu.ke_products shampoo bar, it lathers
really well, I think I’ll use it for the rest of
the year, it also does not do the squeaky
clean wash. via @nyasuba_lando_lando
@bu.ke_products shampoo bar and
@akusiorganics ... works well for my hair.
via @4c_hair_chiq
@bu.ke_products shampoo bars are all I use.
via @karimikagwe
Shampoo bar by @bu.ke_products
via @pulchraevey
Thank you for your comments, keep
following and responding to our questions
every Monday.
If you have any question you’d like an answer
to email talktous@hairpolitan.com
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