About

Del Doulos Marketing Group was originally formed and registered by Agboola Adelaja in Texas in the year 2004 to distribute and market all-natural Shea Butter and Black soap, Palm kernel Oil and their derivatives. Since then, the company has solely focused all its marketing and distributorship efforts only on these Omololu International products, because these skin and hair care products are unquestionably one of the best all-natural unrefined Shea Butter and Black Soap products in the marketplace. Additionally, Mr. Adelaja, in collaboration with Omololu, has utilized his professional Chemical Engineering and manufacturing operation management background and experiences in product and market development of other Shea butter derivate products for an Omololu International subsidiary company in the early 2000. Mr. Adelaja received his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas. Mr. Omololu and Mr. Adelaja met in Kansas, discovered that they were both graduates of the same University and additionally that they are family members.

Over the past 20 years, Del Doulos Marketing Group has educated and introduced these African Shea Butter, Black soap, Palm kernel oil and their derivative skin care products to several retail businesses in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, California, and Alaska.  Mr. Adelaja’s fascination and interest in Shea Butter and Black soap products, even after his professional Engineering career, is due to the fact that it keeps him connected to his childhood experiences and West African culture while contributing to employment for his people who cultivate and process these natural products in sub-Sahara Africa

In addition to the smaller packaged consumer products, Del Doulos Marketing Group offers brokerage, marketing and promotion of bulk quantities of Omololu Shea Butter, Black soap, Palm kernel Oil and other natural organic skin care products such as those listed below.

PURE, NATURAL, UNREFINED SHEA BUTTER

African Shea Butter is a product extracted from the seeds of the African Shea trees which grow wild in the dry sub-Saharan Savannah belt of West Africa. They grow in about 19 countries, covering over 3000 miles across the African continent from Senegal in West Africa to Uganda, Sudan, and up into the foothills of Ethiopia. Shea butter comes from the Shea nuts and is used widely as an ingredient in food and personal care products worldwide. The top shea nut-producing countries are Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Benin and Togo. Shea Butter is a fatty extract from the seed of the Shea tree. The extract is known to contain a number of ingredients with biological activity. This biological activity includes moisturizing and healing skin ailments. It is the fatty acid within the Karite Shea nut that gives Shea Butter its distinctive curative properties.  Shea Butter has been used in Africa for over 1000 years for its medicinal and moisturizing properties and also used in most cosmetics today. The earliest mention of Shea Butter is from the time of Cleopatra, when there are historical references to caravans bearing clay jars of Shea Butter to be used as cosmetics. Also, Ibn Batouta, a historian and ambassador from the Sultan of Morocco to the court of Mali, in 1348 noted uses of Shea Butter he observed in West Africa. Shea Butter has an excellent ability to penetrate the skin without clogging pores, allowing the skin to breathe. Shea butter can be used alone to benefit the skin. Naturally rich in vitamins A, E, and F, it is by far one of the finest and most versatile skin care products that can be used to correct problem skin conditions. Shea Butter is now available to the rest of the world, and has been acknowledged worldwide for its remarkable skin restorative and healing ingredients. Additionally Shea Butter has already attracted the attention of several industries worldwide, including but not limited to cosmetics, food, applied science and healthcare

