Lotus Wellness Essentials
Nourish Firm & Lift Face Oil — Frankincense & Paracress
Nourish Firm & Lift Face Oil — Frankincense & Paracress
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Two botanicals, rarely used together, both infused whole into organic oils rather than added as extracts. One you feel in minutes. One you see over weeks.
Paracress contains spilanthol, an alkylamide that produces a light tingling, tightening sensation as it works. It is what relaxes the look of expression lines and leaves the surface looking momentarily smoother and more taut — the botanical you can actually feel working.
Frankincense resin carries boswellic acids, and infusion is the only method that extracts them. Steam distillation cannot: the molecules are too heavy to travel with the steam, so frankincense essential oil contains none at all. We macerate whole Boswellia carterii resin in organic jojoba over six weeks to bring that fraction across. It is the slower half of this formula — for skin that looks firmer and smoother over time, with more even texture and a better-looking suppleness.
Both are carried in a base of jojoba, castor, black seed and cold-pressed rosehip oil, chosen to nourish skin and help it look more even and radiant as it changes.
Not an injection. Not a procedure. Something you do every evening, that feels good while you're doing it. A gentler approach to looking after skin as it changes.
50 ml · frosted glass dropper bottle
What it does
- Softens the appearance of fine lines and expression lines
- For visibly firmer, smoother-looking skin
- Skin looks plumper, more supple, more rested
- Helps skin tone look more even and radiant
- Deeply hydrating — suited to dry and mature skin
What's in it, and why
- Paracress flower — infused for its spilanthol, the alkylamide behind the tingling, tightening sensation. It softens the look of expression lines, and the effect is immediate rather than cumulative.
- Frankincense resin — infused whole into the oils over six weeks rather than added as an extract. Infusion is the only way to extract the boswellic acids; distillation leaves them behind entirely. This is the warm resinous character and the firmer, more toned look that builds with use.
- Jojoba oil — closest of all plant oils to skin's own sebum, so it absorbs readily and carries the infused botanicals with it.
- Castor oil — thick and occlusive. It seals moisture in and gives the oil its slip.
- Black seed oil — rich in fatty acids, conditioning, and long used in traditional skincare.
- Rosehip oil — cold-pressed and naturally rich in linoleic and linolenic acids. A light, dry-feeling oil long valued for helping skin look smoother, more even-toned and more radiant.
- Bakuchiol — a plant-derived alternative to retinol, chosen for smoother-looking texture without the sensitivity retinol can bring.
- Vitamin E — an antioxidant that also protects the oils themselves from oxidising, keeping the blend fresh.
- Frankincense essential oil — the house scent of Lotus Wellness Essentials. Grounding, resinous, quiet.
How to use
Cleanse, then mist the face and neck. Warm three to five drops between your palms and press into damp skin. Damp skin matters — the oil holds the water in.
The tingle from the paracress is normal and settles within a few minutes.
Full ingredients
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, Boswellia Carterii (Frankincense) Resin, Acmella Oleracea (Paracress) Flower Extract, Bakuchiol, Tocopherol, Boswellia Carterii (Frankincense) Oil.
Handmade in small batches in Melbourne. Patch test before first use. Store away from direct sunlight.