Pressed from flowers you can name.
Kesar Botanicals is a small skincare kitchen working with four botanicals: saffron-steeped marigold, violet leaf, oat and plum kernel. Six products, every ingredient written on the front, and glass packs you can refill.
- botanicals, no more
- 4botanicals, no more
- products in the range
- 6products in the range
- refills per glass pack
- 3refills per glass pack
Plum Kernel Face Oil, with the toner and balm
- Four botanicals, named on the front
- Glass and aluminium packs
- Refills in paper pouches
- Fragrance-free options
- Made in small batches
- Free returns on opened products
No. 02Bestsellers
Six products. That is the whole range.
A cleanser, a toner, a serum, an oil, a cream and a lip balm. Filter by the plant you are curious about.
- Most loved
Marigold Cleansing Balm
₹1,450
100 ml · Saffron, Marigold, Oat lipids
Melts make-up and sunscreen, rinses to milk.
- Milky toner
Violet Oat Milk Toner
₹1,150
150 ml · Violet leaf, Oat milk
A soft splash after cleansing. Nothing that stings.
- Face oil
Plum Kernel Face Oil
₹1,890
30 ml · Plum kernel, Saffron, Marigold
Three drops, pressed in last thing at night.
- Day cream
Olive Leaf Barrier Cream
₹1,650
50 ml · Olive leaf, Oat lipids
Rich without shine. Made for dry winter mornings.
- Serum
Night Bloom Serum
₹2,250
30 ml · Violet leaf, Plum kernel
Gel-light, for evenings when skin looks tired.
- Lip balm
Calendula Lip Balm
₹550
12 g · Marigold
A pocket tube of the marigold balm, a little firmer.
Prices are illustrative for this demo. Swipe for more.
No. 03 · What's inside
One bottle, four plants.
- Saffron & marigoldCrocus sativus · Calendula officinalis
- Violet leafViola odorata
- Oat lipidsAvena sativa
- Plum kernel oilPrunus domestica
No. 04The four botanicals
Grown in fields, not in a lab brief.
Four plants, bought from two farms we can drive to. Tap a point on the table to read about each one.
Saffron & marigold
Crocus sativus · Calendula officinalis
A pinch of saffron threads and a basket of marigold petals, infused slowly in sunflower oil for six weeks, then strained by hand. The colour you see in the balm is the flower.
No. 05The evening ritual
Four steps, under two minutes.
Step four: three drops, warmed in the palms.
60 seconds
Cleanse
Marigold Cleansing Balm
Warm a spoonful of balm between dry palms and massage onto dry skin. Add water and it turns to milk; rinse.
10 seconds
Tone
Violet Oat Milk Toner
Shake, pour a little into your hands and press onto damp skin. No cotton pad needed.
20 seconds
Treat
Night Bloom Serum
Two pumps in the evening, smoothed over the face and neck while skin is still slightly damp.
20 seconds
Seal
Plum Kernel Face Oil
Three drops of oil, warmed in the palms and pressed in. In the morning, the barrier cream instead.
No. 06Textures
What it feels like before you buy it.
Balm, milk, oil and cream, side by side on the same stone.
Balm: Solid in the tin, melts at skin temperature.
Illustrative textures, photographed for this demo.
No. 07Find your routine
Three questions, one routine.
No skin types, no scores. Tell us how your skin behaves and we will suggest three or four products.
Question 1 of 3
No. 08In other words
Notes from the bathroom shelf
Sample copy, not real customer reviews
Takes off sunscreen in one go and leaves my skin soft rather than squeaky.
Sample reviewer A · on Marigold Cleansing Balm
Three drops is right. It is gone in a minute and I wake up less tight.
Sample reviewer B · on Plum Kernel Face Oil
Rich, but I can still wear it under make-up without shine by lunch.
Sample reviewer C · on Olive Leaf Barrier Cream
No. 09Packaging and refills
Buy the glass once. Refill it from paper.
Every product comes in glass or aluminium. Refills arrive in a paper pouch lined with plant film; pour, rinse the pouch, put it in the compost.
Send five empty packs back and we sterilise and reuse them.
- refills per glass pack, on average
- 3
- plastic in the outer box
- 0
- empties earn a free refill
- 5
- of pouches home-compostable
- 100%
No. 10The letter