In general, manual, semi-mechanized and automated methods and processes are typically employed in varying degrees in processing Shea nut kernel into Shea Butter. The extraction process that produces Shea Butter is very natural, extremely tedious and meticulous, requiring the de-pulping of the fleshy Shea fruits, parboiling and drying of the shelled Shea nuts. Then the shell of the Shea nuts are cracked open and the Shea kernels are removed and dried again in the sun. This is followed carefully by hand-sorting to choose the best quality nuts.  After sorting, the Shea nuts are washed again to remove any remaining debris or poor quality nuts. The washed nuts are then laid out to dry under the strong equatorial sun. This if followed by the first round of crushing the Shea nut kernel to smaller sizes. The crushed nuts are roasted carefully and skillfully over low fire or heat.  The roasted crushed nuts are cooled and then ground or milled into a thick brown paste. The Shea nut paste is then kneaded with water.  As more water is added during the kneading process, the crude raw Shea butter foam floats and rise to the top surface above the kneading wastewater mixture. This initiates the Shea Butter extraction process.  The crude raw Shea Butter layer is then scooped off and separated from the aqueous wastewater layer. This crude raw Shea butter mass is cleansed by several additional clean water washes. The final cleansed raw Shea Butter is then heated to a hot liquid oil. Finally the resulting hot Shea oil is cooled and filtered. Filtered oil solidifies to become the unrefined Shea Butter product. This is the unrefined Shea Butter that has long been recognized for its healing properties, anti-inflammatory quality and excellence for regenerating the skin.  This traditional process of extracting Shea butter from the Shea tree nut is very natural and does not employ any chemical refining or bleaching process, and maintains all the renowned natural healing properties of Shea Butter.

Our Shea Butter is produced working directly with women using the traditional processing method to maintain all of Shea Butter’s natural active ingredients. The extraction process maintains the chemical composition that naturally comes from the shea nuts. Additionally, during our Shea Butter handling we intentionally include an additional step to naturally remove any impurities that one may find in other suppliers’ unrefined Shea butters. This additional effort aids in enhancing the texture and feel of our unrefined Shea Butter, and improves its shelf life. Unrefined Shea butter is recommended for use within skincare products. Shea Butter is slightly yellowish or ivory colored.
We also offer unrefined shea butter in 25-lbs boxes for bulk orders

Benefits of Shea Butter

Daily skin moisturizer (face and body), Dry skin relief, Dry scalp, Skin rash- including diaper rash, Skin peeling, after tanning, Blemishes and wrinkles, Itching skin due to dryness, Sunburn, Shaving cream to reduce razor irritation, Small skin wounds, Skin cracks, Soften tough skin on feet (especially heels), Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy, Minor burns, Eczema, Sun and wind protection, Even skin tone, Reduce blemishes and scarring, Eliminating scalp irritation from dryness or chemical processing, Preventing bumps after shaving, Reducing acne (especially in combination with African Black Soap), Absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy residue, Helps restore elasticity to skin, Restores luster to hair

Cocoa Butter

Cocoa butter is a wonderful natural emollient moisturizer which is rich in vitamins and minerals. It is wonderful when dealing with dry and chapped skin and can be used in both skin care preparations and lip balms. It’s also rich in antioxidants and can be blended into a product to create a cream or used alone on the skin, where it is particularly suited to sensitive skin types.

Cocoa butter, also called Theobroma oil or Theobroma cacao, is a pale-yellow, natural pure edible vegetable fat extracted from the cacao bean. Cocoa butter has a mild chocolate flavor and aroma.

Shea Olein

Ultra Refined (also known as liquid shea butter) is obtained by cold pressing of the fruit seeds of the karite tree, followed by a full refining process. At ambient temperature, shea butter presents itself in the form of a matrix mixture of a crystallized, high melting point fraction (stearine) and of a liquid low melting point fraction (olein). During the fractionation process the liquid oleins is separated from the crystalized stearines. The result is Shea Olein. Because of its high content of unsaponifiables, it is mostly used for facial, hand and body care products, giving a very pleasant smooth feeling to the skin. Also recommended for lipstick, make-up, sunscreen formulations and preparations for sensitive skins, due to his anti-inflammatory qualities.

Palm Kernel Oil

Palm kernel oil (crude palm kernel oil) is obtained from oil palm kernels (Elaeis guineensis L.). However, as a rule, it is obtained by pressing and extraction from the kernels, after which the product is refined (refined palm kernel oil). Palm kernel oil contains the hard-to-find toctrienols, which are members of the vitamin E family. The common form of vitamin E, tocopherol, has long been used to treat many skin ailments and is found in many anti-aging products. Vitamin E is a strong antioxidant that helps the skin to fight free radicals that damage the skin and cause fine lines and wrinkles. Due to its deep moisturizing properties, it is also a conditioning agent for the hair, essentially, it’s a fantastic nourishing moisturizer for the hair and skin.

