The Japanese practice of calm, bottled. A daily routine for better sleep and recovery.
FROM FOREST TO CALM

The Japanese practice of calm, bottled.

A daily routine for better sleep and recovery.

SHOP JAPANESE HINOKI OIL

the science of calm
WHY SCENT WORKS

Your body knows how to calm down.

Hinoki reminds it how.

Scent reaches your brain faster than any other sense. It bypasses the noise and goes straight to the parts of you that remember how to settle. It's the same scent Japanese forest bathing has centered on for centuries. We work directly with a single forest in Japan to bottle it.

how people are using hinoki oil
the reviews

How people actually use it.

Pre-bed. Post-workout. Between meetings. Mid-flight. The places real life happens.

Alex
“After trying hinoki oil, it's become a staple of my bedtime routine.”

Alex

David
“A great addition to my toolkit of things that help regulate my nervous system.”

David

Anthony
“How I discovered hinoki and why it's such a big part of my wellness routine.”

Anthony

Mimi
“I find that my mind is a lot more focused.”

Mimi

Neil
“If you haven't tried this yet, what are you doing?”

Neil

TATA
“Complete game changer for my mental focus.”

TATA

FOUNDER STORY

A burn out in life led me to Japan.

I burned out hard. Booked a flight to Japan just to escape. Ended up in a hinoki onsen and felt something shift instantly. I didn't know what it was at the time. I just knew I needed to recreate that feeling without flying to the other side of the world. So I found a supplier to work with directly and built the kimorii collection. Now anyone can experience the same forest calm I did in Japan.
Full story
Anthony in Japanese hinoki forest
Hinoki wood chips
Steam distillation
Hinoki oil bottle
The kimorii collection

Build your own calming routine

Multiple ways to use hinoki oil for all day calm.

Hinoki Oil

Hinoki Oil

The foundation of our calming routine. For winding down, recovering and resetting through the day.

$35.00
Rooted in Calm Set

Rooted in Calm Set

Hinoki oil, the uplifting yuzu blend and a forest block that develops its own scent over time.

$80.00
Pause

Pause

The uplifting blend. Japanese hinoki and bright yuzu for when you want calm with more energy behind it.

$40.00
Forest Block

Forest Block

Portable wood block that develops its own scent over time. A few drops of hinoki can last hours.

$32.00

what's inside a drop of hinoki?

The shifts people feel are real. The science is just confirmation.

Hinoki has been studied for decades in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The research keeps pointing back to the same compounds, the same forests and the same conclusions people have reached by smelling it themselves for centuries. Below are the active compounds.
Kimorii hinoki essential oil
α-Pinene
Bicyclic monoterpene
37% of total oil
What it does
The dominant compound in our hinoki oil by volume. The most-researched compound in shinrin-yoku, studied for over thirty years across Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The molecule that gives hinoki its bright, fresh top register.
δ-Cadinene
Sesquiterpene
16% of total oil
What it does
The most abundant sesquiterpene in our oil. Contributes to the deep woody base note characteristic of hinoki and to the grounded quality of the whole-oil profile.
α-Cadinol
Sesquiterpene alcohol
11% of total oil
What it does
A sesquiterpene alcohol associated with rest and calm in aromatic tradition. A key contributor to the grounding, settling quality of hinoki's aromatic profile.
cyclo γ-Cadinene
Sesquiterpene
8% of total oil
What it does
A cyclic sesquiterpene that sits alongside δ-Cadinene in hinoki's sesquiterpene family. Contributes to the complex woody depth of hinoki's aroma.
γ-Cadinene
Sesquiterpene
6% of total oil
What it does
Part of the cadinene family that defines hinoki's sesquiterpene profile. Works alongside the other sesquiterpenes that give whole-oil hinoki its characteristic depth.
Muurolol
Sesquiterpene alcohol
6% of total oil
What it does
A sesquiterpene alcohol closely related to α-Cadinol. Part of the reason hinoki holds its scent profile so stably, and one of the notes that gives the oil its warm, resinous base.
α-Muurolene
Sesquiterpene
5% of total oil
What it does
Works within the wider sesquiterpene complex that shapes the character of hinoki wood oil. Contributes to the quiet, settling presence of the finished scent.
Minor constituents
Trace monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes
11% of total oil
What it does
Includes β-Pinene, Limonene, α-Terpinolene, Terpinyl acetate, Nerolidol, Camphor, and others. Individually under 2.5%, collectively they shape the entourage effect. The synergistic interaction that makes whole-oil extracts more effective than isolated compounds.

hinoki fits the routines you already have.
WHEN TO USE IT

Add hinoki oil to what you already do.

"I'm in the best shape of my life, physically and mentally, and it comes down to small, consistent habits I do every day. Hinoki is a big part of all of them."
— Anthony, founder of theo & amelia

Weight training + Hyrox

Weight training + Hyrox

Cooldown is where I shift out of go mode. Hinoki and slow breathing are how I get into parasympathetic faster, so recovery starts before I leave the gym.
Sleep

Sleep

Same scent every night, same spot, same time. My body learned what comes next, and now falling asleep stops feeling like work.
Breathwork

Breathwork

Breathwork and hinoki are the foundation of my whole routine. The combo is more effective for me than either on its own, and I use it throughout the day to stay responsive instead of reactive.
Contrast therapy

Contrast therapy

Cold puts me in full sympathetic mode by design. Hinoki and warmth are how I come back down without crashing. The come-down is the part most people skip.
Yoga + mobility

Yoga + mobility

Most people get into the right mindset halfway through class. I want it from the first pose. A few breaths of hinoki before I step on the mat and the whole session lands different.
Running

Running

Hinoki is my anchor before a run. It sets a calmer, more intentional pace instead of letting the run set me. During cool-down, I use it again to drop into parasympathetic mode.