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Sacra Renovatio – Botanical Renewal Oil

Name: Sacra Renovatio – Botanical Renewal Oil
Brand: Priestess
Price: 54.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Domina Collection · Formula VII

£54.00

30ml (£207 / 100ml)

With sweet almond oil and rare evening primrose, naturally abundant in essential fatty acids and vitamins A and E, this blend restores and comforts. Frankincense and lavender, prized by Romans for its protective powers, provides calming, antioxidant care.

Discover the story behind the formula

Ingredients

*Prunus Dulcis (Sweet Almond), *Corylus Americana (Hazelnut), *Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose), *Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender), Oilbanum (Frankincense).

* Natural-origin

Origin

100% naturally derived; frankincense is wild-harvested and essential to formula performance. Free from parabens, silicones, mineral oil, synthetic fragrance, and harsh preservatives. Crafted in the UK with vegan, cruelty-free ingredients.

Historical note

Sweet almond oil, recommended by Roman physicians for skin softness — Galen, On the Powers and Mixtures of Simple Drugs (2nd c. CE).

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Vegan & Cruelty free

Natural Ingredients

Clean Formulas

Non comedogenic by formulation

Formulated for

Mature, Sensitive, and Dry

Restores lasting hydration and suppleness

Softens visible lines; leaves skin visibly renewed

Refines tone; softens signs of past irritation

Hero Actives

SWEET ALMOND

A silken oil cherished since antiquity, softening and replenishing to leave skin supple and luminous.

EVENING PRIMROSE

Rich in essential fatty acids, this rare botanical calms, nurtures, and restores skin to a state of comfort and vitality.

FRANKINCENSE

A Roman sacred resin, frankincense soothes, protects, and revitalises skin prone to reactivity or fatigue.

The Roman art of renewal

In ancient Rome, sweet almond oil was cherished for softening and perfuming the skin after bathing. Frankincense — imported as olibanum — enriched unguents with its clarifying and restorative qualities. Pliny the Elder (Natural History, Book XII) records their role in Roman daily care, rituals that endure in spirit, reimagined for today.

Rite of Anointing

Each evening, warm a few drops between palms and press gently onto cleansed face and neck as the final step in your ritual

Dosage

2–3 drops

Aroma

Subtle, calming—notes of lavender and frankincense

Texture

Lightweight oil, absorbs readily, leaves skin supple

Lovely evening oil

Feels rich but not greasy. The lavender smell is strong but relaxing and my skin is soft in the morning. Wish there was a bigger size though.

Rich oil with a beautiful scent

My dry skin is so much better after a week. Love that it’s all natural. Makes such a difference

Your Ritual, Explained

Sacra Renovatio is best suited to dry, sensitive, mature, or stressed skin, and can also be used by normal and combination types needing renewal.

Apply a few drops to cleansed skin, morning or evening, pressing gently into the face and neck. Use alone or layered under your usual moisturizer.

A lightweight, nourishing texture with a subtle aroma of lavender and frankincense—promoting calm and ritual in each application.

Yes; sweet almond oil was widely used in ancient Roman bathing and self-care practices for its emollient and restorative qualities. While other botanicals in this blend may not be historically verified, the elixir honours their tradition of natural, ritualistic care.