Our story

My grandmother
was my first apothecary.

I grew up in Guinea, in a family where plants weren't a trend — they were part of everyday life. My grandmother knew exactly what to prepare and for whom. She didn't read labels. She just knew.

I arrived in France at 16. But I never cut ties: two to three times a year, I returned to Guinea. This dual belonging is at the heart of everything I build today.

From finance.
To something else.

Between France and Dubai, I built a career in finance. A stable job that allowed me to live well, travel, and feel secure.

And yet, I chose to put it all aside to build nafassi. Not because things were bad. But because I needed more space than that life, however comfortable, could offer me.

I've never liked
coffee.

I've always drunk infusions — out of taste, out of lifestyle. I've always sought gentle solutions for my body that truly reflect me, even if I had to pay the price.

I am an Aquarius, an air sign. And like many Aquarians, I have a visceral need for freedom — to not fit into a box, to do things my own way.

The composition of each infusion is developed by a naturopath. And it is my mother, Dr. Adama Marie Bangoura, who validates each formula — a general practitioner, also trained in African pharmacopoeia, which she has known since childhood.

nafassi means
space, in Swahili.

No coincidence. All my life, I've needed air, room, the ability to breathe without being told how. That's exactly what I want to offer the women who drink nafassi: a space. A break. A moment that belongs to them, and only them.

My ambition is for nafassi to become a part of women's daily lives, just like any other infusion they find beautiful and good for their health.