Haitian Black Castor Oil - Rosemary Mint
Finisher / Hair oil, light-reflecting
- Finisher
- oil
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
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Scent:
No added fragrance on the label, but it contains scenting botanicals. Essential oils have a smell even when they are not labelled as fragrance.
Manufacturer page: kreyolessence.com
Personal fit
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- Your goals, scalp, damage history, water, budget, and scent preferences all shape your plan.
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Your avoid-list
Upper-mid price for a hair oil
$10.00/oz at 2 oz, more than 61% of the 270 hair oils , which mostly run $3.15–14.77/oz. The cost less.
Great for
Maybe skip if
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.
Light esters or a volatile carrier: shine with little residue.
Middle of the range: noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair.
Oils sit high in the list: a softening, coating formula.
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
No fast-drying alcohol in the list.
No fragrance is listed.
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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| Ricinus Communis (Haitian Castor Seed) Oil | oil | The shine and softening system | Shine |
| Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) OilMentha Piperita (Peppermint) Essential Oil | botanical extract | A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function | Fragrance |
| Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil | botanical extract | A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function | Fragrance |
Full ingredient list (3)
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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Ricinus Communis (Haitian Castor Seed) Oil
General function
Castor oil, here specified as Haitian in origin. A thick, tacky oil used for sealing ends and for slick, held-down styles.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- oil
- emollient
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Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
· Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Essential Oil
General function
Peppermint essential oil, used for scent and the cooling feeling on the scalp.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
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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Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
General function
Rosemary essential oil, used for scent and its traditional scalp reputation.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
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
What the whole list adds up to
- 2 botanical extracts
- 2 essential oils
- 2 fragrances
- 1 oil
- 1 emollient
Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 2 oz
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 $12 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it1 listing · 1 store
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Kreyòl Essence
$20.002 oz · $10.00/ozAug 28Lowest 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 $20 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 $2.81/oz; at 2 oz that is $6. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $12 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 2 oz.
Formula
Nothing separates this from the middle of the range for hair oils, on formula or on cost per ounce.
How the score is counted
- 5 products that do the same job cost less per ounce
- Costs more per ounce than 61% of the 270 hair oils we’ve priced
- No weightless carrier in the formula
- Masstige tier, sold at Brand website
- 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 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.
- Fragrance-free
- Unscented
- Protein-free
- Differs
- Fragrance-free
- Unscented
- Protein-free
- Differs
- Fragrance-free
- Unscented
- Protein-free
- Differs
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
A solid pick for the hair it suitsPeople sensitive to fragrance who want a formula with no added fragrance and a protein-free formula
Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, frizz on humid days, or anyone who wants to pick it up locally
As I Am Pure Oils Extra Virgin Coconut Oil for similar results at a lower price
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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.
Several reviewers report visible hair growth or thickening — filling in thinning edges, or reaching a length that let them pull hair into a ponytail — after a few months of consistent use.
reviewers using the oil regularly for two to three months on thinning edges or overall growthOne reviewer felt the oil alone doesn't lock moisture in and wished the brand offered a companion sealant or elixir to use alongside it.
a reviewer otherwise satisfied with the oil as a moisturizerA little goes a long way: the oil is thick, so reviewers say only a small amount is needed per application.
a reviewer describing how sparingly the product needs to be usedUsed as a scalp treatment for dryness, helping keep flaking under control.
a reviewer using it on a family member's dry, flake-prone scalpPositive initial results with the oil lead some customers to buy the rest of the line — shampoo, conditioner, and mask.
a reviewer who started with skepticism and became a repeat, cross-line customerMore from Kreyòl Essence
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.
- 2 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-08.
- Ingredient references are linked for 0 of 2 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 2026-09-09.
