3 Best Clove Hair Products for Growing Long Natural Hair (The Forgotten Spice We’re Revisiting)
by Team CurlyNikki
We have put some interesting things on our natural hair over the years.
Rice water.
Onion juice.
Fenugreek seeds.
And apparently, cloves deserve a place in the conversation, too.
Cloves have a long history in traditional herbal preparations, and their signature warm, spicy scent comes largely from a compound called eugenol.
It’s been studied for its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
But what caught our attention was discovering actual hair products made with cloves.
Not another DIY recipe involving a pot, a strainer, and your entire afternoon.
THREE PRODUCTS WE CAN ACTUALLY BUY.
Let’s investigate.
CurlyNikki Says: I make clove tea most nights!
The Best Clove Hair Products Compared
| Product | Best For | What Makes It Interesting |
|---|---|---|
| Unique Organics Scalp Revival Botanical Tonic | Lightweight scalp refreshing | Clove, coffee and fenugreek |
| Seriti Luxury Therapy Oil | Dry scalp and pre-shampoo oiling | Clove, rosemary and black seed |
| Unique Organics Clove & Crown Hair Cream | Dry, fragile natural hair | Clove, fenugreek, ginger and rich conditioning oils |
1. Unique Organics Scalp Revival Botanical Tonic
Now THIS is an interesting combination.
CLOVES. COFFEE. FENUGREEK.
Unique Organics puts all three into a lightweight botanical scalp tonic.
The formula also includes cinnamon, star anise, peppermint, and lavender.
Imagine that warm, spicy herbal combination.
This is a water-based mist, not another thick scalp oil.
Apply it lightly to accessible scalp sections between wash days.
You can use it while wearing twists, braids, or loose natural styles without coating all your lengths in grease.
The appeal is a refreshed scalp and a lighter product texture.
And because the formula includes several aromatic botanicals, we’d patch-test before using it extensively, particularly on a sensitive scalp.
Best for: Naturals who want to explore clove-based scalp care without heavy oils.
2. Seriti Luxury Therapy Oil
Now let’s get into the OILS.
Seriti Luxury Therapy Oil brings cloves together with rosemary, fenugreek, stinging nettle, and black seed oil in a sweet almond oil base.
And unlike the lightweight tonic above, this one is designed for scalp oiling, pre-shampoo treatments, or finishing dry hair.
We love a product with more than one purpose.
Apply a few drops to your fingertips and massage gently into the scalp, or concentrate on your lengths and ends before shampooing.
The oil can also be used over moisturized hair to add lubrication and shine.
What interests us most is the combination of traditional botanicals in a finished oil blend.
There’s no need to boil cloves in your kitchen or add undiluted essential oil directly to your scalp.
And the brand is a women-founded business from Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a portion of proceeds supporting a youth literacy initiative.
Best for: Women who enjoy traditional botanical oiling and want softer, more manageable natural hair.
3. Unique Organics Clove & Crown Intensive Hair Cream
Okay, we’ve covered the scalp mist.
We’ve covered the oil.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THESE DRY ENDS?
Because there’s no point having a beautifully refreshed scalp if the bottom half of your hair feels like somebody’s old broom.
Unique Organics Clove & Crown is a rich conditioning cream formulated with clove, fenugreek, ginger, moringa, rose water, and Monoi de Tahiti.
It also includes glycerin and traditional conditioning ingredients.
This is a different approach to clove haircare.
Instead of concentrating entirely on the scalp, we’re using a creamy product to soften the lengths.
Apply a small amount to damp hair, concentrating on rough-feeling sections and ends.
Smooth through your twists or work into sections before styling.
For fine hair, use a light hand. This is a richer formula, and nobody wants a twist-out weighed down by half a jar of cream.
Best for: Women with dry, coarse-feeling natural hair who want a botanical conditioning cream.
Can Cloves Really Help Black Women Grow Longer Natural Hair?
Here’s what we know.
Cloves contain eugenol, a compound researchers have studied for antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
That’s part of what makes cloves interesting in traditional herbal care and modern cosmetics.
But we need to distinguish those properties from actual hair regrowth.
CLOVES HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN TO MAKE HUMAN HAIR GROW FASTER.
And concentrated clove essential oil can irritate the scalp or trigger an allergic reaction.
That’s why we’d explore properly formulated hair products instead of pouring essential oil directly onto our roots.
The practical benefits here come from the finished formulations.
A lightweight tonic can refresh.
An oil can lubricate dry strands.
And a cream can help soften hair and improve manageability.
Those are three very different jobs.
And if better manageability helps us handle our hair more gently, that’s useful for length retention.
You don’t need all three products.
Choose the one that addresses your actual hair concern.
Because eighteen years into this natural hair journey, we’re STILL discovering new ingredients.
And I love that we’re revisiting the old ones, too.
FIRST WE WERE SOAKING FENUGREEK SEEDS.
NOW WE’RE SHOPPING FOR CLOVES.
Girl, the natural hair community has always been an adventure.
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