Vase Creation Australia Midnight Shikoku Shower Oil with bubbles

The Science of Sanctuary — Est. 2018

Your daily five minutes
of quiet luxury.

Elevate your everyday hygiene into a high-performance body care ritual.

4.9 · 20 reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 from 20 reviews

Best Body Wash 2022 · Beauty Insider Singapore

Chemist-formulated     •

GMP certified     •

Serum-grade actives, body-sized     •

Effortless daily rituals     •

No sulfates or parabens     •

Vegan     •

Try it first in travel sizes     •

Free shipping over $40     •

Dispatched next business day     •

02 — The Shower Check

Three things most showers get wrong.

True or myth? A chemist's take on the five minutes you spend in the shower every day.

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True or myth?

“Squeaky clean means properly clean.”

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03 — Sets

Three ways in. One discipline.

Every set ships free.
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The Discovery Kit

4.9 · 15 reviews of the formulas inside, rated 4.9 out of 5

For first meetings and weekends away.

Shower Oil 100ml · 2 × Skin Elixir 40ml · cotton pouch

$49.95Valued at $64.85 · Save 22%
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The Bath Ritual Duo

4.9 · 15 reviews of the formulas inside, rated 4.9 out of 5

The complete evening ritual.

Shower Oil 330ml · Skin Elixir 200ml · cotton pouch

$75.92Valued at $94.90 · Save 20%
Complimentary Loofah

The Shower Oil Reserve

4.8 · 9 reviews of the formula inside, rated 4.8 out of 5

A season of daily showers.

2 × Shower Oil 330ml · complimentary loofah, while stock lasts

$71.92Valued at $89.90 · Save 20%
04 — Ritual in practice

Wash, then layer. Soft, hydrated skin is the whole ritual.

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05 — What we stand behind

The Vase Creation Formulation Standard.

  1. No harsh sulfates

    Free from SLS, SLES and ALS, which can strip your skin's natural oils. Gentle sugar-based cleansers instead.

  2. Lazy luxury, by design

    Every product does more than one job. Our shower oil cleanses face and body; our serum lotion gives you serum-grade actives and moisture in one step.

  3. A cleaner scent

    Every fragrance we use is IFRA-compliant and phthalate-free. Skin Elixir Serum Lotion's scent is also free of the 26 EU-listed fragrance allergens. Why it matters →

  4. Every ingredient listed

    The full ingredient list is on every bottle and on this site.

  5. Made under GMP

    Made in our own GMP-certified facility, with every batch recorded and traceable.

  6. Challenge-tested

    Every formula passes a preservative efficacy test, so it stays fresh to the last drop.

  7. Vegan & cruelty-free

    No animal-derived ingredients, and no animal testing at any stage.

Behind the batch
06 — Full transparency

Read the whole list. We wrote it to be read.

Founded and formulated by chemist Charlotte T. The full ingredient list (INCI) is on the bottle, and here.

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Saccharide Isomerate

PENTAVITIN — binds to the skin surface and holds water there through the rinse.

Lauryl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside

Sugar-derived cleansers. This is what replaces the sulfate — foams into a soft, gentle lather.

Glyceryl Oleate

Keeps the lather cushioned rather than squeaky, so the wash never runs dry on skin.

Citrus Paradisi Seed Oil

Grapefruit seed oil — carries the top note and adds a light lipid layer.

Full ingredient list printed on every bottle

Skip the delivery. Collect from the Perth studio.

3/125 Garling St, O'Connor WA — no minimum spend. Choose collection at checkout.

07 — Questions

Asked, and answered properly.

Still unsure? Email [email protected] — we answer within 48 hours, from Perth.

What does "clean formulation" actually mean here?

Clean, to us, is a formulation discipline, not a label. Every ingredient is selected with intention and integrity, for a defined role in the formula. We leave out what your skin doesn't need (sulfates, parabens, phthalates, soap and mineral oil) and build around mild, plant-derived ingredients and well-researched actives that still perform on skin. What rinses away matters too, so we choose ingredients with their environmental impact in mind.

Why phthalate-free?

Phthalates are chemicals sometimes added to perfume to make a scent last longer. On an ingredient list, the whole perfume shows up as one word, "Fragrance", so you can't see whether they're inside. Several phthalates are banned from cosmetics in the EU, including some classified as hormone disruptors. We ask our fragrance house to leave all phthalates out of every scent we use.

What does "IFRA-compliant" mean?

IFRA, the International Fragrance Association, sets the global safety standards for fragrance ingredients. They're based on research by the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials and reviewed by an independent panel of experts. For each ingredient, the standards decide whether it's banned, capped at a maximum level, or must meet a purity rule — and those limits change with the type of product, so a lotion that stays on your skin gets stricter limits than a wash you rinse off. Our fragrance house issues an IFRA certificate for every scent we use, confirming it meets these limits for the exact product it goes into.

What are the EU-26 allergens?

Most fragrances are a blend of many aroma ingredients. The European Union identified 26 of them — such as linalool, limonene, citral and geraniol — as the ones most often linked to skin reactions in people who are already sensitive to fragrance. The fragrance in our Skin Elixir Serum Lotion has been analysed by our fragrance house and is free of all 26.

Where are the products made, and where do orders ship from?

Manufactured at our own GMP-certified facility in Ipoh, Malaysia, certified by Malaysia’s NPRA. Australian orders are dispatched from our Perth base on the next business day via Australia Post — 3–7 business days standard, Express available. Free standard shipping over $40.

Are you GMP-certified and AICIS-compliant?

Yes to both. Manufactured under Good Manufacturing Practice certification, and every ingredient in the Australian range complies with the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme that governs personal care sold in Australia.

Vegan and cruelty-free?

Yes. Every formulation is vegan — no animal-derived ingredients — and we do not test on animals at any stage. That has been our position since 2018 and it has not changed.

What is your returns policy for Australian orders?

Your rights under Australian Consumer Law are fully protected. Faulty, damaged or not-as-described means replacement, refund or repair, opened or not. For change-of-mind on opened personal care we cannot accept returns, for hygiene reasons. Email [email protected] with your order number.