The beauty and lifestyle products of the Kalahari Spa range draw from the desert’s ancient secrets, earthy colours, raw textures and rare fragrances. They are a success everywhere. Also at the Kalahari Farmhouse on the fringe of the Kalahari Desert these beauty products have become the souvenir shop’s top seller since they were added to the range of goods a little over a year ago. The natural farmhouse charm of the lodge and the Kalahari product line seem to complement each other perfectly.

Kalahari Spa products contain 95% natural ingredients such as resurrection plant extract, melon seed oil and melon extract, pure Kalahari Desert mineral salt crystals, marula and baobab oil or mafura butter... Most of them come from the Kalahari and even the red sand of the dunes is used. The products do not contain any harmful preservatives or additives. Packaging is 100% recyclable and bio-degradable.  

The staff of ladies at the Kalahari Farmhouse learnt all this and more first-hand on 19 November when they took part in a one-day training session on the beauty products. While they tried the creams and oils on themselves they were told about the production process, the philosophy behind the range and the social commitment that is part of it.  

Through various upliftment projects Kalahari Spa International helps marginalised Khoisan communities to earn a living. One example is the Kalahari Bead Project which produces beautiful bracelets from ostrich eggshell beads. They are sold as part of the Kalahari range. The company also supports a preschool in South Africa which still teaches the vanishing Khoisan language and culture. For its commitment Kalahari Spa won a special award this year, the Spa Humanitarian Award.  

The Kalahari Farmhouse shop stocks a range of 30 different Kalahari Spa products, among them bath and shower lotions, body butter, hand and lip balms, scented candles and aromatic oils, teas, massage products plus the Bead Project bracelets. The Farmhouse was the first Namibian company to sell the Kalahari Spa product range when it was launched in 2010. Within less than two years the range established itself in 16 countries worldwide.