Our Story

The Press House began in Savannah based on a decades-long fascination with squalene, a lipid with unique properties which is growing in esteem based on its ability to create cellular environments amenable to healing. For example, squalene is added to some vaccines to increase the activity of the hoped-for immune response .

A challenge to expanding use of squalene is that sources of this lipid are rare in nature. As humans we generate it ourselves, but production peaks in our late teens and early twenties, and then declines steadily from there.

Years of studying healing lipids, extraction methods, and the fragile nature of botanical compounds led to a simple practice: sourcing exceptional amaranth and cold-pressing it slowly to preserve its natural activity.

Our approach combines scientific understanding with restraint, guided by the belief that exceptional oils need little intervention.

Each bottle is prepared in limited quantities from squalene-rich amaranth and select botanical extracts chosen to complement its natural properties.

Our Standards

  • After evaluating amaranth grown around the world, we chose a single source heirloom variety distinguished by its purity and naturally rich squalene content. Our amaranth is grown exclusively by small-scale farmers practicing regenerative agriculture.

  • Our oil never comes into contact with plastic at any stage of preparation. Glass vessels are used throughout the process to preserve the integrity of the oil’s delicate composition.

    No solvents or chemical extraction methods are used. The oil is prepared exclusively through a proprietary process of extraction and multi-step resting and centrifuge clarification.

    Throughout production, the oil is protected from excessive light and oxidation through the use of UV-resistant glass and minimal exposure to air.

    All of our botanical extracts are steam distilled, and have only been chosen for their ability to enhance or complement the activity of amaranth oil. Nothing is added purely for fragrance, so you will always smell the notes of the earth carried by the amaranth flowers through their seeds.

  • A portion of each release supports women and children in the Savannah community.

  • We give thanks for a loving God.

    “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

    - Arundhati Roy