There have been numerous studies done over time to ascertain how chocolate consumption impacts humans. One such study at the Human Olfaction Laboratory at Middlesex University concluded the smell of chocolate triggers positive reactions and may improve your mood.
The word soap, from the Latin root “sopa” has created abundant interest throughout time, and much original usage speculation, as well as the first introduction into civilization, has been debated. There is a fascinating re-publication, originally published prior to 1923, aptly titled, “The Handbook of Soap Manufacture,” by W.H. Simmons and H.A. Appleton, which…
One late April day, as rainy season winds its way into the Ghana landscape, a group of women gathered at a newly formed women’s cooperative to discuss the challenges of harvesting shea nuts, otherwise known there as “Women’s Gold.” The physical demands of working long hours in the hot sun, stooping over to hand…
Many societies have discovered and embraced the value of shea nut butter, and its many beauty and health benefits. Although mainly used as a cooking oil in Africa, demand for shea nut butter in the domestic cosmetic industry has exploded. Jedwards carries a variety of Shea products, including Organic and Fair Trade Certified options.
If your business is looking for a specialty ingredient to feature on their production line, then Sal butter should definitely be on your next purchase order. Sal Butter is sourced from India, where the collection of Sal seeds, benefits the women who work in the forests, helping to sustain their communities. With a melting point of…
Our collection of soy wax flakes just got upgraded! Jedwards is now carrying Golden Brands’ Soy wax flakes which are tailored to make you candle making experience that much easier. Golden Brands’ soy wax flakes are formulated with partially hydrogenated soybean oil and two of the products we will carry, even come with emulsifiers that allow the soy…
In the midst of the cocoa and shea butter popularity, some of our other superb butters can get forgotten. Jedwards sells bulk illipe and kokum butter, two excellent ingredients for cosmetics and soap making. Illipe butter is a natural substitute for cocoa butter—they have similar melting points and fatty acid profiles. However, illipe butter has…
Jedwards International is a wholesale supplier of African Black Soap from the western African nation of Ghana. Regionally, in Africa, Black Soap is often referred to as “Ose (soap) Dudu (black)”. Since African Black Soap is produced by different cultures in several regions of West Africa, and is often associated with tribal practices and spiritual…
Jedwards International is a supplier of Bulk Illipe Nut Butter. Harvested from the nut of the Shorea Stenoptera tree, native to the island of Borneo, it is principally found in Malaysia. The tree can attain a height of over forty feet growing in dense forest regions. An approximately 2-inch, oval shaped nut from which the butter…
