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Midnight Shikoku Shower Oil — The Restorative Body Duet
Beauty Insider Award Best Body Wash 2022

The Midyear Chapter · A Limited Offering

The Restorative Body Duet.

Two preparations. One unbroken ritual. Formulated by a lead chemist for skin that endures the full contradiction of the tropical day — the heat that strips, and the air-conditioning that follows.

Regular combined price — RM 130
RM 100
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Vase Creation — Midnight Shikoku Shower Oil bathing ritual
Step One
Midnight Shikoku Shower Oil
Vase Creation — Skin Elixir Serum Lotion evening ritual
Step Two
Skin Elixir Serum Lotion

The Tropical Skin Paradox

Your skin does not live in one climate.
It moves between two —
and pays the price for both.

Outside · The Tropical Hours

The heat that stays on the skin.

Tropical humidity is not merely a temperature. It is a condition. Sweat that does not evaporate. Fabrics that hold warmth long after you leave. An ambient heat that settles into the skin's outer layer and triggers the reactive cycle — redness, tightness, the particular irritation that sensitive skin knows by name.

For eczema-prone skin, this is not discomfort. It is the beginning of a flare.

Inside · The Conditioned Hours

The cold that empties the barrier.

You step inside. The air-conditioning receives you. Within minutes, the moisture gradient reverses — the skin's outer layers begin to lose water faster than they can retain it. What felt like relief becomes, over eight hours at a desk, a slow depletion.

By the time you reach the evening shower, your skin barrier has spent a full day navigating two opposing extremes. It does not need cleansing alone. It needs restoration.

The shower that follows is not the end of the day.
It is the beginning of recovery.

The Restorative Body Duet

Two steps.
One unbroken ritual.

The order of application is not incidental. Step One cleanses without stripping. Step Two restores what the day removed. Used in sequence, they form a single continuous act of skin repair.

Step One · In the Shower

Midnight Shikoku
Shower Oil

330ml · Soap-free · Face and body
Beauty Insider Award — Best Body Wash

A sulfate-free, soap-free cleansing shower oil that transforms to a soft milky lather on contact with water — formulated for the face and body without distinction. At its core is PENTAVITIN® Moisture Binding Technology, a plant-derived active that binds to your skin's keratin layer and supports natural moisture retention for up to 24 hours after rinsing.

The Midnight Shikoku does not strip. It cleanses, protects, and leaves the skin surface ready for what follows.

FormulationSoap-free · Sulfate-free
Suitable forFace and body · Dry, combination, and sensitive skin
Key activePENTAVITIN® Moisture Binding Technology
Free fromSLS · SLES · Parabens · Mineral oil
Aroma profile
Yuzu — a bright citrus opening, clean and cooling. Ryoku-cha — the green tea close, gently astringent, herbaceous. The particular calm of a Japanese morning ritual carried into a Malaysian evening.
PENTAVITIN® — how it works
Derived from saccharide isomerate, it binds to the keratin structure of the outer skin layer and supports the skin's natural moisture retention for up to 24 hours after rinsing. Not a film. Not an occlusive seal. A structural bond that works with the skin, not over it. Clinical in vivo studies confirm it continues to hydrate even with frequent daily showering — preventing the tight, dry feeling post-wash.
Step Two · Apply Immediately After

Skin Elixir
Serum Lotion

200ml · Apply to damp skin · Neck, and body
Dermatologically Tested

Applied to still-damp skin, the Skin Elixir Serum Lotion absorbs without resistance — no residue, no drag, no heaviness that humid skin rejects. Seven botanical fruit extracts deliver concentrated nourishment while Niacinamide (B3) strengthens the skin barrier from within. At its core is PENTAVITIN® — binding moisture to the skin's keratin layer for up to 24 hours.

Light enough for the tropics. Effective enough for the air-conditioning that follows.

TextureSerum-weight · Non-greasy · Absorbs on damp skin
Key activePENTAVITIN® Moisture Binding Technology
Supporting activesNiacinamide (B3) · Seven botanical fruit extracts
ApplicationNeck · Hands · Body · Legs
Aroma profile
Bergamot — a citrus opening that is bright without being sharp, familiar to anyone who has held a cup of Earl Grey close. Mugwort tea — the quieter note beneath, earthy and grounding, with the faintest herbal bitterness that settles the senses. A pairing drawn from traditional tea culture — designed to calm the skin and the mind in equal measure.
Try Both Preparations — RM 100

Free shipping included. Automatically applied.

What we will never put in our preparations.

No Sulfates (SLS/SLES) No Parabens No Phthalates No Mineral Oil No Harsh Synthetic Fixatives No Animal Testing No Undisclosed Ingredients

Those who use it

The ritual
they returned to.

★★★★★

I jumped on the shower oil trend and honestly, I'm glad I did. It's my first time using a shower oil, and it completely exceeded my expectations. After just a week, I noticed I didn't even need deodorant anymore during light activities. The scent is beautifully calming — exactly what I need to unwind after a long, tiring day.

Flanaan Ruslan Verified Purchase · Midnight Shikoku Shower Oil
★★★★★

Was looking for a hand cream and came across Vase Creation, decided to give it a try. Bought this hand & body serum lotion which smells lovely, the texture is silky smooth and absorbs into the skin easily. Also plus points on the packing, looks and feel premium.

Natasha Loo Verified Purchase · Skin Elixir Serum Lotion
★★★★★

Loved how fruity and bright the scent was! My skin is pretty sensitive and on the drier side, so I love how serum-like their skin elixir is! It's got niacinamide and B3 in its formula so you can definitely see the results pretty quickly.

Peiyi Chin Verified Purchase · Skin Elixir Serum Lotion
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The Midyear Chapter

Two preparations.
One ritual.

Everything your skin needs before the year turns.

RM 100 for both — automatically applied when you add to cart. Free shipping included.

When this chapter closes, both preparations return to RM 130.

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