4 oz / 113 g · Scalp-safe styling
Botanical MatteHair Cream
A hair cream built like skincare.
A scalp-safe styling cream led by aloe-vera juice at a real, weighed 38%, with shea butter and argan and jojoba oils. The matte finish comes from arrowroot starch and kaolin clay — minerals that absorb oil — so hair feels worked, not coated. It holds, washes out clean, and leaves no buildup. Twenty-five ingredients, full INCI published.
Free U.S. shipping over $100 · 4 oz / 113 g · Hand-finished in small batches in Charlevoix, Michigan
The formulation · real weighed percentages · in order
What's actually in it.
The top of the label, by weight, from the production batch card. The bronze bar is each ingredient’s real share of the jar. Aloe lands first — and longer than water.
Percentages from the v2026-01-15 production batch card; the >1% block is weighed and high-confidence. The complete 25-ingredient INCI is published in full below — nothing is left off. A whisper of essential oil (furocoumarin-free bergamot, cedarwood, peppermint) sits under 0.3%; never a synthetic “Parfum.”
The complete label · 25 ingredients
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aqua (Water), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Kaolin, Distearoylethyl Dimonium Methosulfate, Panthenol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Benzyl Alcohol, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Sodium Phytate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Avena Sativa (Oat) Protein, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil.
The matte system
Matte from minerals, not a silicone film.
Most styling creams fake a matte look with a silicone coating that sits on the strand and builds up over washes. Meria mattifies with arrowroot starch and kaolin clay — minerals that absorb surface oil and work with your hair instead of sealing it. It absorbs completely and washes out with regular shampoo. No clarifying treatments, no buildup.
What it leaves out
How to use
Apply a small amount to damp or dry hair. Warm between palms, work through lengths and ends. Style as desired. No rinse needed — it’s scalp-safe from roots to ends.
For external use only. Patch test if you have a known tree-nut allergy (contains argan + sweet almond oils).
Questions, answered plainly.
Can I use this on my scalp?
Yes. It’s formulated with skin-grade ingredients, so it can go right at the roots. The scalp is skin — Meria built the formula that way.
What does it actually feel like?
Light and buttery. On damp hair it melts in almost immediately. After it absorbs, the hair feels genuinely softer — not coated-soft. Actually soft.
What does it smell like?
A whisper. A trace essential-oil note — furocoumarin-free bergamot, cedarwood, peppermint, together under 0.3% — that fades after styling. No synthetic “Parfum,” and every scent ingredient is named on the label.
Does it cause buildup?
No. Unlike silicone products that coat the cuticle, this absorbs completely and washes out with regular shampoo. No clarifying treatments needed.
What hair types is it for?
All of them. Body without weight for fine hair, smoothing for thick hair, definition for waves and curls.
Will it last through swimming?
Yes. It absorbs rather than coating, so the softness survives water — chlorine and salt don’t strip it the way they strip silicone.
Wear the pair
The Meria Duo — both creams, free U.S. shipping, every ingredient named.
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