Vitamin E
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Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant used in scalp and hair care to help protect a formula from oxidation and to condition and comfort the scalp.
What Vitamin E does
Vitamin E is in every Juje formula, which makes it a second connective thread alongside squalane — but it earns its place by doing two jobs at once. It's a natural antioxidant that helps keep the botanical oils fresh in the bottle, and on the scalp it conditions and comforts. Quiet, universal, and doing more than its short INCI listing suggests.
Under the loupe
Tocopherol and its ester tocopheryl acetate are the cosmetic forms of vitamin E. As an antioxidant, vitamin E helps neutralize the free radicals that would otherwise oxidize and degrade natural oils — so in oil-rich formulas like Juje's it doubles as a gentle, botanical way to protect the blend while still delivering skin-loving benefits to the scalp. One ingredient, two roles: stability inside the bottle, conditioning outside it.
| Role | What it does |
|---|---|
| In the bottle | Antioxidant that helps protect the botanical oils from going off |
| On the scalp | Conditions and comforts, supporting a healthy-looking barrier feel |
Where you'll find it
1 Exfoliate No. 1 Scalp Clarifier A rinse-off exfoliating treatment. Vitamin E conditions and protects the oil blend. View → 2 Nourish No. 2 Scalp Serum A weightless anhydrous oil serum. Vitamin E keeps the pure oils fresh. View → 3 Renew No. 3 Scalp Elixir A targeted leave-on treatment. Apply to problem areas only — not all over. View → 4 Condition No. 4 Hair Masque A rinse-off conditioning treatment. Vitamin E adds antioxidant conditioning. View →Common questions
What does vitamin E do for hair?
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that conditions and comforts the scalp while helping protect a formula's natural oils from oxidation. In Juje it appears in all four products.
Is vitamin E an antioxidant or a preservative?
It's an antioxidant. It slows the oxidation that can make natural oils go off, which supports freshness, but it works alongside a dedicated preservative system rather than replacing one.
The Ingredient Index is educational. Juje products are cosmetics intended to improve the look and feel of the scalp and hair; they are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.