The Naturally Beautiful Podcast
Naturally Beautiful is a digital and IRL multicultural community and podcast celebrating natural hair, beauty, and culture. Our mission is to empower, educate, and embrace women of color through community, programming, and curated partnerships. Join us as we interview some amazing special guests where we discuss all things natural hair, beauty, business, and so much more. Welcome to the Naturally Beautiful family!
The Naturally Beautiful Podcast
(Ep 44) "Biotechnology in Beauty: Fusing Tech and Botanicals to Create Sustainable Products" with Leona Dondi, Founder of UZIMA (@uzima.co)
On today’s episode Sabrine interviews Leona Dondi, founder of UZIMA (@uzima.co) UZIMA, (pronounced OOZeeMA), means full of life in Swahili, and is a sustainable clean beauty hair care line that blends the fusion of biotechnology with African botanicals for products that promote healthy hair and scalp and confidence in our naturalness.
In this episode we discuss:
- Leona's natural hair journey
- Growing up in Kenya
- The inspiration behind creating her brand
- What is biotechnology and how it can be impactful
- Using fermentation to amplify ingredients and create sustainable products
- Her career in research and tech and how it helped w/ her business
- and much more!
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www.uzima.co
IG: @uzima.co
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