Argan Oil

Argan oil is pressed from the nut of the fruit of the Argan Tree, which is only found in Morocco. The argan tree lives to be about 150 to 200 years old and does not start producing the fruit until it is 30 to 50 years old. Argan oil’s rich combination of antioxidants, essential fatty acids and Vitamin E can prevent free radical damage to the skin and promote healthy cell turnover. It not only preserves existing collagen and but stimulates new collagen growth. The fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties and keep skin cells healthy and well-hydrated.

Argan Oil for cosmetic use is made from raw, unroasted pits. It has a bit of a green, nutty aroma when you first apply it, but that scent completely disappears within a few minutes.

Baobab Oil

Baobab oil is obtained from the seeds of Adansonia tree. This tree is one of the most characteristic trees of Africa, and it is often called the upside-down tree because it looks as though it is growing roots upwards. The oil is quite viscous, with a rich, silky feel and a mild aroma. Baobab oil is an excellent moisturizer and ideal for numerous cosmetic applications. It is one of the few oils which is added in its raw state in cosmetic products. Baobab oil is one of the most prominent oils from Africa. The oil has deep golden yellow color, earthy aroma and a nutty taste.

The Healing Therapeutic Properties of Baobab Oil:

• Emollient – It is an excellent moisturizer for the skin.
• Insulator – It protects the skin from excessive high and low temperatures.
• Rejuvenator – It promotes rejuvenation of skin cells.
• Non-siccative – It does not dry for a long time.
• Cicatrizant – promote wound healing.
• Antioxidant – It prevents the skin from free radical damage.
• Anti-Inflammatory – because of the presence of omega fatty acids in it.

Castor Oil

Castor oil is a vegetable oil derived from the castor bean seed in its purest form., cultivators of castor beans remove the hull of the seed, before pressing it to obtain the oil. The history of castor oil goes back a long way, with Ancient Egyptians allegedly using it for their lamps around 4000 BC.

Castor Oil Uses for Skin and Hair Care

Castor oil is an excellent emollient and humectant and helps to lock moisture into the skin and hair to keep it soft, smooth and supple. These properties mean it is excellent for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and scars. The nutrients in the oil penetrate deep into the skin and nourish the hair roots encouraging hair growth. For this reason, some of the most popular castor oil uses are for treating baldness or thinning hair, and for improving the condition and appearance of existing hair. Castor oil is also very soothing and has excellent anti-inflammatory properties, making it ideal for treating sunburn and minor skin irritations. The oil has antibacterial and antiviral properties and one of its main constituents – ricinoleic acid – is a powerful antifungal agent. It is colorless, odorless and tasteless.

Sesame Oil

Sesame seed oil originates from the Sesamum indicum plant. The plant's seeds are pressed to obtain the pale-yellow oil, which contains fatty acids that can work to protect your skin. These fatty acids -- which include linoleic, palmitic, oleic and stearic acids -- act as emollients, meaning they help moisturize the skin to keep it smooth and soft.

It is naturally antibacterial for common skin pathogens, as well as common skin fungi, such as athlete's foot fungus. It is naturally antiviral and a natural anti-inflammatory agent.

Shea Black Soap

Shea Black Soap has been used for centuries in Africa; it is a 100% natural soap, which contains NO animal fats or chemicals. The dark color of the soap is attributed to the drying, grinding and roasting of cocoa pods, blended with the addition of natural oils and Shea butter. It is known to treat rough skin, heal rashes, acne, eczema, body odor and many more. It’s a gentle, delightful and effective way to clean the body from head to toe.