Our story
We didn’t start as a beauty brand.
We’re manufacturers. As more Batana products entered the market, we kept hearing the same three requests behind the scenes — can we dilute it, can we add fillers, can we lower the cost? So we sourced directly from Honduras and built the ritual we’d actually use ourselves.
Hand-pressed in Honduras — small-batch, traditional process.
Sourced direct
Every batch comes from the same families, the same way it’s always been made.
The Batana nut is roasted over an open wood fire, ground by hand on a stone metate, then rendered in cast-iron pots until the oil rises. It’s the way it’s been done in Honduras for generations.
We don’t ship through brokers. We source directly from the families who do this work, and every jar we sell traces back to a specific batch — no middlemen, no anonymous wholesalers, no “proprietary blend.”
No shortcuts
We ship Batana the way we’d want to receive it.
Pure. Undiluted. Cold-pressed. No coconut oil to thin it out, no fragrance to mask the natural smoky aroma, no marketing claims dressed up as ingredients.
The shampoo and conditioner that round out the ritual are formulated the same way — gentle, color-safe, and designed specifically for fragile, thinning, and textured hair. They exist because the oil alone isn’t the whole story; the cleanse and condition are what carry the result between treatments.
Now stocked at 60+ independent boutiques across 26 states.
What we stand for
Three things we won’t compromise on.
01 · Pure
Single ingredient.
The oil is 100% Honduran Batana — no carrier oils, no fragrance, no preservatives. Hand-pressed and unrefined. Every batch is the same recipe people have used for generations.
02 · Direct
Sourced from the source.
No wholesalers, no anonymous distributors. We work with the families that grow, roast, and press the nuts — and every shipment is traceable back to a specific small batch.
03 · Honest
No miracle promises.
Consistency matters more than intensity. We tell people what to expect by Week 1, Week 6, and Week 12 — and back it with a 45-day money-back guarantee if the ritual isn’t working.
Start the ritual.
The full Vie Naturelle ritual — pure Batana Oil, gentle cleanse, lightweight conditioning. 45-day money-back guarantee.
Start My Ritual — $29.99