adds shine to hair
The formula carries a recognised shine system — silicone, oil, or light ester.
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Supported
Reflects light for visible shine.
Josie Maran
100% Pure Argan Oil
Finisher / Hair oil, light-reflecting
- Finisher
- oil
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size1 fl oz
Price$39seen at one store · 1 oz
Price / oz$39.00/ozat 1 oz
Where to buy2 stores · $39.00–39.00
Scent:
No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.
Manufacturer page: comparemaniac.com
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
All types
Not in your profile
Moisture level
Moderate
Not in your profile
Shine system
Moderate
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Little
Not in your profile
Weight on hair
Medium
Not in your profile
Fragrance
None listed
Not in your profile
Protein
None
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Low
Not in your profile
Scent
Unscented
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Parabens / preservatives
None of these listed
Not in your profile
Essential oils
None listed
Not in your profile
Fast-drying alcohol
None
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Aerosol can
Pump or tube
Not in your profile
Needs heat to set
Air-sets
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not heavy
Not in your profile
Hard-water defence
None
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
1 ingredientsA short list
Not in your profile
Price tier
Salon
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Brand website · Sephora +2Widely sold
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Same job for less elsewhere
$39.00/oz at 1 oz — more than 98% of the 169 hair oils , which mostly run $4.50–16.47/oz.
Great for
no fragrance (parfum) on the label
free of strong smells
Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove
Dull-looking haira recognised shine system is present
Maybe skip if
Frizz in humid airno film former or silicone to hold it back
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
If scent matters to younothing is added here
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.
Shine system
Single oil
Light esters or a volatile carrier: shine with little residue.
Weight on the hair
Medium
Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
Oils and butters
Present, high in the list
Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Fast-drying alcohol
None
No fast-drying alcohol in the list.
Fragrance
None listed
No fragrance is listed.
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. These 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argania Spinosa Kernel OilArgania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil | oil | The shine and softening system | Shine |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. No protein — a moisture formula, not a repair one.
Full ingredient list (1)
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.
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Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
· Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil
General function
Argan oil. A medium-weight oil used for shine and softness on the outside of the strand.
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
What the whole list adds up to
- 1 oil
- 1 emollient
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 1 oz
Seen at
$39
Good value under
$7
Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $7 line; products that do this job typically go for about $10 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores
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Josie Maran (brand site)
$39.001 oz · $39.00/ozAug 27Lowest per oz
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josiemaran.com
$39.001 oz · $39.00/ozAug 27
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
- 1 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 $39 is the price we have observed for the 1 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $7 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $6.54/oz; at 1 oz that is $7. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $10 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 1 oz.
Formula
7
Formula score
7 of 10
Sold through specialty beauty at a price 7 products that do the same job undercut — the counter is part of what you are paying for.
How the score is counted
- 7 products that do the same job cost less per ounce
- Costs more per ounce than 98% of the 169 hair oils we’ve priced
- No weightless carrier in the formula
- Reviewers mention 2 things they like about how it performs
- A shine systemThe silicone, oil, or ester that produces gloss.3 pts
- A weightless carrierDelivers the shine without leaving grease.2 pts
- Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
- An antioxidantKeeps the oils in the bottle from going off.1 pt
- No drying alcohol in the first threeFast drying without leading on alcohol.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job, for less
Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.
SheaMoistureLowest cost per oz
100% Pure Argan Oil
$1.17/oz $37.83/oz less
- Fragrance-free
- Unscented
- Protein-free
- Differs
Kreyòl EssenceSame function
Haitian Black Castor Oil - Lavender Hibiscus
$10.00/oz $29.00/oz less
- Fragrance-free
- Protein-free
- Silicone-free
- Differs
Kreyòl EssenceSame function
Haitian Black Castor Oil - Mango Papaya & Coconut
$12.00/oz $27.00/oz less
- Protein-free
- Silicone-free
- Rinses clean
- Differs
See more alternatives in the product library
These are functional neighbours, not personal recommendations — they are close on formula, not chosen for anyone. Get the one that fits your hair, routine, and budget
Final decision
Should you buy it?
Good for the right person, not the lowest costBest user
People sensitive to fragrance — for a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent
Biggest tradeoff
Worth skipping for frizz on humid days, people shopping on a budget, or anyone who wants a product to smell of something
Best alternative if not
SheaMoisture 100% Pure Argan Oil — for similar results at a lower price
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Claims check
What the brand says, against what the formula shows
Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.
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SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
4
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
conditions cuticles
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
clinically proven to improve hydration, elasticity, smoothness after 4 weeks (skin claim)
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.
non-comedogenic
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
rich in essential fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamin E
This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.
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Stated by brand
Can’t be confirmed from label.
How to read this
We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.
Reviewers
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.
After a year of regular use, hair looks healthier and feels silkier
long-term user (1+ year)Applying a small amount to the ends of hair makes flyaways disappear and tames frizz effectively
general reviewer using it as a hair-ends treatmentSome reviewers applied it to wet and dry hair and saw no noticeable difference or benefit versus not using it
skeptical reviewer, effect not perceivedThe oil is too heavy/greasy for fine hair if overused — one reviewer's son with fine hair avoids it entirely because of the greasy feel
parent of a fine-haired user; used as a cautionary note on dosageHow this page was made
- Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per 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.
- 4 sources consulted for this product (2 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-08-27.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 1 product-aware annotation on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
- We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
- 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 v22. Record last updated 2026-08-27.