The bottle the brand was built on. Coconut over caramel and coffee, in a clear, colourless oil that spreads thin, sinks in fast and never turns tacky in the heat.
SPF 2Token filter only
100 mlFace and body
ClearColourless, not tacky
CoconutCaramel + coffee
What it is
A tanning oil in the classic sense: no water, no thickener, nothing to rub in twice. Paraffinum Liquidum — a light, highly refined mineral oil — carries Cocos Nucifera Oil and a single UV filter, and that is close to the whole formula.
Oil suits tanning because it spreads to a thin, even film. Patchy colour is usually patchy application, and an oil is far harder to apply unevenly than a thick lotion. It is also why this smells the way it does — coconut and the fragrance sit in an oil base with nothing to mask them.
How it smells, how it feels
Coconut first, then caramel, then coffee. The coconut is the note you get on the first pass; the caramel sits underneath it and warms as the oil heats on your skin; the coffee is the dry note that keeps it from turning sweet. It is the smell most people mean when they say a beach smells like a beach.
The oil itself is clear and colourless — the amber in the bottle is the bottle, not the oil. It goes on thin and watery rather than heavy, sinks in within a minute or two, and leaves skin looking lit rather than wet. No tackiness once it has settled, which matters when you are lying on a towel you would rather not wear home.
How to use it
Warm it in your palms first. Warm oil spreads thin; cold oil drags and sits in patches.
Work one limb at a time — long strokes to spread, small circles to blend the seams.
Real SPF goes on first, on face, ears, chest and shoulders, before the oil goes anywhere near them.
Reapply after every swim and every towel-dry, and at least every two hours.
Wash your palms afterwards, unless you want tanned palms.
What is in it
Ten ingredients. For an oil this simple, most of the list is the oil itself.
Paraffinum Liquidum
Light mineral oil — the base. Sits on the skin surface, spreads thin, and does not go rancid the way a plant oil can in a hot bag.
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Coconut oil. Conditioning, and the reason it smells like a beach.
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
The single UV filter, and the reason the label can say SPF 2. It is a UVB filter — and at this level it is a token amount, not protection.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Skin-conditioning. Not sun protection.
DMDM Hydantoin · Diazolidinyl Urea
The preservative system. Both are formaldehyde-releasing preservatives — effective and widely used, and worth knowing about if you avoid them.
Parfum · Amyl Acetate
The fragrance — coconut over caramel and coffee. Amyl acetate is one of the ester notes inside it, the kind that reads sweet and fruity on its own and rounds the coconut out here.
Full ingredients (10)
INCI names, in descending order of concentration — the same list printed on the bottle.
Always read the bottle. This is a cosmetic for external use. Formulations and packaging are updated from time to time, so the ingredients panel on the bottle you receive is the authoritative one. Patch test first if your skin is reactive, and stop use if irritation develops. Not medical advice. If you have a skin condition, a burn that blisters, a mole that is changing, are pregnant, or are treating a young child, please talk to a doctor. Full detail in our terms of sale.
