Everkind Africa started with a question every Nigerian woman has asked: why are the products we use every month not made with us in mind? The answer became a mission.
It started with an irritation. Not metaphorical. Literal. The kind millions of Nigerian women experience and just accept because they were never told there was an alternative. Because every pad on the pharmacy shelf was imported, generic, and designed for a market that was not us.
The founder of Everkind Africa was one of those women. Years of using products that caused reactions, that leaked at the wrong moment, that smelled of chemicals trying to mask other chemicals. And when she started asking questions about what was actually in these products, the answers were hard to find.
"If no one was going to make something designed for us, we would."
That conviction became a two-year research and formulation process. Partnering with dermatologists. Testing with real Nigerian women across different body types, ages, and climates. Learning what African skin reacts to, what ingredients serve us versus what serves a supply chain.
Cotique is the result of that work. Not a rebrand. Not imported and relabelled. Formulated from scratch, for African women, starting from the first ingredient to the final QR authentication on every pack.
The name Everkind Africa carries both the promise and the accountability. Everykind woman: the professional, the student, the mother, the teenager navigating her first cycle. And Africa, not an afterthought market, but the beginning of the conversation.
We launched with one product line, Cotique, in four variants. We are already working on what comes next. Because once you start building things that are actually for us, you can't stop.
We publish what is in every Cotique pad. No proprietary ingredient shields. No vague "fragrance blend." If it touches your body, you deserve to know exactly what it is.
Not "Africa" as a marketing add-on. Every product decision (formulation, absorbency, packaging, pricing) starts from the real, lived experience of women in this context.
Every Cotique variant is dermatologically tested before release. The Chekkit QR system on every pack lets you verify authenticity in seconds. No fake products. No corner-cutting.
Built in Africa. Sold across Africa. A portion of every sale supports menstrual health education for underserved girls in Nigeria. Kindness is in the name, and in the business model.
"To make the everyday care of African women's bodies an act of pride, not compromise."
We measure success not in units sold, but in the number of women who finally found a product that treats them the way they deserve.
Discover CotiqueMilestones
2023
Founder begins researching what is actually in imported feminine care products sold across Nigerian pharmacies. The findings prompt a two-year journey into formulation and manufacturing.
2024
Partnering with dermatologists and women's health specialists, the Cotique formula is developed, tested, and refined across four variant profiles tailored to different flow intensities and skin sensitivities.
2025
Everkind Africa is incorporated. The Cotique brand identity and packaging are finalised. Chekkit QR authentication integrated. Distribution partnerships in Lagos established.
June 2026
Cotique goes live nationwide. Online store opens. Kindred founding membership opens to early community. Phase two (East Africa expansion) begins planning.