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by Selorm Mensah

Selfridges lead on equality in beauty with launch of Afrocenchix haircare line to meet diverse needs

Iconic retailer Selfridges have partnered with Afrocenchix to stock safe, effective & ethical haircare specifically formulated for afro and curly hair. The Afrocenchix line is certified vegan, a move that will encourage younger shoppers to visit the British giant. 

by Jeanette Nkwate

25 Top Black Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2022

We are happy to announce that Rachael Twumasi-Corson, CEO of Afrocenchix was featured in the HSBC & UK Black Business Show's 25 Top Black Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2022 list. 
by Jeanette Nkwate

Afrocenchix Wins The Treasure Tress TT Awards!

We're so proud to have won two awards: Cleanser Of The Year and Vegan Hair Brand Of The Year for the first ever Treasure Tress TT Awards. The Treasure Tress Awards provides the curly community with the chance to have their voices heard by casting their votes on the best products...
by Rachael Corson

Google Backs Afrocenchix In $1.2m Seed Round!

After a successful Pre Seed Round in 2019, we're delighted to have been backed by Google in this $1.2m seed round and named one of the "hottest Black-led startups in Europe.”
by Rachael Corson

10 Afrocenchix Wins in 2020 We're Grateful For

What a year 2020 has been! We are no strangers to hustling, however, this doesn’t mean we’ve found it easy and we’ve taken some major hits due to the pandemic.  But overall, we’re fortunate to say we’re doing well and this year has made us appreciate our wins even more so! Which is...
by Jeanette Nkwate

We Won! Afrocenchix Wins The Consumer & Luxury Rising Star BBBAwards!

The Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards), founded in 2014, celebrates the outstanding performance and achievements of black professionals and business owners in the UK. On behalf of our entire team, we want to thank our community and the BBBAwards team. We're so proud and thrilled to be nominated and selected...
by Rachael Corson

Celebrating 10 Years of Afrocenchix! Transforming the Beauty Industry

It’s been 10 years since Joycelyn & Rachael met at university and bonded over a shared problem. Their haircare and beauty products were threatening their health and they didn’t work. A decade on and Afrocenchix has delivered over 25,000 safe, effective products to people all over the world!
by Rachael Corson

Navigating Covid-19 – Surviving & Adapting as a Small Business

Afrocenchix was born out of recession. In 2008, when the last economic crisis occurred, Joycelyn and I met, then started mixing products in our university kitchen soon after. We registered as a business in 2010, simply to collect the prize for the Ethical & Sustainable Business Innovation Competition we’d won....
by Cleide Cardoso

We've been nominated for a Sunday Times Style Beauty Award!

We’ve just been nominated in The Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards 2020 in the Best Afro Hair Brand category! It’s a huge honour to receive a nomination for the largest consumer-voted beauty awards in the UK and we wish to thank you for your support.
by Rachael Corson

Afrocenchix take home ‘SME Business of the Year’ and ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2019 Precious Awards!

The Precious Awards celebrate and champion ambitious women of colour that are growing innovative and successful brands. The 13th annual Precious Awards were held at The Waldorf on November 8th, 2019. Afrocenchix founders Rachael Corson and Joycelyn Mate won two awards including the SME Business of the Year Award.
by Rachael Corson

We're updating our prices and launching a new look and our subscription service!

We’re excited to announce that next Saturday we’ll finally be launching our new look which includes the brand new packaging so many of you voted for! View this post on Instagram Thank you to everyone who voted! We’ve totalled up the #whiteisalright👍🏻 and #brownformycrown👑 results from indiegogo, insta, Facebook, Twitter and...
by Rachael Corson

Afrocenchix selected for Backstage London accelerator alongside 4 Black Owned Businesses

We're pleased to announce that Afrocenchix is among the first 25 companies backed by Backstage Capital’s new global accelerator program! We're honoured to be in the inaugural cohort with fellow black-owned businesses Gal-dem, Trim-It,  Tambua Health and Vitae London who are all doing amazing things. We've spoken before about how little venture capital is invested in women and founders of...
by Nadia Bruney

We Won a WeWork Global Creator Award!

In October last year, we won the top prize in the Business Venture category at the WeWork London Creator Awards. That meant £275k and the chance to compete in the WeWork Global Creator Awards for $1million! Joycelyn flew to New York at the end of November and secured us a spot...