danysedai
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One of my sisters is visiting me in Canada until December. I’m trying to brainstorm ideas for her to have a little business in Cuba when she goes back as she was recently laid off. Her hair is natural, she has been natural since 2003 when she BC even without knowing what a big chop was, she was just tired of relaxing her hair and after a bad relaxer experience (many relaxers are homemade in Cuba) she decided to cut it off. I send her products from time to time, and friends who travel send her products too. Most products in Cuba are geared towards straighter hair, or hair with relaxer or keratin treatments. She says that more women are going natural but they lack products and also knowledge. There are no stores selling bulk natural products like oils or butters, government stores are very very expensive, and people pay through the nose for hair products.
I was looking at shampoo bar and conditioner bars and thinking that with an initial investment she can buy aloe vera gel, shea butter, coconut oil, some essential oils and learn how to make shampoo and conditioner bars,moisturizers and curling creams in small batches and fill out a niche that’s empty in Cuba, especially with little black girls. I was thinking bars as that would save her the containers cost, which would be almost impossible to get there.
For those who’ve used shampoo bars and conditioners, and those who have made the recipes, what are some good recipes she can use? Tips for helping the product not go bad?
Do you think it would be feasible to earn money doing this? ( I think so, as a bottle of Tresemme shampoo sells from $15 cuc -which is $15 usd-to $25 cuc)
Here are 2 photos of my little sis J (she’s forever my baby sister even though she is 36)
I was looking at shampoo bar and conditioner bars and thinking that with an initial investment she can buy aloe vera gel, shea butter, coconut oil, some essential oils and learn how to make shampoo and conditioner bars,moisturizers and curling creams in small batches and fill out a niche that’s empty in Cuba, especially with little black girls. I was thinking bars as that would save her the containers cost, which would be almost impossible to get there.
For those who’ve used shampoo bars and conditioners, and those who have made the recipes, what are some good recipes she can use? Tips for helping the product not go bad?
Do you think it would be feasible to earn money doing this? ( I think so, as a bottle of Tresemme shampoo sells from $15 cuc -which is $15 usd-to $25 cuc)
Here are 2 photos of my little sis J (she’s forever my baby sister even though she is 36)
