The Rootist
Clarify Balancing Serum for Oily Scalp
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Good for: Oily Scalp
Without Silicones
Salicylic Acid
Clean + Planet Aware
Vegan
All Hair TypesAbout the Product
Item 2750446
What it is: A lightweight, leave-in salicylic acid serum that gets to the root of oily scalp and hair, reducing and controlling excess oil where it starts.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Flaky/Dry Scalp
- Oily Scalp
- Scalp Build Up
Key Benefits:
- Reduces excess oil and refreshes the scalp
- Helps soothe irritation and visible redness
- Lightweight serum won't weigh down hair
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Proprietary Rootbiomic Ferment™: Promotes anchored roots, balanced scalp, and visibly stronger, healthier hair.
- 1% BHA (Salicylic Acid): Exfoliates and clarifies the scalp by helping to break down excess oil.
- Chlorella (Chlorella Vulgaris Extract): Nourishing superfood hydrates, soothes, and rebalances oil.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This oil targets, reduces, and rebalances excess oil–without drying out the scalp–for the ultimate balance. It is made with proprietary Rootbiomic Ferment, a multivitamin superfood that restores balance and helps healthier hair take root.
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-1% BHA (Salicylic Acid): Exfoliates and clarifies the scalp by helping to break down excess oil.
-Chlorella (Chlorella Vulgaris Extract): Nourishing superfood hydrates, soothes, and rebalances oil.
Lactobacillus/(Centella Asiatica/Coffee Seed/Ganoderma Lucidum/Hops/Panax Ginseng Root/Scutellaria Baicalensis Root) Extract/Pea Extract/Rice Seed Extract Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Propanediol, Arginine, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Water/Aqua/Eau, Salicylic Acid, Zinc PCA, Leptospermum Scoparium Leaf Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Allantoin, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Inulin, Saccharide Isomerate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sarcosine, Fructose, Glucose, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Limonene, Linalool.
The list of ingredients is subject to change, please consult the packaging of the product purchased.
-Apply two to three times per week to clean, towel-dried scalp, focusing on areas of concern, and massage thoroughly.
-Do not rinse, and style as usual.
-Average application is two full droppers, distributed evenly throughout the crown.
Recycling Instructions:
-Rinse and recycle the glass bottle and transfer the reusable dropper to your next bottle.
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We are The Rootist, biotech-born hair care that’s unlocking the future by looking to the past. We harness the ancient science of fermentation in our proprietary Rootbiomic Ferment, a powerfully effective, multivitamin superfood designed for the connection between roots, scalp, and hair and found in every Rootist product. Brewed for benefits, biologically derived, and biologically compatible, our ferment promotes maximum hair wellness and helps strong, healthy-looking hair take root. The Rootist products are clean, vegan, silicone-free, made with sustainably sourced ingredients, and formulated with no added water. We use packaging materials that are more readily recyclable and feature reusable pumps and prefills to help reduce waste.