Name

Kate Lynn & Adwoa, LLC

Legal name

Kate Lynn & Adwoa, LLC

Website

https://katelynnandadwoa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Skincare

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural/Organic & Clean Skincare (CRABAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hand & Body Care (Lotions, Creams, Body Oils) (CRADANAC)

Keywords

• Natural skincare products
• Ghanaian black soap
• Shea butter skincare
• Cultural travel experiences
• Heritage jewelry

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Skincare Product Sales: One-time and subscription-based sales of natural skincare products including body butter, face wash, body oil, black soap, and body polish. Products sold at various price points from $9 to $55. Subscription option offers 10% discount with recurring delivery.
2. Skincare Product Sales - One-Time Purchase: Direct one-time purchase of skincare products with standard pricing. Includes hero products like Black Soap Foaming Face Wash, Shea Essence Body Butter, Evening Glow Face Oil, and various black soap variants.
3. Curated Travel Experiences: High-end curated Ghana travel experiences including the KLA GOES TO GHANA program. Offers bespoke vacation packages, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and holiday events. Hosts 10-30 people monthly on curated trips.
4. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale channel through Faire platform allowing retailers to purchase KLA products for resale.
5. Heritage Name Chain Jewelry: KLA Heritage Name Chain necklaces inspired by Ghanaian naming traditions, representing day names with cultural meanings. Sold at $36.99 per chain.
6. Lifestyle Accessories: Travel-friendly lifestyle products including insulated water bottles complementing the skincare and travel brand experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kate Lynn & Adwoa sells small-batch, handmade natural skincare products formulated with traditional Ghanaian ingredients — including Ghanaian shea butter, African black soap, coconut oil, plantain extract, and vitamin E — sold under hero products such as Black Soap Foaming Face Wash, Shea Essence Body Butter, Evening Glow Face Oil, Goddess Luxe Body Oil, and Botanical Black Soap Body Wash. The company also curates bespoke Ghana travel experiences (KLA Goes to Ghana) for the African diaspora and heritage travelers, alongside the KLA Heritage Name Chain jewelry line and lifestyle accessories.

Product overview

Kate Lynn & Adwoa (KLA) is a Ghanaian-American lifestyle brand operating as a single unified product portfolio centered around culturally-inspired skincare and travel experiences. The core offering includes skincare products formulated with Ghanaian natural ingredients (Shea Butter, African Black Soap, Coconut Oil, Coffee) and curated high-end travel experiences to Ghana. Key product lines include: Black Soap Foaming Face Wash ($18.00), Shea Essence Body Butter ($30.00), Savon Noir African Black Soap Bar ($9.00), Evening Glow Face Oil ($29.99), Goddess Luxe Body Oil ($25.00), Botanical Black Soap Body Wash ($15.00), Luxe Body Polish ($18.00), African Mesh Body Exfoliator 'Sapor', Dynamic Duo bundles, KLA Heritage Name Chain jewelry, Full Body Routine Bundle, and KLA Chic Insulated Water Bottle. The company also offers KLA Goes to Ghana Vacations (bespoke travel experiences) and the KLA Cares social impact initiative addressing period poverty, breast cancer, and disability in rural Ghanaian communities. The brand is powered by Shopify e-commerce platform and was founded in 2017 in Winneba, Ghana by Davida Selby.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KLA Cares: Social impact initiative focused on Period/Pad Poverty, Breast Cancer, and Disability in Rural communities in Ghana, established in 2024.

