Pioneering Sustainability in Ugandan Shea Butter
Founded by renowned social entrepreneur and shea butter expert, Dr. Surjit Singh, GURU NANAK OIL MILLS is a beacon of sustainability in the heart of Uganda’s shea butter industry. Based in Lira, Northern Uganda, we are the first to explore the untapped potential of Ugandan shea butter (vitellaria nilotica), a rare and highly sought-after ingredient in the global cosmetics and skincare market.
While West African shea butter has long dominated the industry, Ugandan shea butter, with its unique properties, is gaining recognition for its exceptional quality. Our passionate and dedicated team is committed to bringing this hidden gem to the world, ensuring the highest standards of quality and sustainability at every step.
AN ARUYEDIC PEARL OF AFRICA
It’s one-ingredient – Our shea butter is 100% Ethically sourced, Organic, Vegan, Cruelty-free, Unrefined, Unscented, Gluten-free, chemicals free, Raw cold press and certified organic. free from parabens, silicones, sulfates, petro-chemicals, and more over AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES inherited.
Compared to traditional West African Shea, which is hard when cold-pressed and requires the addition of emulsifiers to be spreadable, cold-pressed Nilotica is instantly a rich, super soft, nourishing whipped-effect butter that cocoons your skin with all the goodness it needs – sans additives. Leaping Bunny certified, Nilotica checks so many boxes, it makes even the pickiest beauty lover happy.
With high levels of Vitamin A, E + K, and catechins, the same powerful antioxidants as in green tea, Nilotica nourishes and protects your skin against visible signs of aging, damaging free radicals, and enhances cell regeneration. Like a green juice for your skin, it delivers nutrient-rich bioactive compounds to reveal a healthy and glowing complexion
Critical building blocks of healthy skin, fatty acids improve moisturization and accelerate healing. Nilotica contains 25% more essential fatty acids than traditional Shea, to renew the skin’s natural moisture barrier and heal any skin imperfections
Naturally anti-bacterial and non-clogging, Nilotica is great for people with acne prone and sensitive skin. It’s packed with soothing Allantoin. Loaded with potent healing and soothing properties, Allantoin promotes cell turnover for smoother, brighter, more radiant skin.
Completely free from additives and irritating chemicals, Nilotica is safe for moms and babies – it’s even safe enough to eat! (So, even though we don’t recommend it, no need to panic if your dog accidentally goes to town on your Nilotica). It is soothing and nourishing for growing bellies and newborn skin.
Shea nut trees gifted by nature in Uganda- dis appearing slowly by slowly. The plant world has an astounding variety of species (over 400,000, to be precise); many scientists believe the true number is much higher than that. Sadly, 68% of these plant species are at risk of extinction due to the destruction of native habitats (mostly to make room for cattle grazing, industrial agriculture, charcoal burning, logging and mining activity) and climate change
GNOM works hard to protect this rare species- Nilotica shea nut trees plants by identifying how to use them sustainably in commercially-viable activities, generating an income that incentivizes local communities to care for plants. Biodiversity is critical to our well-being: imagine what incredible healing remedies may be lost when we cut down shea nut trees before we can study it!
GNOM struggling so hard to promote biodiversity by creating conservation incentives — financial incentives for local communities to preserve wild plants and land — in partnership with company’s Ethically Sourced and Fairly Trade policy and with ECOCERT -SAA, our organic certifier, since 2006. We work very closely with National Environment team for protection of shea nut trees in the country. GNOM won best biodiversity awards from the Government of Uganda for the tremendous job done for protection, awareness, sensitising community and values addition for shea trees in the country.
GNOM believes in -Education concept: that work is the most powerful weapon against poverty. We believe the same applies to conservation and protection of environment and we share joy of experiencing the raw power of nature.
GNOM has art of technology for production of very high quality shea butter, where most of the healing fractions are retained in shea butter, unlike other chemical refining processing. We believe in ORGANIC- PUREST FORM, we are certified organic by ECOCERT-SAA, since 2006 with NOP-USDA ORGANIC and EC –ORGANIC STANDARDS.
GNOM does not use any chemicals in production, processing and packaging.
Our shea butter is 100% ethically sourced, Organic, Vegan, Cruelty-free, Unrefined, Unscented, Gluten-free, chemicals free, Raw cold press and certified organic.
GNOM has recently installed physical fractionation plant for shea butter fractionation to produce very high quality shea olefin and shea butter of various grades- soft to hard one. We can produce super olein too.
EXPORTS:
GNOM exports high quality certified organic shea butter to more than 25 countries worldwide.
GNOM has won ’THE PRESIDENT EXPORT AWARDS’, twice in Uganda.
We believe that beauty is more than what you put on your face — it’s about how something is made, right down to how the people making it are treated. That’s why our suppliers work in partnership with local communities.
GNOM carry out so many activities under CSR Company’s programme.
1. Education sector: GNOM believes that a best gift to mankind is education. We educate a child, we educate society. GNOM pays School fee/ university fee for deserving students, particularly orphan students, many are now graduated.
Support girl child education:
GNOM believes that educating a girl child shall have great impact on herself and society at large. GNOM shall empower women in rural areas by education.
MS. BEATRICE, one of our university sponsored graduated student.
Community social welfare: GNOM provide 450 free meals every day in LIRA REGIONAL REFERREL HOSPITAL LIRA for all admitted patients in hospital since 2018.