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Vitamin E (Tocopherols)

d-α-tocopherol · mixed tocopherols

The membrane antioxidant that stops your hair's fatty acids from going rancid.

Region
🇺🇸 USA · non-GMO sunflower & soy
Form
Viscous amber oil
Shelf life
36 months sealed
Category
Vitamin
The briefHow it worksMolecularSignalHeritageField → phialPairsFormulasFAQSources

01The brief.

Origin

Extracted from non-GMO sunflower seed distillates in the American Midwest. We use natural d-α-tocopherol (2× more bio-active than the synthetic dl-form).

Extraction

Vacuum-distilled from vegetable-oil deodoriser distillate — the same tocopherol-rich stream sold to the pharma industry.

Concentration

0.1%–1% in oil-phase formulas — enough to protect the oil itself from oxidation and deliver an antioxidant dose to hair.

02How it works.

Vitamin E lives in the lipid bilayer of cell membranes and in the fatty coating of every hair shaft. When UV or pollution generates a free radical, tocopherol donates a hydrogen to neutralise it — sparing your hair's own lipids from oxidation, which is the molecular event behind dull, brittle, colour-faded strands.

  • Benefits
  • ✦Neutralises free radicals from UV and pollution
  • ✦Prevents colour-treated hair from oxidative fade
  • ✦Stabilises the oils it's blended with, extending shelf life
  • ✦Supports scalp barrier function alongside ceramides

03Molecular signature.

The active constituents that make Vitamin E (Tocopherols) work — with standardised percentages where measured by HPLC.

  • α-Tocopherol

    Most bio-active isoform — the reference antioxidant.

  • γ-Tocopherol

    Traps reactive nitrogen species missed by α-tocopherol.

  • Tocotrienols

    Newer research: superior scalp-follicle antioxidant coverage.

04Signal profile.

EvidencePotencySafetyHeritageSensorySourcing

A living profile — the record that made Vitamin E (Tocopherols) the house's choice.

  • Evidence

    1 peer-reviewed source

    52

  • Potency

    Standardised at 8

    20

  • Safety

    Broad tolerance

    92

  • Heritage

    Documented across 3 traditions

    79

  • Sensory

    Vitamin profile

    58

  • Sourcing

    Traceable provenance

    78

05Heritage.

The record

Discovered in 1922 by Evans and Bishop as 'anti-sterility factor X' in lettuce. Named 'tocopherol' from the Greek tokos (childbirth) + pherein (to bear). Its topical use in hair began with wartime cosmetic scarcity in the 1940s when tocopherol-rich wheat-germ oil replaced imported palm and coconut.

Traditional use

Wheat-germ oil massage in early 20th-century European hair medicine; Ayurvedic sesame-oil scalp treatments (naturally tocopherol-rich).

Naturally found in

  • ●Sunflower seeds, wheat germ, almonds
  • ●Cold-pressed vegetable oils
  • ●Every human cell membrane

Sustainability

A by-product of vegetable oil refining — we upcycle a waste stream that would otherwise be discarded or animal-fed.

06Field → phial.

Every gram of Vitamin E (Tocopherols) passes five gates before it enters a Ghori formula. No shortcuts, no re-labels — the paper trail runs from soil to seal.

  1. 𖤣01

    Stage 01

    Harvest

    Extracted from non-GMO sunflower seed distillates in the American Midwest. We use natural d-α-tocopherol (2× more bio-active than the synthetic dl-form).

  2. ❋02

    Stage 02

    Extract

    Vacuum-distilled from vegetable-oil deodoriser distillate — the same tocopherol-rich stream sold to the pharma industry.

  3. ◇03

    Stage 03

    Assay

    HPLC-verified. 8 standardised for tocopherol and tocotrienol isoforms — 'mixed e' is more potent than isolated α.

  4. ◉04

    Stage 04

    Formulate

    0.1%–1% in oil-phase formulas — enough to protect the oil itself from oxidation and deliver an antioxidant dose to hair.

  5. ⌘05

    Stage 05

    Deliver

    Stable 36 months sealed. Sealed under nitrogen where required.

07Best for. Pairs with.

Best for

  • Colour-treated hair losing vibrancy
  • Sun-exposed or pool-swimming hair
  • Anyone using heat tools daily

Works well with

  • Argan Oil
  • Moringa Oleifera Oil
  • Ceramide Complex

08In 3 formulas.

09People often ask.

Natural vs synthetic Vitamin E?

Natural (d-α-tocopherol) is about twice as bio-active as synthetic (dl-α-tocopherol) — we use natural only.

Can Vitamin E fix already-damaged hair?

No antioxidant can rebuild broken bonds — but it stops further oxidative damage from accumulating.

10The paper trail.

  1. 01Beoy LA, et al. Trop Life Sci Res. 2010 — Effects of tocotrienol supplementation on hair growth.

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