About Us
An Interest in Natural Health
The family have been inspired for over twenty seven years by the medicinal properties of African indigenous flora.
Having farmed in the eastern highlands of Manicaland Zimbabwe, where they built an eco sanctuary for trees and birds, they studied and held workshops for the study of indigenous flora. Unfortunately they had to leave their farm in Zimbabwe and ended up in the Robertson Valley, South Africa two years ago.
Their Irish chemist – Mr. Calhoun – made up a formula with the Kigelia which was used by their grandfather who suffered with skin cancer. The cream would heal his skin amazingly well. The formula was based on an aqueous and petroleum gel , our formula which contains 50% Kigelia extract and olive oil based gel.
Now that they are in the heart of olive country, Vera being of Latin decent decided to combine olive and Kigelia.
The Olive Workshop was born in early 2000.
Being the first people to combining the Olive with their indigenous botanical oils to make this unique product.
The Lockie Family
We are proud to manufacture and sell a pure product with no animal testing, no damaging chemical compounds and no harmful fragrances.
Paraben Free.
About our range
We produce a range of exquisite hand-made virgin olive-based African Botanical body care products. We have a commitment to producing 100% natural, botanically active, ph-balanced, cruelty free products with no harmful chemicals or parabens. We use two of our best researched medicinal raw products - Kigelia Africana and Kigelia Pinata and the Trichelia Emitica.
Our business is founded on Fair Trade and the involvement and upliftment of our local community in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. We are also committed to improving the livelihoods of rural communities throughout southern Africa through the use of the locally produced African botanicals namely Kigelia (sausage tree) and Mafura (Natal Mahogany)in our products.
Our ranges consist of Kigelia (sausage tree) and Mafura (natal mahogany) with extra virgin olive oil base :
- Kigelia treatment gel: active treatment for eczema, psoriasis, skin cancer and dry skin conditions
- Olive and Kigelia Creams and Body Milks.
- Bush-Baby Olive and Mafura butter: highly moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial. Perfect on dry lips or as a treatment for dry, irritated or inflamed skin.
Kigelia and Olive cream and Milks:
- Kigelia and Olive Body Milk: Can be used as a light, easily absorbed day cream for face and body
- Rejuvenating Kigelia treatment cream: deeply moisturizing, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory. Perfect as a night cream and for sensitive skin
- Cream cleanser: for gentle cleansing and exfoliation with pearly citrus.
Hair and scalp treaments:
- Olive shampoo with Kigelia for dry hair and sensitive scalp
- Hair Conditioning treatment for dry hair and sensitive scalp
“Moisturizer in a bar” virgin olive oil soap:
- Marufa and Ximenia: these oils have been highly prized for their moisturizing properties for generations throughout Southern Africa
- Olive oil and Goats Milk.
- Shea and Cocoa butter
- liquid soap: soothing cucumber extract or energizing ruby grapefruit
- Bubble bath: soothing cucumber extract or energizing ruby grapefruit
- French Milling Soaps - magical re milled soaps with added stuff- Pomagranate/Saffron/ Chocolate/Coconut/Rose petals/Baobab/Marula/spices/&the list goes on and on!