Rope Goo (treatment paste for shibari)

There's no fixed schedule — the rope tells you. When jute starts feeling dry, stiff, or brittle rather than smooth and lively, it's time. For regularly used rope that might mean every few months; occasionally used rope needs it less often. Skin contact, climate, and storage all play a part.

They're a team. The Rope Lube is made of a blend of camellia and jojoba oils — it penetrates the fibres and restores the suppleness jute loses over time. The Rope Goo is a beeswax-based paste mixed with camellia oil, sealing the oil in so treatments last longer and giving the rope a smooth, conditioned finish. Oil first for nourishment, paste after for protection.

Our Rope Goo combines beeswax with cosmetic-grade camellia oil. If you or your partner have sensitivities to any of these ingredients (beeswax in particular), test on a small patch of skin first, as you would with any topical product.

Beeswax is effectively indefinite, and camellia oil is similarly long-lasting, so this is one of the most stable products you'll own. Stored with the lid on, away from heat and direct sunlight, a tin will comfortably outlast several rounds of rope treatment — most people run out long before it spoils.