Himba people from Namibia have the most celebrated tradion in Africa
Himba people from Namibia
Namibia has a fantastic culture and heritage. Explaining about Himba culture in Namibia concerns Africa tradition.


Himba people are clean. They take good care of themselves. The mixture they apply keep their skin smooth and fresh. They also use natural perfume. Himba people are always clean and with the best fragrance to the ladies.

The Himba people attract lots of tourists to Namibia yearly. Billions of shillings have been banked in Namibia over the tradition.


They also offer their wives to their male visitors to make them comfortable. When there is no space in the habitat, the husband leaves there for his male visitor.

Himba people of Namibia don’t have their bath with water regularly due to water scarcity. Instead, they cover their skin with a mixture of butterfat and ochre, a natural earth pigment which consists of iron oxide. It shields them from the sun.

Himba people from Namibia have the most celebrated tradion in Africa


Himba people, especially women, are remarkably famous for covering themselves with otjize paste, a cosmetic mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, to cleanse the skin over long periods due to water scarcity and protect themselves from the extremely hot and dry climate of the Kaokoland as well as insect bites.


The cosmetic mixture, often perfumed with the aromatic resin of the omuzumba shrub, gives their skin and hair plaits a distinctive orange or red-tinge characteristic, as well as texture and style. Otjize is considered foremost a highly used ingredient for their skin.


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