Small batch face cleansing sticks, pressed by hand from 5,000-year Ayurvedic and Korean recipes. Whole herbs, plant-derived actives, no fillers, ancient skincare wisdom made for your skin, today.
Begin the moment→Gift Mum the moment she deserves. Ancient skincare secrets pressed by hand — for skin that remembers what it was always meant to do.
Petals & Pods began with a handmade gift during the 2022 holidays, and a question: why don't more people have access to this?
Founded on a 5,000-year-old Ayurvedic recipe, built on the belief that business and conscious living are the same thing.
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.
Lasts 2 to 4 months, just $7 to $8 per month. 4 oz.
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.
Lasts 2 to 4 months, just $7 to $8 per month. 4 oz.
Six reasons our skincare feels different from the first use.
Zero water formula, every ingredient is active. 3x more concentrated than liquid cleansers. No leaks, no mess, no waste. Travel carry-on friendly, your moment goes wherever you go.
An antidote to fast beauty. We work with your skin's natural 28-day renewal cycle, not against it. Ancient techniques: grinding, roasting, fermenting. Small-batch, never rushed. Less but better.
Real saffron threads, ground almonds, fresh tulsi. Whole plants, food-grade, nothing watered down. Free from sulphates, parabens, silicones, and synthetic fragrance. If you can't eat it, it's not in here.
Formulas from 5,000-year Ayurvedic and 2,000-year Korean Hanbang tradition. They work because they always have. Amplified with six modern actives: hyaluronic acid, jojoba oil, vitamins B, C, E, for skin that glows the way nature intended.
Handmade locally in the United States, involving and empowering minority and refugee women in production. Women-owned. Every stick supports a living wage and a dignified craft in your own community.
Waterless, preservative-free, and plastic-free by design. The solid format alone eliminates the bottle entirely. Moving to 100% compostable packaging, soon. Every decision we make points back to the earth we come from.
Three steps, 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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