Description
A perfumed, rosebud infused massage and body oil born of an ancient lover’s charm. Handmade with naturally aphrodisiac flowers, resins, and spices, Porphyria’s Lover was created to kindle a slow, languid warmth in the senses. A heart note of sweet, honeyed Bulgarian rose is anchored by the mineral, slightly smoky notes of Omani black frankincense. Tuberose lends the floral profile an airy, lighthearted note, and patchouli an earthy, velvety base. A subtle spark of cinnamon leaf and black pepper adds gentle heat to arouse the senses and imparts a spicy complexity to the lush, confection-like flowers and resins.
How To Use
Use this perfumed body oil allover to hydrate and replenish the skin or as a lush and intoxicating natural massage oil.
Ingredients
Ingredients: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Fractionated Coconut Oil)*, Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Oil*, Boswellia Carterii (Black Frankincense Oil), Polianthes Tuberosa (Tuberose Absolute)*, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum (Cinnamon) Leaf*, Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper) Seed Oil*, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil*, Rosa Centifolia Flower.
Sizing & Info
Approximately 104 ml / 3.5 oz
Store in a dry place away from heat and direct sunlight. As with any of our Slow Beauty, please spot test this oil for adverse reactions before use and discontinue use if irritation occurs. Please consult with a physician before using if pregnant or breastfeeding. We recommend using this product within a year of opening. Opened Slow Beauty products are final sale.
The Bottle
Each bottle is a distinctive work of art, hand blown by a master glass artisan in North Carolina, and shipped using the ancient method of cork and wax sealing.
Refills
$155
Shipping & Returns
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Porphyria’s Lover
Rose has been revered since antiquity as both restorative and a stimulant of desire. Tension-relieving and mood-lifting, it appears in ancient love potions, sensual elixirs, and beauty rituals across cultures. Cleopatra was said to bathe in rose water and covered her bed with the soft pungent petals to entertain lovers. Modern science has revealed that rose contains phenylethylamine, the same compound produced by the brain when you’re falling in love, which helps to reduce anxiety and quiet negative emotions that can disrupt intimacy and arousal.
Tuberose, another flower long associated with nocturnal sensuality, was viewed by the prudish Victorians as dangerously provocative. They thought the heady scent of the exhaling flower to be erotically charged and capable of overwhelming impressionable young women with spontaneous orgasms. Because of its notorious reputation, the Victorians adopted tuberose as a symbol of dangerous love, using the flower in bouquets to convey seduction and primal desire.
Our Frankincense is hand-distilled in traditional copper stills from the papery bark of Boswellia sacra trees in the Sultanate of Oman. Frankincense has been used in ritual, medicine, and perfumery for millennia and is prized for its ability to soothe the nervous system and support hormonal balance.
Black pepper is valued in many traditional practices for its stimulating properties. It is known to increase circulation and gently elevate the heartbeat while encouraging the release of endorphins, lending a subtle spark of warmth to the body.
Cinnamon, rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, has been treasured for centuries as healing to the soul and warming to the body. It adds a gentle heat that supports circulation and helps to increase arousal.
Grounding and sensual, woodsy patchouli is also almost as old as perfumery itself. It is a classic aphrodisiac long believed to stimulate hormone receptors and deepen the body’s natural response to touch.