Naturals Beauty Marks 18 Years With New Botanical Body Oil and Peptide Serum

According to The Bulrushes, South African clean skincare brand Naturals Beauty is marking its 18th anniversary with not one but two new launches — a Re-Gen Peptide Power Serum for the face and a Botanical Body Oil that brings the brand's uncomplicated, plant-led approach to the body. For anyone who treats body oil as a daily ritual rather than an occasional treat, the Botanical Body Oil is the launch that actually meets the skin, and it lands just in time for the driest stretch of summer.

The blend, broken down

When I reach for a body oil in the studio, I read the ingredient list the way I read a chord progression — three voices minimum, each one earning its place. Naturals Beauty's formula opens with a trio of carrier oils I trust with my own dry-skin clients. Sweet Almond sits as the primary note, delivering the slip and softening that thirsty skin craves after a hot shower. Jojoba takes the secondary seat, prized because its lipid profile mirrors our own sebum closely enough that it never feels aggressive, even on freshly shaved legs. Baobab grounds the blend, rich in fatty acids that linger on the surface after the lighter carriers have already done their first pass.

The olfactory layer is where this composition gets interesting. Neroli carries that bright, slightly bitter-orange lift that wakes up tired skin and senses alike. Rose Geranium gives the oil its floral heart without tipping into anything heavy or old-fashioned. Sweet Orange rounds the edges with warmth. Together they read as a citrus-floral — clean enough for morning use after a shower, soft enough for evening wind-down without competing with a night cream.

How it actually lands on skin

The brand describes the formula as silky and fast-absorbing, and that is the detail I pay closest attention to in any oil. Many botanical blends with this kind of viscosity sit on the surface for ten or fifteen minutes before they sink in, which makes them impractical under clothing or before leaving the house. If Naturals Beauty has genuinely balanced the lipid weights so the oil disappears into the skin without a tacky film, it puts this product in a small group of body oils that work in real life, not just in marketing copy.

The suggested application is the one I recommend anyway: massage into slightly damp skin after a bath or shower. Water acts as the carrier here, pulling the plant oils deeper into the stratum corneum before they evaporate. Skip this step and you lose a meaningful share of the moisturizing benefit — the oil will still coat the surface, but it will not do the deeper work the formula is built for.

What to check before you commit

Two practical things I'd want confirmed before this earns a permanent place on a shelf. First, a full ingredient list — the coverage names the carrier oils and the three essential oils, but does not confirm concentration order or whether supporting ingredients like antioxidants or a preservative system are included. For sensitive skin or anyone layering actives, that detail is worth seeing on the label itself. Second, the brand is South African-made and the launch is timed to the Southern Hemisphere summer, so availability and shipping outside that market may take a moment to settle.

The companion launch, Re-Gen Peptide Power Serum, pairs a two percent biotechnology-derived peptide active with Copper Tripeptide-1 and mineral-derived Malachite Extract in a fragrance-free, lightweight texture designed to layer under moisturizer or makeup. It is positioned for first-serum buyers and routine upgraders alike. Worth flagging, certainly. But for a body-oil ritual, the Botanical Body Oil is where this anniversary actually meets the skin.