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Why a 10ml roll-on? The thinking behind the bottle

Roller, not dropper. Glass, not plastic. 10ml, not 50. Every part of the Magic Oil PURE bottle was a choice, so here's the reasoning behind each one.

XSEED Journal2 November 20263 min read
The cobalt-blue Magic Oil PURE roll-on standing on slate

Most oils come in a dropper bottle or a pump. Ours comes in a 10ml cobalt-blue glass roll-on. People ask why, so this is the long answer.

The short answer is that we designed the bottle around how the oil actually gets used: a few strokes at a time, often away from home, by people who don't want oily fingers.

Roll-on, not dropper

Droppers are fine on a bathroom shelf. Anywhere else they drip, spill and put oil on your fingers before it reaches your skin. You also tend to use more than you need, because a drop is a fixed size whether you wanted that much or not.

A roller puts the oil exactly where you want it, in a thin layer you control. There's no pipette to refill and nothing to knock over in a bag.

Roll-on, not dropper.
Roll-on, not dropper.

A steel roller ball

The ball is steel. It is smooth on the skin, it doesn't crack and it is easy to wipe clean with a dry tissue. It sits in a fitment that holds it in place and controls the flow of oil, so each stroke delivers a thin, even layer.

Glass, not plastic

The bottle is heavy cobalt-blue glass. It feels solid in the hand, it doesn't scratch easily and it looks the part on a shelf, in a treatment room or on a bedside table.

Dark glass has long been used for oils for a reason: it cuts down the light reaching what's inside. It is still worth keeping the bottle out of direct sunlight. Glass is also widely recycled in the UK, which matters to us and to a lot of our customers.

Heavy cobalt-blue glass.
Heavy cobalt-blue glass.

Why 10ml?

10ml is small enough to forget about until you need it. It fits a jeans pocket, a kit bag side pocket, a washbag, a desk drawer or a handbag. It is also a sensible size for a concentrated, two-ingredient oil applied a few strokes at a time.

Smaller bottles have another advantage. Each one is used up and replaced with a fresh one, rather than sitting half full in a cupboard for a year.

10ml: small enough for a jeans pocket.
10ml: small enough for a jeans pocket.

Under 100ml for hand luggage

At most UK airports, liquids in hand luggage need to be in containers of 100ml or less, carried in a clear resealable bag. A 10ml bottle fits that comfortably, so there's no need to check it in. Rules can change and some airports have different scanners, so always check your airport's current guidance before you travel.

Hand luggage friendly.
Hand luggage friendly.

What's inside

Two ingredients: cold-pressed hemp seed oil and a multi-strain hemp extract. Nothing added for scent, colour or shelf life. What's in the bottle is the plant. You can read about each ingredient in What's actually inside Magic Oil PURE.

Small bottle. Long list of compounds.

Magic Oil PURE 10ml cobalt-blue glass roll-on, studio photograph
The oil behind the journal

Magic Oil PURE

Cold-pressed hemp seed oil and a multi-strain hemp extract in a 10ml cobalt-blue glass roll-on. Two ingredients. Nothing added for scent, colour or shelf life.

Two ingredientsCannabinoids not detectedUKAS lab testedCPSR certifiedMade in the UK
£4510ml · Free UK shipping
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