Dear Friend,

If you’ve ever felt like your skin was working against you, I understand.

For years, mine was reactive, dry, and hard to trust. At 18, I’d wake up each morning hoping things had finally settled — only to find the same burning, peeling skin looking back at me.

Dermatitis took over my face, and with it, my confidence.
I tried everything: prescriptions, creams, routines. Nothing lasted.

Eventually, I stopped trying to fix my skin and started to listen to it.
That’s when I found tallow — simple, nutrient-rich, and deeply restorative.
It wasn’t new or complicated. It was something traditional, something our ancestors had relied on for centuries.

And my skin recognised it immediately.
The burning eased. The tightness faded.
For the first time in years, it felt calm and comfortable again.

That’s how Aafiyah Botanicals began — from a return to simplicity and tradition.
Aafiyah means wellness, protection, and ease — a state of wholeness in body and mind.
That meaning became our foundation: to create skincare that restores rather than overwhelms, and helps you feel at peace in your own skin again.

Your skin deserves ease.
It deserves Aafiyah.

With care,
Zee
Founder, Aafiyah Botanicals