Shea Moisture
| Product type | Personal care |
|---|---|
| Owner | Richelieu Dennis, Nyema Tubman & Mary Dennis |
| Country | United States of America |
| Introduced | 1991 |
| Markets | International |
| Website |
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Shea Moisture is a personal care company which focuses on shampoo, conditioner and body wash. The company was founded in Harlem in 1991 by Liberians Nyema Tubman and Richelieu Dennis (and his mother Mary Dennis), both of whom were refugees to the United States. The company was inspired by Dennis' Sierra Leonean grandmother, Sofi Tucker, who sold shea butter at a village market in Bonthe, Sierra Leone in 1912.[1][2][3]
The company generated controversy for their ad featuring a white baby.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Piepenburg, Erik (23 April 2015). "'Bad Jews' and Its Hair Club for Women". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Amber Kallor (2015-03-31). "Long Hair, Don’t Care: Beyoncé, Madonna, Ciara, and More Take Their Tresses to Extremes". Style. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Ireoluwa Ajayi (2015-03-27). "Natural hair care - The Rabbit Newspaper". The Rabbit Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Jasmine Grant (27 February 2015). "Shea Moisture Issues Statement Over White Baby Controversy". UPTOWN Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ Jazmine Rogers (2015-02-24). "Shea Moisture Explains Featuring White Children In Ads". MadameNoire. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
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