Marula Face Oil
A velvety African kernel oil that sinks in silky.
For dry, normal, mature skin · dryness, dullness, fine lines, tired-looking skin
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- Handmade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Batches of 50 to 100, never more
Will it clog my pores, and is it okay for oily skin?
How many drops should I use, and how long does a bottle last?
Can I wear it under makeup?
- Feels like
- Velvety, cushiony, fast-absorbing oil. Soft, plush, quietly luminous
- Smells like
- No added fragrance
- Also good for
- Dry hair ends, Cuticles and nails, Neck and décolleté
- When
- Morning and night
- Made without
- Parabens, sulfates, mineral oil, synthetic fragrance
The creation
A velvety African kernel oil that sinks in silky.
Marula oil is pressed from the kernel inside the stone of a southern African fruit, and it feels the way it sounds: velvety, cushiony and unhurried. It is rich in oleic acid, with a little linoleic acid and natural vitamin E, and for an oleic oil it is surprisingly light. It sinks in within moments and leaves no film.
Warm a few drops between your fingers and they turn glossy and soft. Press them into clean skin and the oil helps it hold moisture, leaving a plush, quietly luminous finish that suits dry, dehydrated and mature skin especially well.
Our Marula Face Oil is 100% pure marula seed oil, with no added fragrance and nothing else in the bottle. Use it alone as your last step, or press it over a serum to help keep the evening's moisture in.
- Cushiony moisture that helps skin hold hydration
- Skin feels soft, plush and silky
- A quietly luminous, supple-looking finish
Full ingredient list
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil (Marula Oil)
Our commitments
- Cruelty-free
- Paraben-free
- Sulfate-free
- Mineral-oil-free
- No synthetic fragrance
- Small batch
- Handmade in Brooklyn
Delivery & returns
Free standard shipping on every US order, with expedited options at checkout.
Every product is made by hand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in batches of 50 to 100, so we can't accept returns. If your order arrives damaged or incorrect, write to us within 7 days of delivery and we'll make it right.
What's inside
The oils that do the work
Marula Seed Oil
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
A silky, fast-absorbing oil, rich in oleic acid, that helps skin hold moisture and leaves it soft.
Kernels from the stone of the marula fruit, a tree native to the savannas of southern Africa.
- Since 2007 A mother and son, three generations of soap-making
- 50–100 Bottles per batch, made by hand in Brooklyn
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Your routine
How to use
- Cleanse Cleanse and pat dry. Apply toner or serum first if you use them.
- Warm drops Warm 4–6 drops between your fingertips until they turn glossy.
- Press in Press gently into face and neck. Press, don't rub.
- Finish Use morning and night, as your final step.
- Under makeup, press in 4 drops and give it a minute or two to settle.
- Spare drops suit dry hair ends, cuticles and the neck.
Good to know Marula is a kernel oil from a tree in the cashew and mango family. Patch test first if you have a tree-nut allergy.
- Cleanse Rose Face Wash Cream
- Mist Rose Petal Mist Face Toner
- Brighten Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide · Best in the morning
- Nourish Marula Face Oil · 4–6 drops after serum
- Finish Your daily sunscreen
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- Cleanse Rose Face Wash Cream
- Mist Rose Petal Mist Face Toner
- Smooth Wrinkle Reducing Ultra Peptide Intensive Face Serum · Best at night
- Nourish Marula Face Oil · 4–6 drops
- Seal Wrinkle Reducing Ultra Peptide Intensive Night Cream · The last step at night
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The story behind
Made by hand, in small batches, by a mother and son in Brooklyn
Marianella spent her childhood in her grandmother's kitchen in Venezuela, making soap and beauty products by hand, where the simplest remedies were often a single oil. Marula is one of those: across the savannas of southern Africa, people have cracked the stones by hand for generations to press the kernels into a pale oil.
We bottle that one oil by hand in our Williamsburg workshop, in batches of 50 to 100, with nothing else added, in a bottle designed by Marianella's son David. No harsh chemicals, no animal testing, and as little waste as we can manage. This is the simplest thing we make.
The perfect partner
Vitamin C serum is water-based, so it goes on first; Marula follows to hold moisture in.
Mist after cleansing, then press 4–6 drops of Marula over it as your final step.
Apply the lighter Kalahari serum first, then 4–6 drops of Marula over it.
At night, the rich night cream goes on first and Marula last, to hold it in.
Questions
Can I use it with the Royal Kalahari Face Serum?
Can I use it while pregnant or breastfeeding?
I have a tree-nut allergy. Should I be careful?
From the journal
Routines, ingredients and stories from our Beauty Journal
September 2026
Getting More from Marula Face Oil Through the Seasons
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July 2026
How to Use Marula Face Oil: Amount, Timing and Order
How many drops of Marula Face Oil to use, how to press it in, where it sits in your routine, and whether...
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June 2026
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