New Imperial Jade Body Oil: Your Step-by-Step Routine

Right Out of the Shower, Skin Still Warm

The best moment to reach for New Imperial Jade Body Oil is right after you step out of the shower, skin damp, pores still open from the heat. This is when a cold pressed body oil does its best work. No towel-drying first. Just a few seconds of air, then the oil goes on.

If you have used a thin, fast-absorbing lotion your whole life, this will feel different. Richer. Slower. The kind of texture that asks you to actually pay attention for thirty seconds instead of rushing out the door.

How to Apply

Start with three to four pumps for the full body, more if your skin runs dry or you live somewhere with harsh winters. Warm the oil between your palms first. This isn't optional. Cold oil sits on top of skin. Warm oil moves into it.

Work from the ankles up. Long sweeping strokes on the legs and arms, where skin is thinner and drier. Press, don't rub, into elbows, knees, and heels, the places that crack and dull first. On the torso and chest, use flatter, circular motions.

Give it sixty seconds before you dress. The oil needs a moment to settle in rather than transfer straight onto your clothes. If your skin is very dry, a second light pass on shins and forearms is fine.

When to Use It

This oil works both morning and night, though the two moments feel different.

In the AM, apply after your shower and before you dress. It sits under clothing without feeling heavy once absorbed, and it gives skin a subtle glow that reads more like good sleep than makeup.

At night, this is where the oil earns its keep. Apply after your shower, before bed, and let it work while you sleep. Skin repairs itself overnight, and an undiluted oil gives it more to work with than a diluted lotion.

Daily use is ideal, though even three to four times a week will keep skin visibly softer through 2026's driest months.

What Is a Cold Pressed Body Oil

A cold pressed body oil is extracted from seeds or nuts using mechanical pressure alone, no heat, no solvents. This method preserves the natural vitamins and fatty acids that heat processing typically destroys. The result is a more potent, less refined oil, which is why a small amount goes further than most lotions.

What to Pair It With

New Imperial Jade Body Oil pairs naturally with Rejuvenating Body Cream with Kalahari Oil ($48). Apply the cream first for immediate hydration, then seal it in with a lighter pass of the oil. The shared Kalahari origin means the scents layer instead of compete.

For the face, follow with The Royal Kalahari Face Serum ($50). Body oil below the neck, serum above it, so your whole routine reads as one continuous finish rather than two separate products.

On mornings when skin looks tired, add the Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide ($50) to the face before sunscreen, while the body oil handles everything from the neck down. Together they cover the full picture: brightness up top, resilience everywhere else.

Pro Tips

Warm the oil in your palms for a full ten seconds before applying. Cold oil takes longer to absorb and can feel greasy. Warm oil disappears into skin almost immediately.

Apply to damp, not dry, skin. Water in the skin helps the oil spread further and absorb faster, which means you use less product per application.

If you wear sunscreen in the AM, let the oil absorb fully, roughly two to three minutes, before layering SPF on any exposed skin. This keeps the sunscreen's protective film intact.

A Small Shift in the Routine

Body oil is not a step most people think about until their skin asks for it, usually in the form of dryness that lotion alone cannot fix. Give New Imperial Jade Body Oil a week in your routine and notice what changes.

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