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Maria Nila

Head & Hair Heal Soothing Serum

Scalp treatment

  • Scalp treatment
  • serum
  • Vegan · brand states
  • Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size50 ml / 1.7 oz
Price$31–34commonly seen · 1.69 oz
Price / oz$18.61/ozat 1.69 oz
Where to buy6 stores · $29.90–39.00

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Scent:

Notes: floral, fresh.

“fresh and florally scent matching the Head & Hair Heal collection” (Brand page)

Manufacturer page: marianila.com

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Upper-mid price for a scalp treatment

$18.61/oz at 1.69 oz, more than 73% of the 280 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.84–19.05/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Vegan and cruelty-freeour researched record has it as both
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer

Maybe skip if

this product has a scent
Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

Whether this much richness suits you depends on your strand thickness, porosity and how easily your hair goes flat. We work that out in the consultation.

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 Little

Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top: binding water is one of its main jobs.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

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.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
WaterAqua/Water/Eau solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Neutral
Glycerin humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
Propylene Glycol humectant Pulls water into the hair Moisturizes
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil solubilizer Keeps oils dissolved in water Stabilizes
Aloe — — Neutral
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesRecorded as vegan and cruelty-free.
Full ingredient list (5)

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.

  • 1 Water · Aqua/Water/Eau
    General function

    The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    • solvent
  • 2 Glycerin
    General function

    Glycerin, also called glycerol, attracts moisture and mixes completely with water.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

    Scientific Reports
    • humectant
  • 3 Propylene Glycol
    General function

    A small humectant and solvent that keeps formulas stable and helps active ingredients spread.

    Leading ingredient

    Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it adds less weight than oils or butters do.

    May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair

    A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

    DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair

    A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

    PubChem
    • humectant
    • solvent
  • 4 PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
    General function

    A castor-oil derivative that dissolves fragrance and oils into water so the product stays clear and does not separate.

    Supporting ingredient

    Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

    • solubilizer
    • emulsifier
  • 5 Aloe

What the whole list adds up to

  • 2 solvents
  • 2 humectants
  • 1 solubilizer
  • 1 emulsifier

Ingredient list captured 2026-11-01. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 1.69 oz

Commonly seen $31–34 Midpoint $31.45 · 4 stores · checked Oct 17
Good value under $15 Under $8.65/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $15 line; products that do this job typically go for about $28 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it6 listings · 6 stores

1.69 ozusual store size

17 ozBest per ounce

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. 1.69 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.
  2. Commonly seen is the middle half of current prices for the 1.69 oz at recognised stores. We leave out the cheapest and most expensive quarters, so one sale or one overpriced listing can’t move it.
  3. Good value under $15 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $8.65/oz; at 1.69 oz that is $15. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $28 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 1.69 oz.

Formula

Formula score
2 of 10

It costs about what other scalp treatments cost per ounce, but the formula leaves out conditioning agents up front, which most of the format carries.

How the score is counted
  • 4 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs more per ounce than 73% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced
  • No conditioning agents up front in the formula
  • No oils or butters in the working zone 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.

BiolageClosest function Scalp Sync Purifying & Exfoliating Concentrate $4.13/oz $14.48/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Lightweight
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • 6.8 oz bottle
  • Sold through salons
Compare
DavinesClose function ELEVATING Scalp Recovery Treatment $13.91/oz $4.70/oz less
  • Protein-free
  • Lightweight
  • Silicone-free
Differs
  • Prestige tier
  • 3.4 oz bottle
Compare
MizaniLowest cost per oz Scalp Care Soothing Serum $2.83/oz $15.78/oz less
  • Fragrance-free
  • Protein-free
  • Lightweight
· Close function
Differs
  • Masstige tier
  • 4 oz bottle
Compare

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

Only for a specific need
Best user

Vegan and cruelty-free shoppers, looking for a vegan, cruelty-free product and fewer ingredients to react to

Biggest tradeoff

Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or very humid climates, or people shopping on a budget

Best alternative if not

Biolage Scalp Sync Purifying & Exfoliating Concentrate 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.

0
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
3
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Instant scalp relief & cooling effect

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

—

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Reduces flakiness

No over-the-counter anti-dandruff active appears in the list.

—

Stated by brand

Soothing, not an active treatment.

Dermatologically tested

A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.

—

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.

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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.
  • 3 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 2 editorial), last checked 2026-10-17.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 2 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 2026-10-17.

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