Roz Salt Scalp Scrub vs Clean Slate Clarifying Shampoo: which is safer?

Roz Salt Scalp Scrub is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Roz Salt Scalp Scrub

Credo Beauty

Roz Salt Scalp Scrub

PFAS grade

Excellent 100/100

Overall grade

Excellent 86/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

salt crystals, mineral-based scrub

Confidence

82%

PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components

ReportedMechanical irritation from crystal size and shape

Function of Beauty Clean Slate Clarifying Shampoo

Function of Beauty

Clean Slate Clarifying Shampoo

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous shampoo formula (surfactants, water, polymers)

Confidence

72%

PossibleFragrance allergens and sensitizers

PossiblePolymers and conditioning agent buildup

PossibleSulfate sensitivity in sensitive scalps

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Fragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components and Mechanical irritation from crystal size and shape on the Credo Beauty and not on the Function of Beauty.
  • We flag Fragrance allergens and sensitizers, Polymers and conditioning agent buildup and Sulfate sensitivity in sensitive scalps on the Function of Beauty and not on the Credo Beauty.
  • The Credo Beauty is salt crystals, mineral-based scrub where the Function of Beauty is aqueous shampoo formula (surfactants, water, polymers), which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 25 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Credo Beauty is the one to buy.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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