Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba Imperial Jade Body Oil
Rosewood, bright litsea and a pomegranate-rich oil blend.
For every skin type · dryness, dullness, rough texture
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag.
- Free US shipping
- Handmade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Batches of 50 to 100, never more
Will it feel greasy?
How strong is the scent?
Is it suitable for sensitive skin?
- Feels like
- Silky, lightweight body oil. Soft, satiny glow, not tacky
- Smells like
- Bright lemon peel and green citrus over smooth, polished rosewood.
- Also good for
- Dry hair ends, Cuticles, A scented bath oil
- When
- After bathing
The creation
Rosewood, bright litsea and a pomegranate-rich oil blend.
This is the oil for skin that wants glow and scent in one step. It pours as a pale, silky liquid and glides over damp skin, leaving a soft, satiny finish with no tacky film.
The blend is built on grape seed and apricot kernel oils, which spread lightly. Marula and argan oils add suppleness, pomegranate seed oil brings its punicic acid, and mongongo adds a dry, silky touch. Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E) completes it. Together they leave skin looking luminous and feeling deeply nourished.
The fragrance is the point. Rosewood gives it a smooth, polished woodiness, while litsea cubeba adds a bright, lemony lift, rounded with fresh bergamot. It is balanced, modern and elegant.
Use it straight after the shower, while skin is damp, and the scent opens in the warmth. It layers with the matching body wash, body cream, candle and room spray in the same scent.
- Mongongo and pomegranate seed oils in a silky blend
- Rosewood and litsea cubeba, bright with bergamot
- Skin looks luminous and feels deeply nourished
Full ingredient list
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Fragrance/Parfum, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Punica Granatum Seed Oil, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil.
Our commitments
- 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.
The scent
Rosewood & Litsea Cubeba
A cut lemon beside warm, polished wood after a summer shower
- Notes
- Rosewood, Litsea cubeba, Bergamot
- Family
- Super citrus, woody
- Smells like
- Bright lemon peel and green citrus over smooth, polished rosewood.
What's inside
The oils that do the work
Mongongo Oil
Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil
A silky, dry-touch oil from the manketti nut that cushions skin and leaves it soft.
Manketti trees grow wild across Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zambia and northern South Africa.
Kalahari Melon Seed Oil
Citrullus Lanatus
A light, fast-absorbing oil rich in linoleic acid that helps skin hold moisture.
From the seeds of the wild Kalahari melon, a desert fruit of southern Africa.
Marula Oil
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Rich in oleic acid; a nourishing oil that leaves skin feeling soft and supple.
Marula trees grow wild across southern Africa, from South Africa to Namibia and Zambia.
Argan Oil
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
A smoothing, nourishing oil that helps skin feel softer and look more supple.
Argan trees grow in the arid south-west of Morocco.
Grapeseed Oil
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
A light, silky oil that absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy feel.
Pressed from the seeds of wine grapes.
Pomegranate Seed Oil
Punica Granatum Seed Oil
A skin-conditioning oil high in punicic acid that leaves skin feeling soft and nourished.
Pomegranates originate in Iran and the Himalayan foothills and are grown across the Mediterranean.
Apricot Kernel Oil
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil
A light, silky oil that spreads easily and leaves skin feeling soft.
Apricot trees are grown in temperate orchards across Central Asia, Turkey and the Mediterranean.
- 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
- Start damp Apply straight after bathing, while skin is still damp.
- Warm it Warm a few drops between your palms.
- Smooth on Smooth over arms, legs and shoulders until absorbed.
- Let it settle Dress after a minute, once the glow settles.
- Damp skin helps the oil spread, so a little goes a long way.
- Spare drops suit dry hair ends and cuticles.
Good to know It is fragranced, so patch test on your inner arm for 24 hours first. Made as a body oil: keep it on the body.
The full routine
- Polish Hawaiian Black Lava Body Caviar Body Scrub with Charcoal · Once or twice a week
- Wash Replenishing Body Wash with Kalahari Oil - 16 fl. oz
- Moisturize Rejuvenating Body Cream with Kalahari Oil -16 fl. oz.
- Seal Rosewood and Litsea Cubeba Imperial Jade Body Oil · On damp skin
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag.
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, and the scents of her travels shape every fragrance we make. This oil combines grape, apricot, marula, argan, pomegranate and mongongo oils with vitamin E and a rosewood and litsea cubeba fragrance.
We blend it by hand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in batches of 50 to 100, in a bottle designed by her son David. The glide is silky and the scent is bright but never sweet. No harsh chemicals, no animal testing, and as little waste as we can manage.
The perfect partner
Wash, pat to damp, then the oil: the leftover water helps it spread.
Polish with Body Caviar and rinse, then glide this oil over damp skin.
Cream the dry areas first, then a few drops of oil over the top for glow.
Let the oil settle, then roll a fragrance oil on pulse points for more scent.
Questions
What does it pair with?
Can I use it on my face?
From the journal
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