Roz Salt Scalp Scrub vs Free & Clear Hair Shampoo for Sensitive Skin, 12 oz: 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
Vanicream
Free & Clear Hair Shampoo for Sensitive Skin, 12 oz
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
Possible1,4-dioxane (non-ionic surfactant contaminant)
PossibleFormaldehyde releasers (preservative byproduct)
ReportedBacterial or fungal growth in opened container
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 Vanicream.
- We flag 1,4-dioxane (non-ionic surfactant contaminant), Formaldehyde releasers (preservative byproduct) and Bacterial or fungal growth in opened container on the Vanicream and not on the Credo Beauty.
- The Credo Beauty is salt crystals, mineral-based scrub where the Vanicream is aqueous shampoo base, no reported PFAS-prone additives, 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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