About Oak Essentials
Launched in 2021, Jenni Kayne’s Oak Essentials skincare line follows the same principles as her clothing brand: Beautiful foundational products intended to simplify your life, from your closet to your medicine cabinet. Kayne and her team spent years formulating and reformulating the brand’s core products (rounded up in The Routine) to ensure they deliver the full benefits of their naturally powerful ingredients, like honey, blue tansy oil, and aloe leaf juice. That means no unnecessary and potentially irritating additives like sulfates, parabens, and silicones — meaning all you’re getting is the best of the best. The end result is a simple lineup of potent but gentle products designed to work across skin types and ages to heal, protect, and enhance your skin.
Why we love them
With Jenni Kayne, we know we can expect best-in-class quality, unbeatable comfort, and our soon-to-be-must-have items. The same goes for Oak Essentials, which makes products rich in star ingredients that boost the skin’s natural processes. The fast-absorbing Ritual Oil is an immediate standout, with blue tansy oil to address inflammation and marula seed oil to strengthen the skin’s natural barrier against outside irritants. A little goes a long way, too — just a couple of drops are enough to calm and gently clarify the skin morning and night. Similarly, just a pea-sized amount of Moisture Rich Balm is enough to deeply hydrate and rejuvenate your face, and using the Restorative Mask once or twice a week is enough to reveal glowing, smooth skin.