The malish tradition
For Baby Care
- Gentle single-ingredient oils
- Traditional malish routines
- Always patch-test first
- Lab-tested every batch
Malish is the one thing every Indian grandmother agrees on. The only argument is which oil.
Wooden Cold Pressed Almond Oil
Salad dressing · desserts · skin care · hai... Not a frying oil — best used raw
Wooden Cold Pressed Coconut Oil
Everyday cooking & sautéing · skin &... 177°C
Wooden Cold Pressed White Sesame Oil
Cooking & tadka · pickling · abhyanga m... 177°C
Wooden Cold Pressed Black Sesame Oil
Gandusha & kavala oil pulling · cooking... 177°C
Not sure which oil is yours?
Compare applications, smoke points, doshas and nutrients — or take the 2-minute Dosha Quiz.
Which oil does what
| Oil | Best for | How to use | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Oil | Daily malish | The gentle default — warm slightly, massage before bath time. Patch-test first. | → |
| Coconut Oil | Warm-weather massage | Light and quick to absorb — the summer choice in most homes. | → |
| White Sesame Oil | Winter massage | The traditional cool-season malish oil. | → |
| Black Sesame Oil | Winter alternative | Feels warmer on the skin; some families alternate it with white sesame. | → |
How to choose
The answer has always been seasonal. In the Ayurvedic tradition of ritucharya, warming oils belong to winter and cooling ones to summer — which is why til is the classical winter choice and coconut the one that comes out when the heat arrives.
- Badam (almond) — the lightest of the four, absorbs quickly, the usual first choice for a newborn.
- Coconut — light and cooling, for the summer malish. Pressed from dry kernel, so it sets solid below about 24°C. Warm the bottle in your palms.
- White til — the traditional winter oil, warmed slightly before use.
- Black til — the same tradition, deeper aroma; krishna tila is the variety the classical texts hold highest.
All four are food-grade and Truly Cold Pressed — no mineral oil, no fragrance, no preservative, nothing you would not eat yourself. Every batch lab-tested, FSSAI 10724999001232, made in a USFDA-registered facility. Patch-test on a small area first, as with any new oil.
Still deciding? The best oil for baby massage: almond, coconut or sesame lays out the seasonal choice.