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Eastern Market · Detroit · Every Saturday June–Oct

Handcrafted in Detroit, MI

Detroit, Michigan · Est. 2021

Wellness
rooted in
ancestral
plant medicine

Handcrafted skincare, haircare, and botanical wellness products rooted in traditional African and Ayurvedic herbalism — and the psychology of healing.

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Handcrafted in Detroit

Every product made by hand in small batches — no shortcuts, no harsh chemicals, no compromises.

Rooted in tradition

Formulated from ancestral African and Ayurvedic herbalism — plants chosen for purpose, not trend.

Wellness for the whole person

Your skin, hair, and home are connected to your emotional health. We formulate for all of it.

Our philosophy

"Your nervous system lives in your skin. Your ancestry lives in your hair. Your healing begins with what grows from the earth."

Love, Kin was built on a belief that the plants your ancestors used to heal are still healing today. We bridge traditional African and Ayurvedic plant medicine with the psychology of wellness — creating products that address your skin, your scalp, and your nervous system as one interconnected whole.

Every formula we make is informed by herbalism, guided by science, and grounded in the understanding that emotional health shows up in the body. Stress causes shedding. Grief lives in the skin. Burnout has a face. We make products for those realities — not just for surface beauty.

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Skincare

Clay masks, facial oils, body butters, and serums rooted in traditional herbal medicine.

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Haircare

Scalp serums, herbal oils, and hair treatments for all textures — rooted in ancestral hair medicine.

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Wellness

Bath soaks, botanical blends, and nervous system support — for the parts of you that need quiet.

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Bestsellers

Products your skin will thank you for

Skincare

Body care

Lovers Body Scrub

Gently exfoliate, deeply nourish. Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory botanicals for all skin types.

Skincare

Lovely Clay Masks

Bentonite and rhassoul clays with moringa, matcha, and turmeric. Tightens, detoxes, and restores — three varieties for every skin need.

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Body care

Calendula Salve

Calendula and chamomile in sweet almond oil. For dry skin, eczema, cuticles, tattoos, and baby care. Natural enough for the whole family.

Skincare

Body care

Relief Salve

Multi-purpose herbal salve for dry patches, muscle tension, skin irritation, and congestion. Calendula and chamomile — gentle and powerful.

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Body care

Whipped Body Mousse

Light-as-air whipped body butter that melts on contact. Rich herbal moisture without the grease — for skin that stays soft all day.

Haircare

Grooming

Love's Beard Oil

Lightweight pumpkinseed, meadowfoam, and jojoba blend. Softens, promotes circulation and growth, reduces itch. Perfect for any skin routine.

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Come find us

We're at
Eastern Market
every Saturday

June through October, every Saturday morning at Eastern Market in Detroit — one of the oldest running public markets in America. Come smell the herbs, meet the maker, and take something home.

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The plants we use

Ingredients chosen
by tradition,
not by trend

Every ingredient in every Love, Kin product traces back to a healing tradition. We work with ancestral African botanicals, Ayurvedic adaptogens, and traditional nervines — plants that healers across cultures have trusted for generations. We choose them because they work, because they carry history, and because your body deserves to know where its medicine comes from.

Baobab Moringa Ashwagandha Black seed Rooibos Reishi Calendula Nettle Holy basil Skullcap

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Baobab

African traditional medicine

Called the Tree of Life. Rich in vitamins A, D, E, F and omega 3/6/9 — deeply regenerating for skin and hair.

Ashwagandha

Ayurvedic tradition

A root adaptogen used for thousands of years to balance cortisol, reduce inflammation, and support the nervous system.

Black seed

African & Islamic tradition

Known as the "cure for everything but death." Antifungal, antibacterial, and profoundly nourishing for scalp and hair.

Rooibos