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Verb

Repair Oil

Finisher / Hair oil, light-reflecting

  • Finisher
  • oil
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
  • Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Size2 fl oz
Price$22seen at one store · 2 oz
Price / oz$11.00/ozat 2 oz

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Scent:

No added fragrance, no scenting essential oils, and no declared fragrance allergens on the list.

Manufacturer page: verbproducts.com

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Upper-mid price for a hair oil

$11.00/oz at 2 oz, more than 63% of the 270 hair oils , which mostly run $3.15–14.77/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

no fragrance (parfum) on the label
free of strong smells
Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
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

Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Frizz in humid airno film former or silicone to hold it back
If scent matters to younothing is added here
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel

Whether a finisher this rich looks shiny or greasy on you depends on your strand thickness and how oily your hair gets. Your consultation answers that.

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 Light esters

Light esters or a volatile carrier: shine with little residue.

Weight on the hair Rich

Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients.

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. 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
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride light ester Light slip without much weight Shine
C9-12 Alkane emollient Softens and smooths the strand Shine
Squalane emollient Softens and smooths the strand Detangles
Coconut Alkanes emollient Softens and smooths the strand Shine
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil oil The shine and softening system Shine
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil oil The shine and softening system Shine
Dodecane solvent The base everything else is dissolved in Shine
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 protein Firms up soft, over-stretchy hair Protein
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. Heavier butters sit in the working part of the list.
Full ingredient list (9)

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 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
    General function

    A light, refined coconut-derived oil that spreads easily and does not go rancid. It gives slip without a heavy feel.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitFine or easily flattened hair

    A light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Spreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.

    • light ester
    • emollient
  • 2 C9-12 Alkane
    General function

    A very light plant-derived carrier that evaporates quickly.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    • emollient
    • solvent
  • 3 Squalane
    General function

    The fully hydrogenated form of squalene, now made from olive or sugarcane rather than shark liver. Hydrogenation is what makes it so slow to oxidise; it spreads very lightly and absorbs without a greasy film.

    Leading ingredient

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

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Deposits a lubricating layer that makes combing easier, which is most of what stops mechanical damage adding to frizz.

    PubChem
    • emollient
    • conditioning agent
  • 4 Coconut Alkanes
    General function

    A coconut-derived light emollient used as a plant alternative to silicone.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair

    Emollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.

    • emollient
    • solvent
  • 5 Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil
    General function

    A rich oil used in masks and heavier creams for softness on coarse or dry hair.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats 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 hair

    A 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 hair

    Near 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
  • 6 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
    General function

    A light, widely used oil that softens without much weight.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair

    Coats 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 hair

    A 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 hair

    Near the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.

    International Journal of Trichology
    • oil
    • emollient
  • 7 Dodecane
    General function

    A light hydrocarbon used to spread other ingredients thinly before evaporating.

    Supporting ingredient

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

    • solvent
    • emollient
  • 8 Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
    • protein
  • 9 Meadowfoam Estolide
    • conditioning agent

What the whole list adds up to

  • 7 emollients
  • 3 solvents
  • 2 conditioning agents
  • 2 oils
  • 1 light ester
  • 1 protein

Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 2 oz

Seen at $22 1 store · checked Sep 5
Good value under $21 Under $10.25/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 7 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $21 line; products that do this job typically go for about $25 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it2 listings · 2 stores
  • Bloomingdale's
    $22.00
    2 oz · $11.00/oz
    Sep 5Lowest per oz
  • Verb
    $22.00
    2 oz · $11.00/oz
    Aug 28

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. 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.
  2. Seen at $22 is the price we have observed for the 2 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
  3. Good value under $21 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $10.25/oz; at 2 oz that is $21. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. About $25 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 2 oz.

Formula

Formula score
7 of 10

Nothing separates this from the middle of the range for hair oils, on formula or on cost per ounce.

How the score is counted
  • 2 products that do the same job cost less per ounce
  • Costs more per ounce than 63% 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.

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  • Protein-free
  • Rich
  • Silicone-free
Function
  • Protein
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  • Protein-free
  • Rich
  • Silicone-free
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  • Protein
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Built for curly to coily hair

Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits
Best user

People sensitive to fragrance, for a formula with no added fragrance and a product with no scent

Biggest tradeoff

Worth skipping for oily scalps and fine hair, frizz on humid days, or anyone who wants a product to smell of something

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.

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.

Product tames frizz effectively while maintaining healthy-looking shine and softness.

Lightweight formula provides shine without weighing hair down or feeling greasy.

Works well on various hair types including fine, thick, curly, wavy, and damaged hair.

Dropper applicator is inconvenient and difficult compared to a preferred pump dispenser.

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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, 1 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-05.
  • Ingredient references are linked for 2 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 2026-09-05.

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