Using our cold-pressed batana oil, drop by drop

How we'd use our batana dropper: where the oil comes from, how to count drops into your palm, where to keep the glass bottle and how long 2 fl oz lasts.

The palm nut behind the name

Batana oil comes from the nut of Elaeis oleifera, an oil palm native to Central America. We bottle it as a single-ingredient, unrefined oil: nothing but the cold-pressed oil from the nut. No parabens, no sulfates, no synthetic fragrance on our label, and we don't refine it on the way to the glass.

Why we chose a dropper

We chose a dropper cap because a wide open neck can't give you small amounts. Squeeze the bulb, draw the oil into the glass tube and count the drops into your palm. Rub your palms together to warm it, then, as our label says, work it through your lengths or across your scalp with your fingertips.

Where to keep our bottle

Turn the cap tight between uses so nothing spills and less air gets in. Keep our bottle in a dark cupboard or a closed drawer, not on a sunny bathroom windowsill where heat and daylight hit the glass. A dry cabinet at steady room temperature is where unrefined oil keeps best.

How long 2 fl oz lasts

We fill each bottle with 2 fl oz. How fast you finish it depends on how many drops you use and how often you reach for it: a few drops on the ends goes much further than coating your whole scalp. Keep count of your drops and you'll know when to reorder without guessing.