Small-batch botanical sticks, pressed by hand from recipes remembered by generations. Purposefully-crafted functional blends — inspired by ancient skincare secrets, made for modern skin.
Begin the ritual→Gift Mum the ritual she deserves. Ancient skincare secrets pressed by hand — for skin that remembers what it was always meant to do.
A warm, loving gift received during the 2022 holidays — in the form of handmade bar soap — transformed into today's Petals & Pods face wash sticks.
I have always been someone who has been a sincere explorer in the space of self-knowing. This business has become one of the ways my life expresses itself. This is also my quest to live and prove that business and conscious living are not extreme ends — but two sides of the same coin.
Founded on a 5,000-year-old skincare recipe, Nalupu / Ubtan from India — we are yet to explore more recipes.
Read our full storyOne belief — that the slowest, oldest way of making skincare is still the best one. Pressed by hand in the United States.
2000 year old Nuruk Balhyo fermentation recipe inspired face wash
Fermented rose and goat's milk, with calendula, rice and rosehip — pressed into a glass-like finish.
Inspired by Ayurvedic cleansing practices from 2000 BC in the Indus Valley
Turmeric, saffron and sandalwood, softened with honey and jasmine — for evening tone and quietly undoing what the sun remembers.
Six reasons our skincare feels different from the first use.
Rose and rice slow-fermented for two months. Korean philosophy, Indian botanicals.
Formulas built on traditions passed through generations of Indian women.
Every bottle blended by hand. No machines, no shortcuts.
Free from sulphates, parabens, silicones, and synthetic fragrance.
Real saffron threads, ground almonds, fresh tulsi. Nothing watered down.
Formulated for Indian and global skin tones. Sensitive-skin tested.
Three rituals, one philosophy. We don't manufacture skincare — we cook it, slowly, with intention.
Whole roots, hand-picked petals, sun-dried herbs — we work with growers who know the soil their plants came from. Nothing synthetic. Nothing rushed.
Our formulations come from Ayurvedic recipes our grandmothers used at home. We ferment our roses and rice for 60 days. We grind by hand.
Compostable tubes. Plant-based wrappers. Glass that's recyclable and refillable. Designed to dissolve back into the same world it came from.
A 3,000-year-old Ayurvedic root. Calms inflammation, strengthens the skin barrier and restores a quiet, balanced glow.
Hand-picked threads revered in Ayurveda for restoring luminosity and gently lifting the appearance of dark spots.
Rich in Vitamin E. Used for centuries across Ayurvedic traditions to deeply nourish and soften skin to silk.
A 4,000-year-old apothecary root. Calms redness, evens tone, and lifts the appearance of dark spots — naturally.
Hand-gathered herbs and flowers, sun-dried slowly to preserve every molecule of their living essence.
The sacred tree. Anti-bacterial, deeply cleansing, used in Ayurveda for thousands of years to keep skin clear and balanced.
Holy basil — revered in Ayurveda as the queen of herbs. Calms inflammation and protects the skin barrier.
Hand-picked at first bloom. Slowly fermented for 60 days to extract their full softness and aromatic gentleness.
Sun-warmed orange and lemon peels. Naturally rich in Vitamin C — they restore the skin's quiet luminosity.
Everything that comes into existence dissolves back into the same existence without any trace, with a minimal to zero disruption. We are one step ahead in making it all happen.
"It don't feel like I need a lot of other product on my face when I use it"
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Essays on ritual, seasonality and slower living — from the hands that make your skincare.
Every breath, thought, and action — in alignment with Mother Nature. There's a lot that can be spoken, and yet there is nothing to be said. Silence and stillness is all there is. Meditate with us.
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