Raspberry Tulsi | Soothing Face Serum
LOVED BY OUR COMMUNITY
"So much to love for this face oil, the scent is so comforting and very soothing for my skin".
30mL / 1 fl oz.
A light, silky serum of unrefined cold pressed plant oils and slow infused whole plants, created to replenish, soften and support skin that feels sensitive, dry, reactive or out of balance.
Carefully chosen lipid rich oils help replenish and support the skin's natural barrier, while our in house whole-plant extracts bring the complexity of the plants to the formula and support a healthy skin microbiome.
Raspberry Tulsi, soaks beautifully into the skin and has a rich scent of fresh raspberries picked straight from the plant, a hint of chocolate before the subtle herbal notes of Tulsi, Elderflower and Frankincense emerge.
What Raspberry Tulsi Offers Your Skin
Raspberry Tulsi is made for skin that benefits from nourishment and gentle support.
- Replenishes and supports the skin barrier - lipid-rich plant oils help restore softness and suppleness to dry, depleted skin.
- Calms sensitive, reactive skin - whole plant infusions provide gentle botanical nourishment without the harshness of essential oils.
- Deeply nourishes without heaviness - a carefully balanced blend of lightweight oils that absorb beautifully, leaving skin nourished.
- Supports skin resilience - nutrient-rich unrefined plant oils and whole plants help maintain skin that feels stronger, softer and more balanced.
- Supports a healthy skin microbiome - our in-house whole plant extracts are chosen to nourish skin as a living ecosystem.
- Brings the intelligence of whole plants to your ritual - slowly infused botanicals offer the layered complexity of the plant, thoughtfully preserved within a simple restorative daily ritual.
Think about what your skin is asking for.
Dry + Depleted
When skin feels tight, thirsty or lacking softness.
Sensitive + Reactive
When your skin prefers a gentle, considered approach.
Dull + Tired
When you want nourishment and a naturally healthy-looking luminosity.
Mature + Needing Suppleness
When skin benefits from a richer supply of nourishing lipids without a heavy finish.
Out of Balance
When your skin feels like it needs less intervention and more support.
This is a serum to slow down with.
After cleansing, mist your skin with Rama Rose. Damp skin gives the oils something to settle into and helps create that beautiful, supple finish.
Place 3–5 drops of Raspberry Tulsi onto your finger tips. Take a moment to warm the serum, then gently press and smooth it over your face, neck and décolletage.
Let the serum settle into your skin. Notice the rich raspberry, the soft hint of chocolate and the quieter herbal notes of Tulsi, Elderflower and Frankincense.
There is no need to rush this part.
Use morning, evening or whenever your skin feels like it needs a little more nourishment. With regular use, the ritual becomes less about fixing your skin and more about giving it what it needs to feel comfortable, soft and cared for.
A note on using Raspberry Tulsi
Raspberry Tulsi is wonderfully versatile. Use a few drops on its own, or layer it with Rama Rose or Resin while the skin is still damp.
Please store in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight and within 12 months of opening. Our serums are packaged in recyclable violet glass bottles to protect our delicate formula and extend the shelf life.
Raspberry Tulsi works for all skin types and is supporting of skin issues like dryness, acne, hormone imbalances and inflammation. I use it daily and apply after misting generously with Rama Rose.
One of my favourite things about this serum is prioritising whole plants over essential oils. I have allowed the scent of unrefined raspberry oil to shine in this composition. Skipping essential oils means the scent is not overpowering and I allow the flowers and roots to work their magic on your delicate skin. At times, especially through the winter season I find I need to add additional support for my dry skin, so I add Resin to Raspberry Tulsi Serum for an extra depth of nourishment.
This is the serum I reach for when my skin needs to come back to itself.
Mäesi Apothecary believes plants are more than a collection of isolated constituents.
For Raspberry Tulsi, we work with whole plants slowly infused into cold-pressed oils, allowing their naturally occurring compounds to become part of the formula alongside the oils themselves. This creates a broad, layered preparation, one that feels nourishing, rather than engineered around a single hero ingredient.
We choose each plant for what it brings to the formula: its relationship with the skin, its traditional use, its constituents, its sensory qualities and the way it complements the plants around it.
