100% agree the texture of the scalp was improved
A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.
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Stated by brand
Only the brand’s testing shows this.
Ceremonia
Aceite de Moska (Pre-Shampoo Scalp Remedy Oil)
Scalp treatment
- Scalp treatment
- oil
- Vegan · label states
- Cruelty-free · label states
Add it to your products. We’ll tell you if it’s ever recalled.
Scent:
Reviewers describe it as guava.
Strength: Strong
Manufacturer page: ceremonia.com
Personal fit
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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
Fragrance
Present
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Low
Not in your profile
Scent
FruityStrong strength
Not in your profile
Parabens / preservatives
Not determined
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Essential oils
Not determined
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Vegan · label statesCruelty-free · label states
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Vegan · label states
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not determined
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
19 ingredientsAbout average
Not in your profile
Price tier
Salon
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Brand websiteOne channel
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Same job for less elsewhere
$19.00/oz at 2 oz, more than 75% of the 280 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.84–19.05/oz.
Great for
Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
Maybe skip if
this product has a strong scent
Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel
Wash day
How it fits into wash day
Read from the product’s own directions on the date shown. A step the label leaves out is shown as not stated, never filled in.
- When
- Before shampoo: Scalp oiling
- Start on
- dry hair
- Where
- scalp
- Label wait
- 10–15 minutes
- Then
- shampoo it out
- Needs
- a shampoo
- Conditioner after
- not stated on the label
- How often
- 1–2× a week
- Worth knowing
- Overnight use is allowed by the label.
- Shake well.
- Before showering, apply directly to the scalp and massage throughout.
- Leave on for 10–15 minutes (or overnight, rinsing in the morning).
- Shampoo hair.
Scalp products are listed for browsing; we do not yet place them in a personal routine.
Browse technique guides (general advice, not matched to this product’s directions)
Source: brand page · checked 2026-09-16
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
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Fragrance
Present
Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed OilMeadowfoam Seed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Coconut Alkanes | emollient | Softens and smooths the strand | Softens |
| Chia Seed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed OilBabassu Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed OilRapeseed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Pataua OilPatauá Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Abyssinian Kale Oil Phytosterol Esters | — | — | Neutral |
| Coco-Caprylate/Caprate | light ester | Light slip without much weight | Softens |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesContains fragrance. Contains heavier butters. Recorded as vegan and cruelty-free.
Full ingredient list (19)
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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1
Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil
· Meadowfoam Seed Oil
General function
A very stable oil that forms a light, non-greasy protective layer.
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
Coconut Alkanes
General function
A coconut-derived light emollient used as a plant alternative to silicone.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairEmollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
- emollient
- solvent
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3
Chia Seed Oil
General function
A light seed oil rich in fatty acids, used for softness without much weight.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- oil
- emollient
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4
Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil
· Babassu Oil
General function
Babassu oil - solid at cool temperatures, lighter than coconut oil in feel.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
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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5
Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil
· Rapeseed Oil
General function
A light, inexpensive plant oil used as a base emollient.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
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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6
Pataua Oil
· Patauá Oil
General function
The oil pressed from Pataua. 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.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- oil
- emollient
- 7 Abyssinian Kale Oil Phytosterol Esters
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8
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
General function
A plant-derived light ester used where a silicone-free but silky feel is wanted.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitFine or easily flattened hairA light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairSpreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.
- light ester
- emollient
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9
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
· Rice Bran Oil
General function
A light oil used for shine and slip, often alongside rice-derived proteins.
Secondary ingredientLower in the ordered portion of the list, it is more likely playing a supporting role than defining the 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.
- oil
- emollient
- 10 Maracujá Oil
- 11 Rice Bran Extract
- ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
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12
Fragrance
General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
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 routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
- 13 Cupuaçu Butter
- 14 Aloe Vera Extract
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15
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
· Castor Oil
General function
A thick, tacky oil used for sealing ends and for slick, held-down styles.
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.
- oil
- emollient
- 16 Açaí Oil
- 17 Sunflower Extract
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18
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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19
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract
· Rosemary Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
What the whole list adds up to
- 9 emollients
- 7 oils
- 2 antioxidants
- 1 solvent
- 1 light ester
- 1 fragrance
- 1 declared fragrance
- 1 vitamin
- 1 botanical extract
Ingredient list captured 2026-09-05. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 2 oz
Seen at
$38
Good value under
$6
Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $6 line; products that do this job typically go for about $14 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store
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Ceremonia (ceremonia.com)
$38.002 oz · $19.00/ozSep 5Lowest per oz
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.
How we work this out
- 2 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 $38 is the price we have observed for the 2 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $6 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.94/oz; at 2 oz that is $6. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $14 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 2 oz.
Formula
3
Formula score
3 of 10
It costs more per ounce than 75% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced, the formula leaves out conditioning agents up front, and 6 close matches sell for at least a quarter less per ounce.
How the score is counted
- 6 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
- Costs more per ounce than 75% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced
- No conditioning agents up front in the formula
- No slip for detangling either
- 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, for less
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.
ORSClosest function
Olive Oil Braidzone Soothing Scalp Oil
$2.32/oz $16.68/oz less
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Differs
- Wash day
- this one is not a before-shampoo product
Bondi BoostClose function
Elixir Pre-Wash Oil
$5.44/oz $13.56/oz less
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Differs
- Wash day
- this one is not a before-shampoo product
HaskLowest cost per oz
Scalp Secret Strengthening Scalp & Hair Oil
$2.21/oz $16.79/oz less
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Differs
- Wash day
- this one is not a before-shampoo product
See more alternatives in the product library
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
Hard to justify at this priceBest user
Coarse, dry, or high-porosity hair who want a formula with real substance and a vegan, cruelty-free product
Biggest tradeoff
Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, oily scalps and fine hair, or people shopping on a budget
Best alternative if not
Consider ORS Olive Oil Braidzone Soothing Scalp Oil, for similar results at a lower price
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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.
1
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
5
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
91% agree the scalp feels more hydrated
A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.
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Stated by brand
Only the brand’s testing shows this.
73% agree they had decreased scalp flaking
A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.
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Stated by brand
Only the brand’s testing shows this.
90%+ naturally derived ingredients
A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.
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Stated by brand
Only the brand’s testing shows this.
Vegan & Cruelty-Free
Our researched record has this brand or product as vegan.
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Supported
Matches our researched record.
1% for the Planet Certified
A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.
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Stated by brand
Only the brand’s testing shows this.
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.
Reviewers
What people report
Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.
Regular weekly use noticeably increases hair thickness and reduces the amount of shedding observed.
Lightweight formula absorbs fully without leaving residual oil or greasiness after shampooing.
Scalp becomes noticeably healthier and nourished with reduced dryness and flakiness within weeks.
Strong guava fragrance provides pleasant aromatherapy benefit though it may trigger headaches in sensitive users.
Hair feels soft, smooth and strong with significantly reduced frizz after consistent treatments.
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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 (3 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-09-05.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 8 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 2026-09-05.
