An oil that does not behave like one.

It goes on rich, and the moment it meets water it turns into a soft milk that rinses clean. Nothing slick left behind, nothing stripped away either.

Thirty-five per cent of the bottle is plant oil — sunflower, sweet almond and grapeseed — chosen for how they condition skin rather than how they read on a label. Vitamin E sits alongside them. Saffron, oil-soluble, runs through it.

Skin feels soft and supple afterwards. Not squeaky, not coated.

This is where the ritual begins, before you have thought about your face at all.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Isopropyl Myristate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape Seed) Oil, Cocamide DEA, Parfum, Crocus Sativus (Saffron) Extract, Tocopherol.

Listed in descending order of concentration.

In the shower, on skin still wet.

A small amount is enough — it spreads further than you expect. Work it over the body slowly, then let the water do the rest. It will turn milky as it rinses.

Take a minute longer than the shower needs. That minute is the point.

Evening, or whenever the day needs ending.