Looking for a Tahitian gift for a man who doesn't want to smell like a flower shop? Two Monoi Tiki Tahiti scents are made for him: Santal, the warm sandalwood one, and Coco, the soft natural coconut one. Both are genuine Monoi de Tahiti, made in Tahiti by Parfumerie Tiki, and both are non-floral and unisex.
Black Friday: a free Monoi soap with any order of $30 or more, through Dec 1. Add the bar you want to your cart and the discount applies automatically at checkout. Choose your soap.
Santal Monoi Oil: the woody one
Santal Monoi Oil ($15, 4 oz) is warm, dry sandalwood with a smooth coconut finish. Introduced in the 1970s, it is one of only two Monoi Tiki Tahiti scents not taken from a flower, which is why it is a favorite with men.
- Skin: a few drops on damp skin after a shower.
- Beard: rub one or two drops between the palms and work through.
- Hair: one or two drops to finish dry ends.
Coco Monoi Oil: the simple one
Coco Monoi Oil ($15, 4 oz) is monoi at its simplest: coconut oil refined to cosmetic grade, with only a hint of tiare from the dried flower in the bottle. The scent is earthy, nutty and slightly musky, not sweet and not the coconut of desserts. It suits anyone who wants the feel of monoi without a perfume.
Santal Monoi Soap: the stocking stuffer
Santal Monoi Soap ($6, 130 g) is a French-milled bar with the same warm sandalwood scent. It is our most popular soap for men. Use the bar in the shower, then Santal oil on damp skin, for the same scent from head to toe.
Easy gift combinations
- Santal oil + Coco oil ($30): both non-floral scents, and the order ships free in the U.S.
- Santal oil + 3 Santal soaps ($33): a matching shower-to-skin set that ships free.
- The Monoi Oil Gift Set ($45): Tiare, Vanille and Coco in one box, for a household that shares.
Orders of $30 or more ship free in the U.S. Add any one $15 oil to the Gift Set to reach $60 for free Priority Mail to the mainland through Dec 31. Gifting for the holidays? Check our shipping policy for delivery times before you order.
Good to know
Monoi is a coconut oil, so it turns solid below 68°F (20°C). That is normal; set the bottle in warm water for a few minutes to melt it. Each bottle has a dried tiare flower inside, the mark of a genuine Tiki monoi. Every order ships from Honolulu, Hawai'i, by Hawaiian Resources Co., the official U.S. importer of Monoi Tiki Tahiti.
Not sure which scent he'd like? Compare all of them in our monoi oil scent guide, or read more in our sandalwood body oil guide and Tahitian coconut body oil guide.