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The Lab · spec sheet v1

Every oil, by the numbers.

Every plant oil is a mix of fatty acids, and that mix decides how it feels and what it does. Here is the house blend, then each oil on its own.

The house blend, by the numbers
  • Oleic 45%Slip and softness. Helps the blend sink in. Rich, but heavy doses can stress sensitive skin.
  • Linoleic 22%A building block of the lipids that hold water in your skin.
  • Alpha-linolenic 2%Light and calming, but fragile. Light and heat break it down fast.
  • Wax esters 20%Jojoba's whole deal. About a quarter of your own skin oil is wax esters.
  • Saturated 9%Palmitic, stearic, behenic. Body and shelf stability.
  • Other 3%Vitamin E, plant sterols, squalene and friends.

Six organic oils and vitamin E. That is the whole bottle.

No water. No fillers. No added fragrance, unless you choose Alias, the scented bottle: that one adds a little vetiver for the smell. A man's skin is thicker and oilier than a woman's, and most mornings it meets a razor. Here is every oil, and what it does about that.

Sweet almond

35
OrganicPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
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The reason one pour covers a whole man.

An almond is the seed of a peach's cousin, and about half of it is oil. Massage tables have run on it for centuries because it glides a long way and never goes sticky. It's 35% of the house bottle. You have a whole body to cover and somewhere to be.

What it does for a man’s skin
  • Hands that grip a bar, a board or a wheel all week come back soft.
  • Shins and elbows stop looking chalky.
  • It covers a whole body in one pour, so you actually use it.
Native to
Mediterranean orchards
Feel
Mid-weight, smooth, no drag
Brings
Oleic acid for slip, plus its own vitamin E
Made of
  • Oleic 68%
  • Linoleic 22%
  • Saturated 7%
  • Other 3%

Jojoba

20
OrganicSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
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The plant that replaced the whale.

Until the US banned it in 1971, sperm whale oil was the standard. Then a desert shrub took its job. Jojoba is the only plant known to fill its seeds with liquid wax, the same kind of wax your own skin makes. So it doesn't sit on you. It disappears.

What it does for a man’s skin
  • A man's skin makes more oil. Jojoba moisturizes without piling more on top.
  • A just-shaved face that doesn't feel tight.
  • Softens stubble and beard so they stop feeling like wire.
Native to
Sonoran Desert, Arizona and Mexico
Feel
Weightless, clean finish
Brings
About 98% wax esters
Made of
  • Wax esters 98%
  • Other 2%

Olive

18
OrganicOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
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The oldest skin oil there is.

Greek athletes rubbed it in before they trained, then scraped it off with the dust. Romans carried it to the baths. It holds squalene, which also makes up about 12% of the oil your own skin makes. That's why it sits on you like it belongs there, and why it leaves a glow.

What it does for a man’s skin
  • Put it on damp and it holds the shower's water against your skin.
  • It's the glow: the look of a man who slept eight hours.
  • A coarse beard feels like hair again, not a scouring pad.
Native to
The Mediterranean
Feel
Rich, warm, a real glow
Brings
Oleic acid and squalene
Made of
  • Oleic 73%
  • Linoleic 10%
  • Alpha-linolenic 1%
  • Saturated 15%
  • Other 1%

Kalahari melon

12
OrganicCitrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil
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A watermelon that grows in a desert.

A wild cousin of the watermelon lives in the Kalahari, where months pass without rain and it is drinking water for people and animals. Its seed oil is about 62% linoleic acid, which is why it feels light and sinks in fast. Our signature. [12]

What it does for a man’s skin
  • Men's faces run oily. This moisturizes one without making it shinier.
  • Light enough that you forget it's on before your shirt is.
  • After a day of sun, salt or cabin air, skin stops feeling a size too small.
Native to
Kalahari Desert, southern Africa
Feel
Light, dry to the touch, sinks in fast
Brings
About 62% linoleic acid
Made of
  • Oleic 19%
  • Linoleic 62%
  • Saturated 18%
  • Other 1%

Rosehip

9.5
OrganicRosa Canina Seed Oil
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The seed inside a wild rose.

When the petals drop, the dog rose leaves a red fruit, and this oil is pressed from its seeds. It's the rare plant oil with omega-6 and omega-3 both in real amounts. It's also the most fragile thing we use: light and air break it down. That's one reason ROAM lives in a metal bottle and not a clear one.

What it does for a man’s skin
  • For skin that lives in sun, salt and wind: helps it look smoother and more even.
  • Softens the dry, leathery feel on forearms, neck and shoulders.
  • Moisturizes with no shine, so it works on your face.
Native to
Europe and western Asia
Feel
Dry, quick, no shine
Brings
About 54% linoleic acid and 23% omega-3
Made of
  • Oleic 16%
  • Linoleic 54%
  • Alpha-linolenic 23%
  • Saturated 5%
  • Other 2%

Moringa

5
OrganicMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
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The oil watchmakers trusted.

Pressed from the seeds of the moringa tree, which grows across the tropics, the Caribbean included. Its old name is ben oil. It resists going rancid so well that watchmakers ran their gears on it and perfumers used it to hold a scent. In the bottle it's the hair and beard specialist: silky, and it doesn't quit in the heat.

What it does for a man’s hair and beard
  • Conditions a beard until it feels like hair, not steel wool.
  • Hat hair, salt hair, pillow hair: it settles down with a soft sheen and no crunch.
  • Moisturizes a shaved or bald head with no greasy film.
Native to
India, now grown across the tropics
Feel
Silky, with a soft sheen
Brings
About 77% oleic acid, plus behenic acid
Made of
  • Oleic 77%
  • Linoleic 1%
  • Saturated 19%
  • Other 3%

Vitamin E

0.5
Tocopherol
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The bodyguard.

Oxygen is what turns good oil bad. Vitamin E steps in front of it, so the six oils don't have to. Half a percent. One job.

Why a bottle changes
  • Skin typeYour skin's oil isn't the next guy's.Oily, breakout-prone skin has been measured running low on linoleic acid, so oily skin gets a lighter, jojoba-forward bottle and dry skin gets more rosehip. [1][3]
  • Hair typeCoils need help holding water.Tight coils have more weak points and lower moisture, so coils and beards get extra moringa. Fine hair gets jojoba so it doesn't go flat. [10]
  • Where you liveDry air pulls water out of you.Low humidity and cold lower skin barrier function, so dry places get more barrier lipids and humid places get a lighter pour. [11]
  • SeasonSame ZIP, different skin in January.Winter brings rosehip up. Summer UV breaks down fragile oils, so summer bottles lean on stable ones. [5][11]

Footnotes: [1] Downing et al. 1986 · [3] Letawe et al. 1998 · [5] Rosehip stability, Grasas y Aceites · [10] Hair fiber review, Cutis · [11] Engebretsen et al., JEADV 2016 · [12] Kalahari melon seed oil, OCL 2020. Fatty acid shares are typical values; every harvest varies a little. ROAM is a cosmetic moisturizer, not a treatment for any skin or scalp condition. Contains sweet almond oil, a tree nut.