Key specs

Source: Anatomie Rope Shop
Vegan: Yes

Our rope lube is a silky blend of pure camellia and jojoba oils that helps to condition and maintain your jute ropes for shibari. This blend keeps the rope hydrated, eliminating the risk of fibres breaking or shedding and making your rope last longer.

Both camellia and jojoba oil are commonly found in massage oils due to their similarity to our skin's sebum, giving your rope a smooth yet supple feel to the touch.

We mix jojoba oil, a liquid-wax, with the camellia oil to prevent it from evaporating. Our rope lube is 100% vegan, odourless and has a faint amber hue. Get a 250ml bottle and use it to reduce friction on hands and prevent fragile jute fibres from shedding.

Blend of 100% cold-pressed camellia oil (tsubaki oil) and jojoba oil.
100% vegan.
Keeps ropes supple, and helps prevent the shedding of jute fibres during tying.
Reduces friction on hands
Faint amber hue.
Odourless.
250ml bottle

We will work quickly to ship your order as soon as possible. Once your order has shipped, you will receive an email with further information. Delivery times vary depending on your location.

How long does your rope lube keep?

Jojoba is technically a liquid wax rather than an oil, which makes it exceptionally resistant to going rancid — it keeps for years. Camellia oil is similarly long-lasting. Stored with the lid on, away from heat and direct sunlight, a bottle will comfortably outlast several rounds of rope treatment — most people run out long before it spoils.

Is your rope lube safe on skin? What's in it?

Our Rope Lube is a blend of camellia and jojoba oils — the two classic rope conditioning oils. Both are cosmetic-grade carrier oils, the same grade used in skincare and massage products, chosen precisely because treated rope spends its life against skin. They're also naturally odourless, so your ropes won't pick up any scent from treatment.

What's the difference between the Rope Lube and the Rope Goo?

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.

How often should I treat my ropes?

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.