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Happy 2023! Let us reintroduce ourselves.
Happy 2023! Instead of revealing new launches and big plans for the year ahead, let us take a moment to reintroduce ourselves. Kahina Giving Beauty was launched in 2009 by...
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Behind the Brand: Get to know Grace L'Heureux
As part of our Powered By Women series in honor of Women's History Month, we sit down with KAHINA's Head of Operations (and daughter of KAHINA's Founder), Grace L'Heureux, aged...
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Grace's Beauty Routine
Grace, 28, is the daughter half of the Mother/Daughter team behind Kahina. Read on to discover her daily beauty routine and her role at Kahina. What does your morning...
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An Interview with THE ZOE REPORT in honor of International Women's Day
In honor of International Women's Day, The Zoe Report asked me a few questions about being a female founder, which got me thinking about what it means to be an...
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Go behind the scenes at Kahina. Watch our new brand video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9ltnmIztvU
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The Gold Standard in Skincare
At KAHINA™ it begins with Argan Oil, also known as Morocco's "Liquid Gold". We carefully source our Argan Oil from high in the Anti-Atlas Mountains and closely monitor the harvesting...
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KAHINA turns 10, episode 4
So, now I had a chemist and argan oil, but still needed a brand identity (having decided against Argan Organics), to develop packaging and identify someone who could manufacture my...
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15,000 trees and counting
At KAHINA, we take our environmental impact seriously. Since our inception 10 years ago, we have made it a priority to provide the highest quality products with minimal environmental cost....
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WHAT THE †** IS THAT?
At KAHINA™, we have always made authenticity and transparency a cornerstone of our brand. But we realize that sometimes our labels can still be confusing and ingredient lists hard to...
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Introducing our Moroccan Rose Water, 100% Pure Steam Distilled From Wild Damask Rose Petals
The Valley of Roses sits at the base of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Here, in a 30 km stretch of land, Morocco's Damask Roses grow wild. The water...
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What is in a name? A look at the women behind the Kahina Giving Beauty artwork
Since launching Kahina 7 years ago, a frequent question has been what the artwork on the packaging represents. For those of you who still don't know, the artwork is a...
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The Berber Women of Morocco
RECOGNIZING THE ARTISAN HEROINES BEHIND THE BRAND For centuries, the hard work of extracting oil from the nut of the argan tree has been performed by Berber women, the indigenous...
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Kahina throw rugs hand-loomed by the women of Kahina in Morocco
In May of 2011, on a trip to visit my argan supplier in a remote village high in the Mid-Atlas Mountains, I was shown the weaving cooperative in the village,...
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Happy Birthday Kahina!
I’m not big on celebrating. I'm usually grumpy on my birthday and my husband is typically the one to note an upcoming anniversary. It’s not that I’m particularly serious, or...
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Business With Berbers
I have found that most of Moroccan business is done over tea and a handshake at the very least, and more often involves a show of their extreme hospitality. I...
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Destiny, the beginnings of Kahina
Originally published July 3, 2009 In the Fall of 2007 I had the chance to travel to Morocco for the first time. Moroccans are strong believers in destiny and I...
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Cactus Fibers
These beautiful threads are obtained from fibers of the aloe vera cactus plant in Morocco. The long, pointed leaves of the cactus are crushed, the fibers washed and hammered, then...
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A model cooperative
My criteria for selecting an argan supplier are as follows in the order of importance: Highest quality oil produced using best harvesting and extraction practices Fair wages for the women...
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The truth about argan cooperatives
While most companies selling argan oil and argan-based products claim to purchase their products from women's cooperatives in Morocco, it is important to note that all cooperatives are not alike....
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Cooperative Tilila One Year Later
On my visit to Cooperative Tilila one year ago, the women had no work because they could not afford to pay for their organic certification, necessary to sell oil internationally....
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The Samurai Shopper Asks: To Be, or Not to Be, Organic?
As a company founded and headquartered in the Big Apple, we love everything quintessentially New York-- from Central Park to the High Line, The New Yorker to New York Mag,...
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A Look Back at 2009
It's been quite a year. It's hard to believe that one year ago, we were just finishing up our packaging design and planning production. We didn't even have a product...
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The 3 Graces.Santa Monica
I was on a quick trip to Santa Monica earlier this month to train the sales staff at Fred Segal. Deciding to browse Montana Avenue on my one free hour...