Lemongrass & pandan, in a body lotion

Lemongrass & pandan is the scent of a Singapore morning. Bright lemongrass on the citrus edge, the milky-green sweetness of pandan underneath — two notes a kitchen already knows by heart, carried softly onto skin and held there through the day.

In a body lotion, the pairing softens. It is still Singaporean; it is no longer breakfast.

Belantara Mango Butter Hand & Body Lotion is designed to wear comfortably in Singapore's warm, humid climate. Mango butter sits at the centre of the formula, alongside tamanu, copaiba and passion fruit seed oils plus hyaluronic acid. Together they create a moisturising, conditioning feel with a lightweight finish.

Lemongrass & Pandan is the brightest of the three Belantara fragrances: lemongrass gives the opening a green citrus lift, while pandan adds a softer, warmer character underneath.

Made in Singapore in recyclable aluminium bottles.

A lotion that smells like the city you are in.

There is a quiet pleasure in wearing a scent that belongs to the place you live. Most body care reaches for neutral — clean, unplaceable, carried easily to anywhere. Lemongrass & Pandan does not. It smells unmistakably of Southeast Asia; more specifically, of the island we compose it on.

That specificity is the quiet point of it. In the morning, on skin, the lotion is not a generic idea of "tropical". It is a lemongrass stalk bent in half, a pandan leaf knotted into a pot of rice, the kitchen of whichever auntie taught you how to cook. The lotion softens that memory into something a silk shirt can live with — but the memory is still there, sitting just beneath the scent.

Pair it with the Lemongrass & Pandan Hand & Body Wash if you want the same fragrance through both steps of the ritual.

The wash is the cleansing step; the lotion is the moisturising step. Fragrance intensity and duration vary by person, application and environment.