PAMELA Bradford is a very benevolent and patriotic person who is multi-talented and does her best to offer a reliable service combined with good products to her customers via her home-made coconut oil products and floral designs.

She is a resident of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden and a stall owner at the Wismar Municipal Market, showcasing her products on sale.

Bradford is originally from Vigilance, East Coast Demerara and when we experienced the 2005 flood, she journeyed to Linden to stay at the home of her eldest sister, who had married and was living in the mining town.

The mother of three told the Pepperpot Magazine that she stayed in Linden, got married, and settled there to raise a family.

She resides in Caesar’s Avenue, Wisroc and describes it as a developing village in which the road is currently being upgraded and it is a large but quiet area where mostly the construction of new houses is taking place.

Bradford stated that she began learning about the production of coconut oil which includes cold-pressed virgin coconut oil, from a friend who was making it from scratch.

The self-taught agro-processor related that she began reading up on the benefits of coconut oil and what products can be made from it via You Tube and on social media.

It piqued her interest and she began experimenting and in 2007, she acquired a stall at Wismar Municipal Market and thought of no better way than to make and showcase her products.

Bradford registered her small business, which started from her home and she began sending samples of her products to the Food and Drug Analyst Department in the city for it to be tested and deemed safe for commercial sale and use.

She is proud of the quality of her products which are made out of love, hard work and research.

Today, her small business has made strides and she is even participating in agro-processing exhibitions and trade shows.

Bradford makes a variety of skincare and hair products from coconut oil and coconut oil-based fragrances such as jasmine, lavender, cherry and vanilla.

On her vacation to the United States of America (USA) she would bring back the scents to use in her coconut oils which are used as a skincare product.

She also specialises in hair products such as neem, ginger, peppermint, rosemary oil, clove and aloe, a mixture made with coconut oil.

Recently, she launched a new hair product, a leave-in conditioner rosemary cream for all hair types and it is on sale at her stall in the market.

Bradford is a member of the Guyana Manufacturing Association (GMA) and she participated in the exhibition held at the Guyana National Stadium in January this year.

She explained that her products are safe and well-researched, with formulas created specifically to benefit her customers.

In addition, she is noted for making lovely, well-designed pieces of bridal accessories, bouquets, rosettes, party stuff and other things.

Bradford is always up for a challenge and as she continues to create newer products, she is quite pleased to announce her version of mango achar, pepper sauce and stewed pepper sauce.

She started this venture two years ago and is the first person to come up with a stewed pepper sauce recipe that is among her most selling products.

Bradford disclosed that she also makes her own coconut oil and virgin coconut oil from scratch from her home and she has her own mill and had utilised more than 300 dry coconuts the day before for this purpose.

She added that her products are safe and customers have re-visited to make purchases and to give testimonies of their benefits after using the hair and skin care products.

The products are also well-labelled with the details of the ingredients as well as the maker’s contact information.

“I believe in my products because I have seen the results myself and customers keep coming back to re-purchase and I do have some [best]-selling products which are the cherry fragrant oil for the skin, the neem, ginger, peppermint, rosemary and clove hair oils for the hair,” she said.

Bradford uses the stationery next door in the market to do her labels which is quite convenient and she is a friend of many and a very nice person all-round who is bent on empowering herself and those around her.

“I do not do cheap products at all, I invest by sourcing products from overseas or from the city and I go all-out to ensure the right amount of ingredients are added to the products I made from scratch to sell because my integrity is involved,” she said.

Bradford is humbled by the fact that she will be participating in the upcoming Locusts Hair Show on June 25, 2023 in Linden by the “I Love Linden” sign in McKenzie.