Africa is the world's most natural-resources rich continent.

It is within this continent, that SDK Agencies is fortunate to be geographically located, resulting in it being on the coalface to this plethora of natural resources, many of which are able to be utilised in cosmetic applications.

SDK Agencies has sourced and has access to a large range of natural oils and extracts, deriving from various sources including leaves, roots, seeds and nuts.

These include the following:
Baobab Oil (Adansonia digitata), an excellent natural emollient known for its skin smoothing properties. Softens skin when used as a massage oil. It also helps treat psoriasis & eczema and help retain skin elasticity.

Kalahari Melon Oil (Tsamma Melon seed oil) has superior skin moisturizing, hydrating and regenerating effect. The high linoleic acid content (50 – 70 %) provides skin restructuring properties.

Marula oil (Sclerocarya birrea) is rich in antioxidants with natural stability to oxidation. Its skin benefits include healing, nourishing, hydrating and softening. It revitalizes the skin and provide strong anti-ageing effect.

Mongongo Nut Oil (Manketti oil) has a high linoleic acid (30 – 54 %) content, proven to be regenerating and restructuring when used in skin care. Due to eleostearic acid, which reacts rapidly with UV light producing polymerization, mongongo nut oil forms a protective film on skin.

Kigelia (Kigelia Africana) are widely used to treat a wide range of skin ailments from fungal infections, boils, acne and psoriasis. Cosmetic preparations of kigelia are also used to ensure a blemish-free complexion. A significant body of scientific literature and patents support the use of kigelia extract as active ingredient in skin tightening and breast firming formulations.

Rooibos Tea Extract (Aspalathus linearis) has been proven to have strong anti-oxidant properties to help protect skin from oxidative stress. It has superior anti-irritant potential to soothe stressed skin.

Khaki Bush (Tagetes minuta) properties includes antibiotic, antimicrobial, anti-parasitic, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, disinfectant, insecticide, and sedative substance.
Aloe extract (Aloe ferox) Aloe is soothing and can reduce skin inflammations, blistering and itchiness, while helping the skin to heal more rapidly. Used to treats sunburn, acne and acts as a moisturizer. Aloe is used to effectively heal chronic skin problems, such as psoriasis, acne and eczema.

Honeybush Tea (Cyclopia Genistoides) is very rich in anti-oxidants and used extensively to soothe irritated skin.

The above oils and extracts are a sample of the variety of ingredients that SDK Agencies is able to offer.

SDK Agencies is able to tailor make cosmetic products using these naturally-rich ingredients on your behalf in the various product types which it manufactures, thereby differentiating your product from your competitors, whilst benefiting the consumer as a result of the natural benefits derived from the above ingredients.

For more information on the above, please be in communication with SDK Agencies, via the Contact Us section of this website.

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