Castor Oil Bio in the 300 ml bottle is Anaé’s committed-household size — the same pure, organic, cold-pressed castor oil as the 100 ml, in the volume that turns occasional experiments into standing rituals. COSMOS ORGANIC certified by Ecocert Greenlife, hexane-free, and containing precisely one ingredient: organic castor seed oil.

The oil, and why the pressing matters

Castor oil’s richness is its identity — a dense, glossy oil from the seeds of Ricinus communis, prized for exactly the cushioning weight lighter oils lack. Cold pressing keeps that character intact without solvent shortcuts (the hexane-free line is doing real work on this label), and the COSMOS certification audits the whole chain from seed to bottle. What reaches you is the traditional beauty oil, unimproved because it needed no improving.

What the big bottle unlocks

• Proper hair masks — the use that eats through small bottles; 300 ml supports weekly pre-wash treatments for months
• The traditional castor pack — a flannel soaked in warm oil, applied and covered with a warm compress for around twenty minutes: the old ritual, done without rationing
• Lashes, brows and nails — the precision uses that barely dent this volume
• Split-end duty and skin care — smoothing dry lengths and nourishing rough patches as standing maintenance
• DIY blending stock — the base bottle for homemade masks, cleansing oils and balms

Using it well

Apply small amounts directly, or blend with a lighter oil for spreadability — the two-to-one almond-to-castor mix remains the house recommendation for lengths of hair. Patch-test before first use, keep it out of the eyes themselves at the lash line, and store away from heat and light. External use; vegan throughout, like the entire Anaé range.

Frequently asked questions

100 ml or 300 ml? Drop-wise users (lashes, nails) may never finish the small one; hair-mask households should skip straight to this — the per-millilitre maths agrees.

Same oil in both sizes? Identical — certification, pressing and single-ingredient label unchanged; only the bottle grows.

Does it expire? Cold-pressed oils reward cool, dark storage — treated properly, the bottle comfortably outlives the routine that empties it.

The refill philosophy, applied to beauty

Anaé’s whole catalogue is a quiet argument against the modern bathroom: fewer products, purer ingredients, bought at sensible volumes and used for everything their nature allows. The 300 ml castor bottle is that philosophy at its most persuasive — one certified ingredient replacing a shelf of single-purpose serums, at a cost per treatment that makes the boutique alternatives look faintly embarrassed. It also decants beautifully: a small dropper bottle for the nightstand’s lash duty, the mother bottle in the cupboard for mask nights. Waste less, apply more, and let the certification do the worrying about what’s actually in it — the entire routine, solved in one pour.

Warm or cold application? Slightly warmed (bottle in a bowl of warm water) spreads noticeably easier for masks and packs — never microwave the bottle itself.

Is 300 ml too much to use before it ages? Not for any household actually doing hair masks — and castor’s natural stability gives it one of the longer shelf lives among cold-pressed oils anyway.

Difference from pharmacy castor oil? Certification and processing — COSMOS organic, hexane-free cold pressing, cosmetic-grade bottling; the pharmacy bottle makes none of those promises.

Which Anaé product next? The menstrual cups and powder shampoos share the same low-waste logic — the castor bottle tends to be the gateway purchase.

Delivery in Malta & Gozo

€6 delivery, free over €40 across Malta and Gozo, or collection from St Paul’s Bay — the big bottle single-handedly carries a basket most of the way there.