Roz Salt Scalp Scrub vs Chronologiste Bain Régénérant 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

Chronologiste Bain Régénérant Shampoo

Kerastase

Chronologiste Bain Régénérant Shampoo

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 63/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

aqueous surfactants, conditioning agents, preservatives, typical liquid shampoo formulation

Confidence

72%

PossiblePreservative allergens (contact sensitization)

PossibleFragrance undisclosed components (respiratory/skin sensitization)

PossibleMicroplastics (synthetic polymers)

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 Kerastase.
  • We flag Preservative allergens (contact sensitization), Fragrance undisclosed components (respiratory/skin sensitization) and Microplastics (synthetic polymers) on the Kerastase and not on the Credo Beauty.
  • The Credo Beauty is salt crystals, mineral-based scrub where the Kerastase is aqueous surfactants, conditioning agents, preservatives, typical liquid shampoo formulation, 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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