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Alikay Naturals
Essential 17 Hair Growth Oil
Scalp treatment
- Scalp treatment
- oil
Size8 fl oz (237 ml)
Price$18.99 Good valueseen at one store · 8 oz
Price / oz$2.47/ozat 8 oz
Where to buy3 stores · $18.99–20.51
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Scent:
The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.
Manufacturer page: alikaynaturals.com
Personal fit
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- Your goals, scalp, damage history, water, budget, and scent preferences all shape your plan.
$49 with 60 days of follow-up questions and plan updates
$99 with 12 months. Pay once; the year renews only if you choose.
Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily
Not in your profile
Moisture level
Moderate
Not in your profile
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Some
Not in your profile
Weight on hair
Rich
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
High
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate
Not in your profile
Parabens / preservatives
Not determined
Not in your profile
Essential oils
Present
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Animal-derived ingredients
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not determined
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
10 ingredientsA short list
Not in your profile
Price tier
Masstige
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Lower cost than most scalp treatments
$2.47/oz at 8 oz, less than 90% of the 280 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.84–19.05/oz.
Great for
Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
Maybe skip if
this product has a scent
Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
What the formula actually does
Read from the label, not the marketing
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Slip and detangling
Some
Some slip, mostly from esters or silicones rather than conditioners.
Oils and butters
Present, high in the list
Oils sit high in the list: a softening, coating formula.
Weight on the hair
Rich
Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients.
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
No humectants, so nothing here pulls water into the hair.
Needs detergent to remove
Yes
Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them.
from the formula
stated by the brand
reported by reviewers
Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
Ingredients that matter
The ingredients that change a decision
The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
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| Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Zea Mays (Corn) Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Fragrance |
| Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Fragrance |
| Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil | emollient | A softening touch, low in the list | Buildup |
| Horsetail Powder | — | — | Neutral |
| Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil | botanical extract | A trace plant extract | Fragrance |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesHeavier butters sit in the working part of the list.
Full ingredient list (10)
In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.
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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
General function
A heavy, coating oil traditionally used for deep conditioning.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May not suitFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
- oil
- emollient
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2
Zea Mays (Corn) Oil
General function
The oil pressed from Corn (Zea Mays). How much weight a plant oil leaves depends on the hair it lands on; coarse hair tends to take more of it than fine hair.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- oil
- emollient
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3
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
General function
A medium-weight oil used for softness and slip.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May not suitFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
- oil
- emollient
- ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
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4
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
General function
The essential oil of Eucalyptus Globulus. Essential oils are aromatic — they are in the formula for scent, and they are a common source of declared fragrance allergens.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesEssential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
General function
Tea tree essential oil, used in scalp products for its sharp scent and traditional clarifying reputation.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesEssential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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6
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
General function
Not chemically an oil: about 97% of it is liquid wax esters, which is why it resists going rancid and sits close to the scalp's own sebum. It smooths without a heavy finish.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingA wax holds by staying solid on the strand, which gives grip and separation rather than a set film that cracks.
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
- 7 Horsetail Powder
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8
Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
General function
Peppermint essential oil, used for scent and the cooling feeling on the scalp.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesEssential oils are fragrance. Several carry constituents on the EU list of declared fragrance allergens, so a label with no fragrance line can still be a scented product.
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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Equisetum Arvense Extract
- botanical extract
- 10 Capsicum Annuum Fruit Blend
What the whole list adds up to
- 4 oils
- 4 emollients
- 4 botanical extracts
- 3 essential oils
- 3 fragrances
- 1 light ester
- 1 wax
Ingredient list captured 2026-10-04. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 8 oz
Seen at
$18.99
Good value under
$50
Usually a good value. Most stores sell it under the $50 line, and products that do this job typically go for about $169 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it3 listings · 3 stores
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Alikay Naturals
$18.998 oz · $2.37/ozOct 4Lowest per oz
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Hattaché
$18.998 oz · $2.37/ozOct 4
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Walmart
$20.518 oz · $2.56/ozOct 4
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product. and 1 listing we don’t count, from grey-market or unverified sellers.
How we work this out
- 8 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
- Seen at $18.99 is the price we have observed for the 8 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $50 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $6.25/oz; at 8 oz that is $50. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $169 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 8 oz.
Formula
2
Formula score
2 of 10
Low cost per ounce, with a short formula: there is no conditioning agents up front here, and that is a system most scalp treatments carry.
How the score is counted
- Costs less per ounce than 90% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced
- No conditioning agents up front in the formula
- No slip for detangling either
- Masstige tier, sold at Brand website and Grocery / mass
- Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
- Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
- Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job
Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.
Fable & ManeLowest cost per oz
HoliRoots Hair Oil
$21.11/oz $18.64/oz more
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Differs
Bella HueClose function
Scalp Repair Oil (Overnight treatment for itchy/dry scalp)
$26.00/oz $23.53/oz more
- Rich
- Differs
RŌZClose function
Willow Glen Pre-Wash Treatment Oil
$24.00/oz $21.53/oz more
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Differs
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Good for the right personBest user
Coarse, dry, or high-porosity hair, looking for a formula with real substance and fewer ingredients to react to
Biggest tradeoff
Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, oily scalps and fine hair, or anyone stretching time between washes
Best alternative if not
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.
Claims check
What the brand says, and what the formula shows
Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.
0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
1
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
How to read this
We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula, not at the marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.
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How this page was made
- Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 6 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 2 retailer, 3 editorial), last checked 2026-10-04.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 6 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
- We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
- Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-10-04.
