Roz Salt Scalp Scrub vs Sleek & Shine Fortifying Shampoo: which is safer?
Roz Salt Scalp Scrub is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Credo Beauty
Roz Salt Scalp Scrub
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleFragrance allergens or undisclosed fragrance components
ReportedMechanical irritation from crystal size and shape
Garnier Fructis
Sleek & Shine Fortifying Shampoo
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (synthetic contaminant)
PossibleFragrance allergens and undisclosed compounds
ReportedPreservative-related irritation (phenoxyethanol, methylisothiazolinone)
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 Garnier Fructis.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane (synthetic contaminant), Fragrance allergens and undisclosed compounds and Preservative-related irritation (phenoxyethanol, methylisothiazolinone) on the Garnier Fructis and not on the Credo Beauty.
- The Credo Beauty is salt crystals, mineral-based scrub where the Garnier Fructis is aqueous surfactant-based liquid shampoo (no PFAS-indicator coating or treatment), 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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