‘I was a Milton Keynes mum trying to take my son’s pain away’

Mrs Lloyd said the business began on her kitchen table. Drawing on her science background, she used raw shea butter and added other ingredients to create her own recipe.

Within three days she had her “eureka formulation”.

“Josh’s skin started to drastically change and improve and eventually became what it should have been from birth,” she said.

She then decided to remortgage her home to start Naturally Tiwa Skincare.

The company was registered in June 2016, started trading in March 2018 and is now based in Stony Stratford.

It grew to employ about 70 women at two shea processing plants in Nigeria.

“It’s not philanthropy, it’s not aid, it’s trade,” the 51-year-old said.

“Yes, I am empowering women but they’re working for their living.”

After processing, the raw material was sent to the UK where it was manufactured, tested and packaged. It was then stored in a Milton Keynes warehouse.

Once an online order was approved, members of MK Snap – a charity that helps adults with learning difficulties to thrive – were paid to pick, pack and ship the produce.