✨ Once I discovered the truth behind creams — that blending oil and water requires not just an emulsifier, but preservatives too — something shifted in me.
Emulsifying waxes and synthetic preservatives don’t exist to nourish your skin or elevate your ritual. They're simply there to stretch the product's shelf life, not to serve your glow.
And for me, skincare is sacred — not a science experiment in a jar.
Why layer my skin, my body, my energy, with ingredients that serve the product... but not the person?
🌸 The moment I learned the truth behind creams, I couldn’t un-know it.
To blend oil and water, you must add emulsifiers — often waxes that have nothing to do with healing — and preservatives that are designed to extend a product’s life, not to nourish yours.
That didn’t sit right with me.
My skin is a living, breathing organ. A sacred interface between me and the world. I couldn’t justify layering it with lifeless fillers that existed purely to stabilize a formula, not to bless my skin.
Creams may feel luxurious… but I wanted real, earth-grown luxury.
I wanted the wisdom of plants, not the demands of chemistry.
Now, I choose facial oils and hydrosols separately — each one alive with plant spirit, energy, and purpose. No waxes. No shelf-life stretchers. Just pure, vibrant nourishment from root to ritual.
Plus, when we choose to work with facial oils, we are blessed with the opportunity to slow down, breathe, and connect deeply with our face, hair, and body.
The act of massaging the oil into our skin becomes a sacred ritual — an intentional moment of self-love and mindfulness. Creams, on the other hand, absorb too quickly and don’t offer the same luxurious glide, making them less suited for this powerful act of self-care.
With oils, you allow your hands to dance across your skin, nurturing it with every stroke — this is where the true magic of skincare happens.
🌿 So What Do I Use Instead?
I turned away from lifeless creams and toward something far more alive — a ritual of hydrosols and facial oils, used in harmony, with intention.
These two are sacred on their own — and pure magic when used together.
✨ Step Into the Ritual
1. Begin with a botanical hydrosol
Like a gentle kiss from the plant world, a hydrosol is the steam-distilled essence of a flower or herb — cooling, soothing, and hydrating. Mist generously over clean skin, allowing the sacred water to awaken and soften your complexion.
Think of it as a blessing — a floral prayer to begin your ritual.
2. Follow with a pure facial oil
While your skin is still damp from the hydrosol, press a few drops of facial oil into your face, neck, and heart space. The oil seals in moisture, delivers deep nourishment, and carries the plant medicine straight to your cells.
No waxes, no water, no fillers — just divine, elemental nourishment.
💫 Why It’s Better This Way
- You’re feeding your skin pure plant intelligence, nothing diluted or disrupted.
- You’re skipping the preservatives, emulsifiers, and synthetic stabilizers.
- And most importantly: you’re choosing ritual over routine.
This is skincare not just as self-care, but as self-reverence.