August is Hers. Three rituals made from the Earth.
It is the month that belongs to women. Not in the commercial, buy-something-pink way. In the quieter, truer way. The kind that asks: when last did you do something just for you?
Not a spa day. Not an appointment. Just something real, something made with intention, something that starts where all good things start – on the earth.
A facial oil for the skin that carries everything
Winter takes from your skin quietly, daily, without asking. By August, the tightness and dryness is less about temperature and more about accumulation. What the skin needs now is something that gives back.
This DIY facial oil is simple, rich, and fast-absorbing. Apply a few drops to clean skin, morning or evening, and press it in gently with your fingertips.
- 30ml SOiL Rosehip Carrier Oil
- 4 drops SOiL Rose Geranium Essential Oil
- 3 drops SOiL Frankincense Essential Oil
Combine in a small glass dropper bottle and shake gently before each use. Rosehip is rich in naturally occurring fatty acids and conditions the skin beautifully. Rose Geranium adds a soft, balancing floral note. Frankincense is warm and grounding, and has been used in botanical skin rituals for thousands of years.
If you prefer something already perfectly blended, the SOiL Day Serum and SOiL Night Serum both carry a similar botanical philosophy – African oils, certified organic essential oils, and nothing unnecessary.
A diffuser blend for the space she comes home to
Your home should feel like it exhales when you walk in. Especially in August. Especially at the end of a long day.
This diffuser blend is quiet and warm, two oils that together create an atmosphere that feels intentional without being heavy.
- 3 drops SOiL Rose Geranium Essential Oil
- 3 drops SOiL Frankincense Essential Oil
Add to your diffuser and let it fill the room while you change out of your work clothes, pour something warm, and remember that the rest of the evening belongs to you.
If you would rather not blend, the SOiL Exhale Calming Essential Oil Trio contains De-Stress, Frankincense, and Rose Geranium in one beautifully packaged set. Diffuse them individually or together. Either way, the effect is the same. The room shifts. And then you do too.
A body oil for the end of the day
There is something about applying oil to your own skin, slowly and without rushing, that is quietly restorative in a way that is hard to explain and easy to feel.
This blend works beautifully after a warm shower, when the skin is still slightly damp and most receptive.
- 30ml SOiL Jojoba Carrier Oil
- 5 drops SOiL Lavender Essential Oil
- 3 drops SOiL Rose Geranium Essential Oil
Warm between your palms and smooth onto your skin with long, unhurried strokes. The Lavender is soft and familiar. The Rose Geranium adds a quiet floral warmth. Jojoba absorbs readily and leaves no greasy residue, just skin that feels nourished and settled.
If you would prefer a ready-made option, the SOiL Relaxing Massage Oil is a warm blend of Lavender, Ylang Ylang, and Geranium that works equally beautifully as a body oil after a shower. And the SOiL Toning Body Oil, blended with Fennel, Geranium, Rosemary, and Juniper Berry, is a grounding, herbal alternative worth exploring.
August is Hers
These three rituals ask very little. A few drops. A few minutes. A quiet corner of an ordinary evening.
That is enough. It has always been enough.
SOiL essential oils, carrier oils, and body blends are available online at soil.co.za.
This Women’s Month, enjoy 20% off everything in the range.
