The routine for Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba Imperial Jade Body Oil comes down to three products in order: wash, oil, then cream if your skin wants it. Smooth three or four warmed drops over each pair of legs or arms while skin is still damp from the shower, give it a minute to sink in, and finish with body cream on the driest spots. The whole thing takes about five minutes, and the scent of rosewood and citrus carries through every step.
Before you start
Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba Imperial Jade Body Oil is a pale, silky oil built on grape seed and apricot kernel oils, with marula, argan, pomegranate seed and mongongo oils and vitamin E. It glides over damp skin and leaves a soft, satiny finish with no tacky film. The scent is polished rosewood with a bright, lemony lift from litsea cubeba, rounded with bergamot.
Keep the bottle in the bathroom. The best moment to use it is the couple of minutes after the water goes off, before the room cools and before skin dries completely.
Step 1: Wash
Start in the shower with a cleanser that leaves skin comfortable rather than tight. Our Replenishing Body Wash comes in Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba. It is a castile-style liquid soap with organic coconut and jojoba oils, organic aloe vera and a touch of Kalahari melon seed oil. A little on a cloth or sponge works into a soft lather and rinses clean. Because it does not strip skin, the oil that follows adds softness rather than making up for dryness.
Step 2: Pat dry, but not all the way
Step out and pat yourself with the towel once or twice. You want skin damp and warm, with no drops of water running off it. Damp skin lets the oil spread further and helps it seal in the water already on the surface.
Step 3: Warm and apply the oil
Pour three or four drops into your palm. That is enough for both legs. Press your palms together for about five seconds. As the oil warms you will notice the scent shift, with the woody rosewood first and the citrus edge of litsea cubeba close behind.
Sweep the oil upward in long strokes, from ankle to thigh, then wrist to shoulder for the arms, adding three or four more drops for each section. A full-body application usually takes eight to ten drops in total. Across the chest and décolletage, use a light press-and-release rather than rubbing. With the last of the oil on your palms, press into cuticles and elbows.
Step 4: Wait sixty to ninety seconds
The fine-textured grape seed and apricot kernel oils absorb quickly, but a short pause means no transfer to clothes. Use it to start on your face or hair. When you touch your skin again it should feel soft and satiny, not slick.
Step 5: Cream where you need it
On days when oil alone is enough, stop at step 4. When skin is drier, follow with our Rejuvenating Body Cream in Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba, over the oil. Oil first, cream over it. Concentrate the cream on knees, elbows, shins and heels. It is a rich, velvety cream made with Kalahari melon seed, jojoba, avocado and argan oils that helps skin hold moisture and feel smooth, and in the matching scent the two layer rather than compete.
If you want the oil and cream together, the Rosewood Body Glow pairs them in one set.
Morning and evening versions
Morning. Wash, oil, wait, dress. Skip the cream if you are short on time; the oil is complete on its own. If you are going outside, add sunscreen to exposed skin once the oil has settled. Oil does not replace sun protection.
Evening. Wash, oil, cream on the dry spots, then bed. The grape seed oil keeps the blend light enough that it will not sit heavily on your sheets.
Daily use is right for most people. It is an everyday oil, not something to cycle on and off.
Questions about the rosewood oil routine
How many drops do I need for my whole body?
About eight to ten drops in total, three or four at a time for each section. Add one more for very dry areas.
Do I need the body cream as well?
No. The oil works on its own. Add the cream over it on days when skin feels drier, mainly on knees, elbows, shins and heels.
Is it better in the morning or at night?
Both work. Use it after whichever shower or bath you take, and keep the morning version short: oil, a minute's wait, then dress.
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