Products and services

• Black Soap Foaming Face Wash An 8oz gentle detoxifying foaming face wash featuring Ghanaian black soap as the active ingredient, designed to balance oily, blemish-prone, and combination skin while removing makeup and impurities. Retail price: $18.00.
• Shea Essence Body Butter An 8oz deeply moisturizing body cream formulated with 99% pure Ghanaian organic shea butter, shea oil, vitamin E, and essential oils in multiple scents (Lavender Mint, Lemon Grass, Rose Gold, Grapefruit, Brown Sugar, Melon Muse). Regular price $30.00, sale $27.00.
• Savon Noir African Black Soap Bar A traditional Ghanaian black soap bar made with natural African shea butter and 80% oils, available in unscented, lavender, lemongrass, turmeric honey, and rosemary eucalyptus scents. From $9.00 (sale $8.10); Set of 3 from $27.00 (sale $24.30).
• Evening Glow Face Oil A 2oz lightweight Ghanaian botanical face oil blend featuring Evening Primrose Oil, Luxurious Shea Oil, Vitamin E, and Sweet Almond oil for overnight skin repair and deep moisture. Regular $29.99, sale $26.99.
• Goddess Luxe Body Oil A vitamin-filled body oil blend of Pure Shea Oil, Vitamin E, and essential oils that moisturizes, soothes dry areas, and leaves skin soft and glowing. One-time $25.00 or subscription $22.50 (10% off) delivered every 4 weeks with auto-renewal.
• Botanical Black Soap Body Wash An 8oz multipurpose Ghanaian Black Soap body wash usable as shampoo, face wash, and body wash, featuring antibacterial and anti-fungal properties for deep pore cleansing. Regular $15.00, sale $13.50.
• Pink Himalayan Salt & Shea Luxe Body Polish An 8oz natural exfoliating body scrub combining Pink Himalayan Salt and Shea Butter to gently exfoliate and hydrate skin, available in Rose Gold and Honey Lemon Green Tea scents. Regular $18.00, sale $16.20.
• African Mesh Body Exfoliator 'Sapor' A traditional Ghanaian natural fiber exfoliating sponge used with black soap for gentle yet effective body exfoliation, traditionally known as Sapor.
• Dynamic Duo Bundle (Mesh Body Exfoliator + Ghanaian Black Soap) A bundled skincare solution combining the African Mesh Body Exfoliator with authentic Ghanaian Black Soap for ultra-clean, smooth, and radiant skin.
• Full Body Routine Bundle A curated skincare bundle including Shea Essence Body Butter (8oz), Botanical Black Soap Body Wash (8oz), and African Mesh Body Exfoliator for a complete head-to-toe natural skincare routine. Bundle price $55.00 (regular $63.00), saving $8 versus individual purchase.
• KLA Heritage Name Chain Necklace A 22-inch necklace collection inspired by the Ghanaian tradition of naming children after the day they are born. Available in 7 day-name variants (Adwoa, Abena, Akua, Aba, Afua, Ama, Akosua), each representing a different day-name meaning and personality trait. Sold at $36.99 per chain.
• KLA Chic Travel-Friendly Insulated Water Bottle (12oz) A premium 12oz stainless steel double-walled insulated water bottle designed for travel, keeping drinks cold or hot with a leak-proof cap. Price $18.99.
• KLA Goes to Ghana Vacations Bespoke luxury vacation experiences to Ghana offering cultural immersion, curated itineraries, and travel experiences including Chale Wote Festival visits, Year of Return commemorations, birthday celebrations, anniversaries, and holiday events. Starting at $49.99. Hosts 10-30 people monthly with 100+ five-star reviews.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ 5-star ratings on KLA GOES TO GHANA vacations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SheaMoisture: Acquired by Unilever, SheaMoisture is the largest natural, African-heritage-inspired hair and body care brand. It competes directly with KLA on shea butter and black soap categories but at vastly greater scale, distribution, and marketing budget.
• Carol's Daughter: Long-standing Black-founded natural beauty brand (now under L'Oréal) offering body care, hair, and skincare lines with natural ingredients. Comparable in target consumer and product categories but operates at incumbent scale with broader retail distribution.

Emerging players

• Mented Cosmetics: Black-founded beauty brand initially focused on complexion products for deeper skin tones, now broader color cosmetics. Comparable as a venture-backed Black-owned DTC beauty brand pursuing premium positioning in adjacent categories.
• Beauty Bakerie: Black-founded cosmetics brand with strong DTC and selective retail presence. Comparable as a digitally native, culturally resonant beauty brand competing for the same heritage-conscious consumer wallet share.
• Golde: DTC superfood and wellness brand founded by a Black woman entrepreneur with natural, culturally-rooted branding. Comparable in founder archetype, DTC playbook, and target consumer overlap with KLA's natural/wellness-adjacent positioning.
• Travel Noire: Black-travel media and curated experience platform offering heritage and diaspora-focused trips including to Ghana. Comparable on the cultural travel experience side of KLA's business, especially diaspora-to-Ghana journeys.

Direct peers

• Adwoa Beauty: Direct-to-consumer natural haircare brand formulated for textured hair using clean ingredients. Operates in a similar niche of culturally-rooted, ingredient-transparent personal care with a comparable DTC playbook.
• Hanahana Beauty: Small-batch, ethically sourced shea butter skincare brand with direct sourcing relationships in Ghana. Highly comparable on ingredient provenance (Ghana shea), small-batch production model, and Black-women-targeted premium positioning.
• Epara: Luxury skincare brand founded by a Nigerian-born entrepreneur targeting women of color with high-end natural formulations. Closely comparable premium positioning, ingredient philosophy, and cultural storytelling approach.

Regional players

• Afro Tourism: Tour operator specializing in African heritage and diaspora travel experiences. Comparable as a curator of Ghana-focused cultural trips for the African diaspora, the same core buyer KLA targets for its travel vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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