A lightweight hydrating serum designed to moisturize and balance the scalp without leaving greasy residue in hair.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol Caprylate, Sarcosine, Glycerin, Bisabolol, C13-15 Alkane, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Squalane, Arginine, Sodium Phytate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
This serum hydrates a dry scalp without the heaviness of a body lotion, sinking in cleanly among hair strands instead of gunking them up. Dermatologists praise its lightweight formula (built on glycerin for hydration and balm for calming) and note it delivers the moisture a compromised scalp needs while staying grease-free, much like a comparable drugstore active.
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Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
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Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A lightweight hydrating serum designed to moisturize and balance the scalp without leaving greasy residue in hair.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
Seen Restore Scalp Serum holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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