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.

Roseau · Rose Water

Béja, Tunisia · First distillation

Roseau · Rose Water

Roseau 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...

Géran · Geranium Water

Béja, Tunisia · Wild geranium, first distillation

Géran · Geranium Water

Géran is pure geranium water, distilled from wild-grown geranium in northern Tunisia with the plant's own essential oil left in. Cooling, balan...

Hoba · Jojoba Oil

Nile Delta, Egypt · Cold-pressed liquid wax

Hoba · Jojoba Oil

Hoba 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...

Rubi · Rosehip Oil

Egypt · Whole-bloom cold press

Rubi · Rosehip Oil

Rubi 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...

Granate · Pomegranate Seed Oil

Nile Delta, Egypt · Whole-kernel cold press

Granate · Pomegranate Seed Oil

Granate 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...

Barie · Prickly Pear Seed Oil

Wild cactus forests, Tunisia · Cold-pressed seed oil

Barie · Prickly Pear Seed Oil

Barie 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...

Black Seed Oil

South of Aswan, Egypt · Cold-pressed

Black Seed Oil

Black 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...

Argil · Green Clay

Central Tunisia, near Sbeitla · Hand-dug, sun-dried

Argil · Green Clay

Argil 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...

Poudre de Barie · Seed Exfoliant

Tunisia · Milled prickly pear seed

Poudre de Barie · Seed Exfoliant

Poudre 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...

Black Castor Oil

Upper Egypt · Roasted-bean cold press

Black Castor Oil

Black 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...

Henna Oil

Nile Delta, Egypt · Pressed from dried leaves

Henna Oil

Henna 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 Glass Apothecary

Hand-blown in Cairo · Borosilicate glass and cork

Hand-Blown Glass Apothecary

Every 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...

Olivewood Ritual Tools

Hand-carved in Sfax, Tunisia · Retired olive trees

Olivewood Ritual Tools

Our 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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