A note from Audrey · Founder, Audere Pure
My mum had cancer during COVID lockdown. I couldn't visit her. Not once. For months, I couldn't hold her hand, sit beside her, or be in the same room. And when you love someone and they're going through something that frightening, not being there is its own kind of pain.
So I made her something instead. I wanted to send her something that felt like me being there. Something she could put on her skin and feel cared for — not just moisturised, but genuinely held. No fragrance that might turn her stomach during treatment. No long list of ingredients she'd have to research. Just something gentle, honest and kind, made by her daughter with everything I knew about skin and plants and love.
This oil is what I sent her. Rosehip, because it's nourishing and repairing. Calendula, because it's soothing and kind to skin that's been through a lot. Sea buckthorn, because it's one of the most purposeful plant oils I know for skin under stress — and because its warm golden colour makes it feel like sunshine in a bottle. Jojoba, because it absorbs like a second skin. Nothing hidden. Nothing that doesn't need to be there.
She's well now. And this oil — the one I made because I couldn't be there — is still the one she uses every day.
If you're sending it to someone you love, or buying it for yourself during a hard chapter — I hope it feels like a hug. That's exactly what it was made to be.
— Audrey x
Pure Nourishing Body & Face Oil | Natural Rosehip, Sea Buckthorn & Calendula Face and Body Oil
Fragrance-Free · Face & Body · Small-batch Berkshire
The Pure Nourishing Body & Face Oil by Audere Pure is a fragrance-free, anhydrous face and body oil made with six named plant oils — jojoba, rosehip, fractionated coconut, calendula-infused, sea buckthorn and vitamin E — formulated for all skin types including sensitive and treatment-stressed skin, with no parfum, no essential oils and nothing hidden behind a trade name.
Jojoba mirrors the skin's own sebum and absorbs without residue. Rosehip brings linoleic acid and natural vitamin A to support the appearance of healthy, nourished skin. Fractionated coconut keeps the whole blend lightweight and fast-absorbing. A calendula-infused oil base adds plant-derived soothing support, widely used for reactive and sensitised skin. Sea buckthorn — the source of the oil's warm golden colour — is one of the only plant oils to contain omega-7 (palmitoleic acid), a fatty acid that supports skin elasticity and hydration. Vitamin E completes the formula as a natural antioxidant.
Why face and body — one bottle.
When you're going through treatment, the last thing you need is a shelf full of products to think about. This oil works on your face, your body, your hands, your cuticles — wherever your skin needs care that day. Warm a few drops between your palms and press them in. That's it. No routine to follow, no decisions to make. Just one gentle oil that goes wherever it's needed.
Completely fragrance-free — no parfum, no essential oils, no hidden fragrance of any kind. If you are undergoing cancer treatment, please follow your care team's guidance before use and patch test on a small area first. Available in three sizes: 30ml · 50ml · 100ml.
At a glance
· Price: £22.00 / 30ml · £28.00 / 50ml · £36.00 / 100ml
· Made in: Berkshire, UK — small batch, made to order
· Key actives: Rosehip · Sea Buckthorn · Calendula · Jojoba · Vitamin E
· Suitable for: All skin types including sensitive and treatment-stressed skin
· Use: Face and body · apply morning or evening to damp or dry skin · a little goes a long way
· Safety: UK Cosmetics Regulation SI 2020/1466 assessed · CPSR MAF-0123-01 FBOi PA
· Fragrance: None — completely fragrance-free · no parfum · no essential oils
· Cruelty-free & vegan: Yes
· Allergens: None to declare — no essential oils or added fragrance means no fragrance allergens
· Please note: contains no sun protection and does not prevent sunburn
· If you are undergoing cancer treatment, please follow your care team's guidance before use and patch test first
Every ingredient, explained
If it's in the bottle, it's on the label — and here's exactly why it's there. Swipe through.
Jojoba Oil
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
The foundation of this formula — and listed first because it's the largest ingredient. Technically a liquid wax rather than an oil, jojoba so closely mirrors the skin's own sebum that it absorbs readily without blocking pores or sitting on the surface. Ultra-gentle, non-comedogenic, and one of the most stable plant oils there is — it won't go rancid quickly, which matters for skin that needs reliable, consistent care.
How it works: its wax-ester structure closely resembles the skin's natural sebum, allowing it to penetrate the skin barrier rather than coat it — making it effective for all skin types including sensitised and very dry skin.
Rosehip Oil
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
A hero face and body oil in its own right. Rich in linoleic acid — the omega-6 fatty acid that supports the skin's barrier function — and naturally containing trans-retinoic acid, a plant form of vitamin A that supports the appearance of healthy, renewed skin. Absorbs readily without a greasy finish, and brings the warm rose-amber depth to the oil's overall colour.
Clinical evidence: rosehip oil has been studied for its role in improving the appearance of dry, ageing and damaged skin, with positive effects on skin texture and hydration. (Phytotherapy Research, 2015)
Fractionated Coconut Oil
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Coconut oil with the heavier elements removed — what's left is completely clear, odourless and exceptionally lightweight, with a comedogenic rating of 1. Its role here is texture and delivery: it makes the whole blend effortless to apply and helps the other oils spread evenly, so a small amount covers more skin. For anyone who finds oils heavy or sticky, fractionated coconut is the reason this one won't feel that way.
Calendula-Infused Oil
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Calendula flowers infused into sunflower oil — a traditional botanical combination with centuries of use for inflamed, reactive and easily irritated skin. The flavonoids and triterpenoids in calendula are specifically anti-inflammatory. At 10% of this formula it's a meaningful amount, not a trace. Several NHS cancer units recommend calendula-based products for patients undergoing radiotherapy to the skin.
Clinical evidence: calendula extracts have been studied for their role in reducing skin inflammation and supporting recovery in sensitised and reactive skin. (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019)
Sea Buckthorn Oil
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
The ingredient behind this oil's warm golden colour — and the most purposeful one in the formula. Sea buckthorn is one of the only plant oils to contain omega-7 (palmitoleic acid), a fatty acid naturally present in human skin tissue that supports the appearance of elasticity and hydration. It also has one of the highest natural concentrations of beta-carotene of any plant oil, plus vitamins C, E and K. Kept at 4% so the colour stays warm without staining.
Clinical evidence: sea buckthorn oil has been studied in the context of radiotherapy-related skin reactions, with research suggesting it may support skin recovery during treatment. (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002 — add source link)
Vitamin E
Tocopherol
A natural antioxidant that does two things: it helps neutralise free radicals on the skin's surface, and it protects the other oils in this formula from oxidising — extending shelf life naturally without any synthetic preservatives. An anhydrous oil blend like this one needs no added preservative system; vitamin E is all it takes.
How it works: as a fat-soluble antioxidant, tocopherol is particularly effective in oil-based formulas where it is absorbed directly into the lipid layers of the skin barrier, providing protection from within.
The Scent — There Isn't One
No parfum · No essential oils · No added fragrance
Nothing in this formula is added for scent. No essential oils, no parfum, no fragrance compounds of any kind — which means no fragrance allergens to declare, because there genuinely aren't any. The faint natural warmth you may notice is the oils themselves. Brands using 'parfum' can blur what's actually in the bottle. We don't. What you see on the label is everything that's in it.
