Founder Tiffany Masterson was just trying to fix her own skin. Then she met a Namibian farmer with a bottle of marula oil.
The real magic? The oil is extracted by hand from the nut’s kernel — not the fruit pulp. That’s what keeps it stable and non-comedogenic. Most brands skip that part.
Virgin Marula Luxury Facial Oil. $72 for 30ml. The claim that got me: “One drop absorbs in 30 seconds.” Skeptical, but intrigued.
Cold-Pressed
Not heated, so the antioxidants stay alive.
100% Virgin
No filler oils, no fragrance, no silicones.
Oxidation-Resistant
Lasts 24 months once opened — rare for a pure oil.
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It’s literally just one ingredient: *Sclerocarya birrea* (Marula) Kernel Oil. But that one thing is packed with omegas 6 & 9 and antioxidants. It mimics your skin’s own lipids.
- Marula Oil: High in oleic acid for deep hydration and barrier repair
- That’s it. Seriously. The whole list.
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The texture is slick — not greasy, but you feel the slip. It smells like nothing. In a good way. Like high-end wood.
Surprise: It didn’t break me out. My skin just looked…quieter. Less reactive. But if you hate any shine, you’ll hate this by day.
My dry patches vanished in 4 days. Makeup went on smoother. Zero change in fine lines — it’s not a retinol. It’s a luxury repair tool.
It’s a brilliant, single-ingredient workhorse. Not magical, but profoundly competent. The price is the only real barrier.