The Holy Grail Oil - Ancient Ingredients, Modern Skin Medicine

Your skin deserves more than a routine - it deserves a ritual. The Holy Grail Face Oil is a deeply restorative blend of jojoba oil, kawakawa-infused castor oil, and frankincense essential oil, designed to heal, hydrate, and protect the skin barrier while honoring centuries of plant wisdom.

What Makes It a “Holy Grail” Oil?

This face oil works with your skin’s natural biology to:

  • Restore hydration without clogging pores
  • Boost collagen and soften fine lines (natural Botox effect)
  • Calm redness, acne, eczema, and irritation
  • Heal scars and fade pigmentation
  • Strengthen the skin barrier and prevent moisture loss
  • Reduce stress through aromatherapy and grounding botanicals

Ingredient Deep Dive

 

Jojoba Oil – Liquid Gold for the Skin

What it is: A liquid wax ester that mimics the skin’s natural sebum, allowing it to absorb easily without blocking pores.

History: Used for centuries by Native American tribes for healing wounds, sunburn, and dry skin.

Skin Benefits:

  • Balances oil production
  • Deeply hydrates and supports the skin barrier
  • Softens fine lines and protects against oxidative stress
  • Packed with vitamin E, B-complex vitamins, and antioxidants

Kawakawa-Infused Castor Oil – Māori Healing Botanicals

What it is: Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) is a native New Zealand plant infused into castor oil to extract its healing compounds.

History in Māori culture: Used in rongoā (traditional Māori medicine) for spiritual and physical healing - to treat wounds, burns, rashes, infections, inflammation, and pain.

Skin Benefits:

  • Calms eczema, dermatitis, acne, and inflamed skin
  • Supports healing of damaged or reactive skin
  • Antimicrobial and protective for the skin barrier
  • Castor oil adds deep moisture and promotes lymphatic flow and detoxification

Frankincense Essential Oil (Olibanum) – Natural Botox

What it is: Distilled from the resin of the Boswellia tree, used for beauty, healing, and spiritual rituals for over 5,000 years.

Historical use: Treasured in Ancient Egypt, India, and the Middle East for skin preservation, mummification, sacred ceremonies, and healing, once considered more valuable than gold.

How it changes the skin:

  • Contains boswellic acids, which help prevent collagen breakdown and encourage new collagen growth → naturally firms and lifts the skin.
  • Speeds up skin cell regeneration → fades scars, pigmentation, and sun damage.
  • Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial → reduces acne, redness, and sensitivity.

Aromatherapy benefits:

Grounding, calming, and spiritually uplifting. Helps reduce stress hormones (like cortisol), which in turn helps soothe stress-related breakouts and skin inflammation.

The History and Heritage Behind This Blend

Each ingredient carries its own legacy of healing:

  • Jojoba: Used by Native American tribes for skin repair and moisture.
  • Kawakawa: Sacred plant in Māori healing traditions - symbol of protection, balance, and renewal.
  • Frankincense: Used in temples, royal beauty routines, and ancient medicine for over 5,000 years.

The Holy Grail Face Oil is where ancient herbal knowledge meets modern skin science.

The Benefits of Using Holy Grail Oil Daily

  • Deep hydration without a greasy feel
  • Plumps and firms skin, softens fine lines and wrinkles
  • Repairs a damaged skin barrier and locks in moisture
  • Calms acne, rosacea, eczema, and sensitivity
  • Brightens dull skin and fades dark spots or scars
  • Supports collagen production (natural Botox effect)
  • Holistic mind–skin connection through aromatherapy

How to Use It

  • Apply 1 - 2 pumps to clean skin
  • Massage upward over the face and neck
  • Use morning or night - or with our Whipped Tallow Balm for the ultimate skincare routine
  • Ideal after cleansing, serums, or with a gua sha facial massage


This isn’t just skincare - it’s a return to the old ways. The Holy Grail Face Oil blends the purest elements of Earth - jojoba, castor, kawakawa, and frankincense - to bring your skin back to balance, softness, and radiance. Ancient botanicals. Modern results. 

A moment of stillness every day.

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