A cold-pressed scalp oil made in British Columbia. Jojoba, grapeseed, rosemary, vitamin E. That is the entire list.
Cold-pressed, small batch, mixed in British Columbia. No silicones, no parabens, no filler oils, no fragrance added beyond the rosemary itself.
Why four
Every extra ingredient in a formula is another thing that can irritate a scalp, go rancid, or exist only to make a label look impressive. So we cut until there was nothing left to cut.
What remains does real work. Jojoba and grapeseed carry the weight. Rosemary wakes the scalp up. Vitamin E keeps the blend fresh in the bottle. Take any one away and the oil is worse.
The formula
Listed in the same order they appear on the label. Four oils, each one doing a job you can point to.
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
The nourisher. A lightweight liquid wax rather than a true oil, which is why it conditions without sitting heavy on the scalp.
Its wax-ester structure is close to the skin's own sebum, so it absorbs rather than coats.
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
The strengthener. Light, non-greasy and rich in linoleic acid, for softness and resilience without weight.
Studied for its effect on the mechanical strength and moisture retention of damaged hair.
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil · CT cineole
The awakener. A steam-distilled aromatic that brings the scalp to life and carries the scent of the whole blend.
Used at a low, deliberate concentration. More is not better here.
Tocopherol (mixed)
The keeper. An oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the other three from oxidising in the bottle.
This is why the glass is amber and not clear. Light is the enemy of a cold-pressed blend.
Fig. 01 · Wax esters
Jojoba isn't technically an oil. It's a liquid wax, made almost entirely of wax esters: two long carbon chains joined by a single ester bond. About a quarter of the sebum your scalp makes on its own is wax esters too. Similar architecture. Not identical, and we won't pretend it is.
The ritual
It is not complicated, and it is not meant to be. The point is that you actually do it.
Part dry or towel-dried hair. Place one full pipette, about 1 mL, directly onto the scalp along the partings, not the lengths.
Work it in with your fingertips, not your nails. Two full minutes. This part matters more than the amount you use.
Leave in overnight, or wash out after thirty minutes. Both work. Use two to three times a week.
What changes
Scroll to watch what happens at the surface of the skin. This describes how the scalp and hair look and feel with regular use. It is not a medical claim and it is not a promise about hair growth.
Scalp feels tight after washing. Lengths look dull and snap easily when brushed. Product builds up because nothing is absorbing.
Scalp feels comfortable rather than tight. Hair looks healthier and feels stronger and softer, with less of the visible breakage that comes from dryness.
The outer layer of skin is often described as a brick wall: flattened cells for bricks, lipids for mortar. When that mortar runs low, water slips out through the gaps and evaporates from the surface. This is called transepidermal water loss. In an in vivo study on human skin, jojoba oil had an occlusive effect on this outer layer comparable to petrolatum, keeping more water held within it.
Norealle is a cosmetic, not a drug. It supports scalp wellness and the look and feel of hair. It is not intended to treat, prevent or cure any condition, and it does not claim to regrow hair. Individual experience varies. Patch test before first use.
Made honestly
Fig. 03 · Lipid oxidation
Grapeseed oil is rich in linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fats oxidise easily. Light can start it. Once one molecule oxidises, it becomes a free radical that attacks the next, as a chain reaction. That is how oils go rancid. Two things stop it here: amber glass filters out most ultraviolet light before it reaches the oil, and vitamin E neutralises free radicals before the chain can spread.
Ultraviolet light reaches the oil. Each free radical damages a molecule and creates the next one, so the damage spreads.
Most ultraviolet light stops at the glass. The free radicals that still form are neutralised by vitamin E before they can pass the damage on.
Scalp Strength Oil
Net quantity 30 mL
Shipping $13.00 FREE on the 2-pack and 3-pack · $6.99 on a single bottle
30 mL of cold-pressed scalp oil in amber glass with a glass pipette. Enough for roughly twelve weeks at one full pipette, two to three times a week.
Picking up in Surrey or Vancouver? Order the single bottle and email hello@norealle.com: we refund the shipping.