#BlackLivesMatter isn’t a trend, it’s a movement, a fight for the end of racial injustice all over the world. Other than protesting, signing petitions, using your voice to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement, another way includes celebrating Black-owned businesses and boosting black communities.
After the recent Black Pound Day that took place on the 27th June and will hopefully continue once a month, which aims to encourage spending money at Black-owned businesses both online in stores, we at WIPED decided to share a few brands that have caught our eye.
Whilst we would have loved to list as many Black-owned businesses as possible, we decided to tailor it to the meaning of WIPED and chose brands that solely focus on either wellness, identity or beauty.
Elephant and Bamboo create handmade natural products, such as soy & coconut candles, eco-friendly diffusers, wax melts and tea-lights. The company was founded by a mother and daughter, who both have a passion for creating a beautiful atmosphere. They both loved candles but once realising that most of the candles we use aren't very environmentally friendly, they decided it was time to make their own eco-friendly, vegan and sustainable products.
Sincerely Nude is a clothing brand that creates clothing for all skin tones as they believe in representing all women and empowering them to "feel beautiful and sexy in their skin tone no matter what shade or size." The Founder, Michelle Asare, said she noticed she "could never find any nude clothes close to [her] skin tone whenever [she] went shopping or online," thus the birth of Sincerely Nude. The brand have recently introduced nude coloured boob tape and nipple covers in many different shades.
Mr Blackman's is a 'no fuss grooming' brand that create products to cater to your beard needs, such as beard & aftershave balm, beard & shave oils, shampoos, etc. The brand aims to use suppliers who are eco-friendly, support sustainability and trade fairly. Mr Blackman's was created due to there being a lack of products for coarse, curly or afro hair.
Kitchen Cosmetics' mission has been to create premium ethical products with no compromise on ingredients, sustainability and outcome. The skincare brand prides itself on being 100% vegan and providing quality handcrafted products from raw natural sources. Some of their products include hair & beard oils, detox face masks, body balms and scrubs.
Black Minds Matter UK aims to connect black individuals with free professional mental health services. They consider the wellbeing of the Black community a "state of emergency" as the "violence against black individuals and the history of systemic racism here in the UK and USA, are deeply triggering realities for the Black community to be faced with on a daily basis. Donate now and help more black people access specialised help."
Sharing and showing your support for Black-owned brands allows them to gain exposure and enables them to hopefully succeed on the same level as other non-black-owned brands. If you have finished reading this and want to share other Black-owned brands, please feel free to leave a comment, so others can see and explore. Also, check out Shop Black, a directory that allows you to discover great Black-owned businesses such as shops, restaurants, salons, events and more in the UK.
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