Roz Salt Scalp Scrub vs Nutritive Bain Satin Riche Shampoo 8.5 oz: 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

Kerastase Nutritive Bain Satin Riche Shampoo 8.5 oz

Kerastase

Nutritive Bain Satin Riche Shampoo 8.5 oz

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

aqueous shampoo base (water, surfactants, conditioning agents)

Confidence

75%

PossibleFragrance allergens

Possible1,4-dioxane contamination

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 Fragrance allergens and 1,4-dioxane contamination on the Kerastase and not on the Credo Beauty.
  • The Credo Beauty is salt crystals, mineral-based scrub where the Kerastase is aqueous shampoo base (water, surfactants, conditioning agents), 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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