The Carrier Oils
Raspberry Seed Oil
The namesake of our serum and the most distinctive oils. Naturally rich in essential fatty acids and tocopherols, Raspberry seed oil gives the serum its beautifully light, silky character and delicate raspberry scent while helping to soften and nourish the skin.
Camellia Seed Oil
A beautifully elegant oil with a naturally high oleic acid content. Camellia brings softness and slip to the formula, helping the serum glide across the skin and leave it supple rather than heavy.
Jojoba
Technically a liquid wax, jojoba has an affinity with the skin's natural sebum. It helps give Raspberry Tulsi its silky, easily absorbed finish while supporting the skin's natural lipid environment.
Cacay
A nutrient-rich seed oil naturally abundant in linoleic acid, tocopherols and vitamin A. Cacay contributes nourishment and a beautifully smooth skin feel while complementing the lighter oils in the formula.
Rosehip Seed Oil
Traditionally treasured in skincare, Rosehip brings essential fatty acids and naturally occurring carotenoids to the blend. It contributes to the skin's hydration, boosts collagen production, reduces inflammation and smooths fine lines and scaring.
Watermelon Seed Oil
A naturally lightweight oil rich in linoleic acid, chosen for the silky texture it gives Raspberry Tulsi. It helps our serum to soak in effortlessly while supporting skin hydration, lipid repair and balances the skin's sebum production.
Meadowfoam Seed Oil
Exceptionally stable and wonderfully silky, Meadowfoam helps give the formula longevity while contributing a soft, cushiony feel to the skin. We love Meadowfoam for its soothing quality and its support of skin elasticity.
Borage Seed Oil
One of the richest botanical sources of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), Borage brings a valuable fatty acid profile to the formulation, particularly suited to skin that feels sensitive or compromised.
The Whole Plants
Tulsi
Tulsi has been treasured for centuries within Ayurvedic traditions. We include it for its adaptogenic and soothing relationship with skin exposed to everyday environmental stress. Tulsi calms active blemishes and softens red and overwhelmed skin.
Gotu Kola
A revered plant traditionally associated with skin repair and resilience. Its naturally occurring triterpenes that support skin repair, collagen synthesis and inflammation. Gotu Kola supports the capilaries and increased circulation to the skin.
Elderflower
Delicate, soothing and traditionally used for sensitive skin, Elderflower brings a gentle presence to the formula. We love it for stimulating the lymphatic system, calming redness and supporting overwhelmed skin.
Rose
Rose brings more than its unmistakable beauty and scent. Its naturally occurring polyphenols and flavonoids contribute antioxidant activity and support skin under environmental stress. Rose also offers the deep hydration and calms redness and sensitivity.
Calendula
One of our most trusted skin plants. Calendula is traditionally valued for its soothing and skin-supportive qualities and brings naturally occurring flavonoids and triterpenoids to the infusion. We also love it for its role in improving lymphatic flow.
Lavender
The whole plant brings a broader profile to the infusion, soothing the skin, locking in hydration and softening dry or reactive areas of skin.
Frankincense
Frankincense brings a beautiful resinous depth to Raspberry Tulsi. Traditionally treasured in both medicine and ritual, it contributes aromatic resin compounds and gives the finished serum its quiet, grounding finish. We love Frankincense as it supports maturing skin, addressing uneven tone, fine lines and wrinkles as well as reducing inflammation and supporting the skin's extracellular matrix.
Each plant and oil has a reason for being here. Together, they create a layered botanical preparation designed to nourish the skin as a whole.
This is what we mean by whole-plant skincare: slow, considered and deeply connected to the plants themselves.
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) Oil*, Camellia oleifera (Camellia) Oil*, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Oil*, Limnanthes alba (Meadowfoam) Oil, Caryodendron orinocense (Cacay) Oil, Rosa caina (Rosehip) Oil*, Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon) Oil, Borago officinalis (Borage) Oil, and Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract*.
In House Extracts of Boswellia carterii (Frankincense)*, Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi)^*, Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola)^*, Rosa Spp (Rose)^*, Calendula officinalis (Calendula)^* and Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender)^*.
*Organic Ingredient ^Mäesi Grown
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