Africa's Best Ultimate Herbal Oil 8 oz
Eight ounces is double what the rest of the Africa's Best oils come in, and that tells you how this one is meant to be used. It is the everyday bottle, the one that lives on the shelf and gets poured into a palm without much thought.
The formula is a botanical blend rather than a single oil, built to work across hair, scalp and skin. That breadth is the point of a herbal oil, and it is why the bottle is bigger.
- Conditions dry hair and skin in the same pass
- Soothes the feel of a dry, tight scalp
- Keeps strands supple, so fewer of them snap under a comb
- Big enough to use daily without watching the level
On hair it goes into the scalp first and through the lengths second. On skin it works as a body oil after a shower, while you are still damp.
Aimed at wavy through 3c textures. If you want one oil in the house rather than four, this is the one in the range built for that.
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Canola Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Mentha Piperata (Peppermint) Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract, Fragrance (Parfum)
- 24-hour delivery
- Every brand we carry ships within 24 hours, not just the hero lines. Order before 2pm and it leaves the same working day.
- Free over £40
- UK delivery is free on orders over £40. Below that it is a flat rate, shown at checkout before you pay.
- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Eight ounces invites heavy handedness, so decant a little into a smaller bottle if you can.
On the head, go along partings with the fingertips, then rub your palms together and smooth the rest over the tips. On the body, apply while the skin is still wet from a shower and pat dry rather than rubbing. It also works warmed through dry hair an hour before shampoo.
Results
Hair feels supple rather than coated, which is the difference between a botanical blend and a heavy grease.
Dry lengths soften, flat hair takes on a light sheen, and strands hold enough flexibility that combing produces less breakage. On a dry scalp the tightness eases. On skin it absorbs instead of sitting on top, so it works on elbows and shins.
Composition
Full ingredients list
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Canola Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Mentha Piperata (Peppermint) Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract, Fragrance (Parfum)
