The Ingredient Library
One ingredient. Everything about it.
Where each ingredient comes from, who makes it, the chemistry behind it, and exactly how to use it. Written for curious customers and skincare professionals alike.

Béja, Tunisia · First distillation
Roseau · Rose WaterRoseau is pure rose water, distilled once a year from fresh Damask rose petals in Béja, Tunisia, with the rose's own oil left in. It is the fir...

Béja, Tunisia · Wild geranium, first distillation
Géran · Geranium WaterGéran is pure geranium water, distilled from wild-grown geranium in northern Tunisia with the plant's own essential oil left in. Cooling, balan...

Nile Delta, Egypt · Cold-pressed liquid wax
Hoba · Jojoba OilHoba is pure jojoba, and technically not an oil at all. It is a liquid plant wax that closely resembles the sebum your own skin makes, which is why...

Egypt · Whole-bloom cold press
Rubi · Rosehip OilRubi is not the usual orange rosehip oil. Our makers press the dried buds and petals of the rose bush together with the seed, which gives it a deep...

Nile Delta, Egypt · Whole-kernel cold press
Granate · Pomegranate Seed OilGranate is pomegranate seed oil made the old way: the whole kernel is dried, then cold-pressed, which is why it comes out soft pink. Rich in antiox...

Wild cactus forests, Tunisia · Cold-pressed seed oil
Barie · Prickly Pear Seed OilBarie is pure prickly pear seed oil from wild cacti in Tunisia, one of the rarest oils in skincare. It takes about 66 pounds of tiny seeds to press...

South of Aswan, Egypt · Cold-pressed
Black Seed OilBlack seed oil, pressed from the tiny black seeds of Nigella sativa, has been treasured along the Nile since the pharaohs; the seeds were even foun...

Central Tunisia, near Sbeitla · Hand-dug, sun-dried
Argil · Green ClayArgil is a primordial green clay dug by hand from an ancient seabed near Sbeitla in central Tunisia and dried only by the sun. It draws out impurit...

Tunisia · Milled prickly pear seed
Poudre de Barie · Seed ExfoliantPoudre de Barie is what remains after we press Barie oil: the prickly pear seed cores, still holding about half their oil, milled into a soft, flou...

Upper Egypt · Roasted-bean cold press
Black Castor OilBlack castor oil is the thick, dark, old-world version of castor oil: the beans are roasted before pressing. It conditions hair from the root, help...

Nile Delta, Egypt · Pressed from dried leaves
Henna OilHenna Oil is the forest-green, grassy-smelling oil of the henna plant, pressed from dried leaves by Amr and his team in Egypt. It conditions the sc...

Hand-blown in Cairo · Borosilicate glass and cork
Hand-Blown Glass ApothecaryEvery jar, bottle, bowl and funnel we sell is shaped by breath and hand in a small Cairo workshop. Pure borosilicate glass and natural cork keep yo...

Hand-carved in Sfax, Tunisia · Retired olive trees
Olivewood Ritual ToolsOur spatula, spoon and applicator are carved by family workshops in Sfax from olive trees that no longer bear fruit. For every old tree, a new one ...
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