Certified Organic Shea Butter infused with fresh Jasmine officinalis flower scent.

This pomade has been gently warmed until liquified and then strained through an unbleached cotton bag to remove any impurities.

It is a completely Vegan product and is absolutely cruelty free. (I even waited until the bees were off the flowers before harvesting them!)

It has absolutely no other ingredients. No additives. No preservatives (shea is self-preserving). No synthetics at all.

100% plant magic

This pomade is produced in micro batches while the flowers are blooming. They're picked fresh each day (weather permitting) and hand pressed into a botanical butter base. Originally this base would have been rendered animal fat. In ancient Egypt this was a common perfume making technique.

More recently in the 1900's, France was again using this technique but furthering it by combining the infused fat with alcohol then evaporating the alcohol off to produce a botanical 'absolute'.

The technique is reserved mostly for the more delicate flowers that are difficult to distill in large quantities. Things like Tuberose, Lilac, Gardenia, Violet, Orchid, Jasmine, Honeysuckle, Hyacinth and Carnation. (High value perfumery flowers, but any flower or botanical material can be used to produce a pomade)

After the plant has finished blooming (this can be anywhere from one week to three months depending on the plant) the base of 'fat' is scraped off, gently melted to a liquid and passed through a seive to remove any impurities. The result is called a pomade and retains the entire scent profile of the flower. All of those precious scent molecules are present and brilliant. Expensive pomades can be the product of several flowering seasons as the pomade base is used again and again to extract the scent from one or several flowers.

The scent produced is unlike anything else. It is totally different to the essential oil or absolute. It contains no alcohol at all.

I was asked why I would embark on this technique when it is so labour intensive, the answer is, that it's about capturing the very essence of the bloom and being able to transport that so someone else far away (or myself in a few months time) can for a few moments, have their nose in a handful of fresh blooms. 

As this is a delicate product it needs to be stored away from heat and light and tightly capped between applications. And, as this has been made with fresh botanicals, please do a patch test to gauge your level of sensitivity. The fragile nature of this product also means that it won't last long and is more of a ritual pause, an essence connection, an astral-botanical-portal and will only last on the skin for about 2 hours. But oh, those 2 hours...😘

Yes, you can use this as a facial moisturiser if desired. The nourishing Shea Butter is known for its ability to deeply moisturise the dermis and plump the skin to dewy perfection.

MEM organic botanic perfume evolves on YOU. 
It's slightly different for each wearer, but you wear the scent, not the other way around. Hands up if you've been knocked over by someone's fragrance before they've even come into view...

Your perfume is meant for you, not for someone on the other side of the room.

Natural perfumes assimilate within a person's aura enveloping you in specific matrix of botanical aromatic frequency to enjoy, and only share with those you invite into your personal space.

While some purely botanical perfumes may be lightweight in sillage (radiance) or longevity (life of perfume on the skin), you'll find that the ritual of anointing yourself is one you'll come to appreciate as little honourings to your Self. If you want to become a human diffuser (which is nice too) simply place your perfume at the base of your scalp where bodyheat will gently diffuse it for hours and hours.