The core Shea Body Butter line (six scents) is entirely plant butters and oils, shea, cocoa, mango, avocado, grapeseed, almond, coconut and hemp seed, plus essential/fragrance oil. The Shea Lip Balm and Glow Butter add Lanolin, an animal derived wax, so the range is not vegan brand wide despite being otherwise raw and simple.
| Ingredient transparency | Full ingredient list read and categorised |
| Ownership | Independent, founder-owned. Founded 2017 by Abena Boamah-Acheampong; Chicago, USA-based. |
| Where made | Handcrafted in Chicago, Illinois, USA; shea butter sourced from the Katariga Women's Shea Cooperative in Tamale, Ghana. |
| Price | $$ (around 32 USD for an 8.43oz body butter; mid tier) |
| Cruelty free | Brand states cruelty free (no third party Leaping Bunny/PETA certification found) |
| Vegan | No, brand wide. Shea Lip Balm and Glow Butter both contain Lanolin (animal derived); the plain Shea Body Butter scents (Unscented, Amber Vanilla, Lavender Vanilla, Eucalyptus, Bamboo Coconut, Lemongrass) are plant only |
| Organic | Not stated |
| Certifications | No third-party product certifications; brand states products are vegan and 'never tested on animals' (self-declared) and pays 'twice the fair trade rate' for its shea; operates a linked 501(c)(3), the Hanahana Circle of Care Project. |
| Sold in mainland China | Unknown |
| Packaging | Not detailed on the brand's public pages |
Not yet independently verified. The certifications listed for this brand are as the brand states them. They have not yet been checked against the certifiers own registers, so they should be read as a claim rather than a confirmed fact.
We analysed 15 Hanahana Beauty products, categorising every listed ingredient by function, origin (raw natural, naturally derived or synthetic) and safety concern. This is not the whole catalogue, so it is reported as a partial read. Percentages show the share of each formula that is natural or naturally derived.
Most common flags: Bamboo Coconut Fragrance Size: 8
Coverage: Ingredient lists were read for 15 products. The size of the full catalogue could not be established, so no average is shown.
Analyst note: Full-catalogue INCI re-scan from Hanahana Beauty’s own site: 15 of 19 products publish an ingredient list; the rest are not assessed (no INCI published, never guessed from marketing copy).
| Product | Natural | Ingredients | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glow Butter Minis | 89% | 9 | 0 |
| Black + Brown Exfoliating Cleanser | 67% | 6 | 0 |
| Detty, But Never Dry Tanks | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Elevate Fragrance Spray | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Lip Balm | 70% | 10 | 0 |
| Smooth Set | 74% | 19 | 0 |
| Hanahana Discovery Set | 68% | 19 | 0 |
| The Best Seller Sets | 100% | 27 | 0 |
| Perfect Mini Set | 100% | 19 | 0 |
| Unscented Shea Body Butter | 100% | 9 | 0 |
| Lemongrass Shea Body Butter | 100% | 11 | 0 |
| Lavender Vanilla Shea Body Butter | 100% | 10 | 0 |
| Eucalyptus Shea Body Butter | 100% | 11 | 0 |
| Bamboo Coconut Shea Body Butter | 90% | 10 | 0 |
| Amber Vanilla Shea Body Butter | 100% | 12 | 0 |
| 2-in-1 Body Bar | 50% | 14 | 0 |
| Shipping Protection by Route | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Skin Nutrition | 60% | 5 | 0 |
| Hanahana Beauty Gift Card | n/a | 0 | 0 |
Full ingredient breakdown
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