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Our Ultimate Scalp Scrub Guide & Top Picks

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Dealing with dryness, itchiness or flakiness? Restore balance to your scalp's microbiome with our bestselling scalp scrubs...

Emma Hobday
Emma Hobday Content Editor

A healthy scalp leads to healthy hair, so if your locks have been feeling flat, greasy or just not quite right lately, your scalp might be the real culprit. Enter scalp scrubs, designed to sweep away build-up, flaky skin and oil residue. 

Just like your skin, your scalp can collect dead skin cells, excess oil and general impurities like dust, grime and pollution, so shampoo alone doesn’t always cut it. Healthy hair truly starts at the root, so put down the styling products (for now) and treat your scalp to a detoxifying scrub. The best formulas gently exfoliate and rebalance, creating the perfect environment for stronger, shinier, healthier-looking hair to thrive.

Shop our scalp care solutions now and keep scrolling for the formulas worth adding to your routine...

Innersense True Enlightenment Scalp Scrub

Innersense True Enlightenment Scalp Scrub

Exfoliating Hawaiian red salt is the star ingredient of this hair scrub (which gives the formula its colour), and gently exfoliates away product build-up, skin cell debris and impurities. Apple fruit extract boosts hydration, which in turn reduces the likelihood of fall-out by keeping follicles nourished, whilst peppermint oil stimulates blood flow. Tea Tree oil is also included to reduce inflammation with its antiseptic, antifungal and antimicrobial properties.

Monpure Clarifying Scalp Scrub

Monpure Clarifying Scalp Scrub
Starring biodegradable jojoba beads to gently scrub away surplus oil and impurities, this gentle treatment works to support a healthy scalp environment. Suitable for those with psoriasis and dandruff, it provides instant relief to dry, itchy scalps, as well as providing a hit of moisture. This scalp exfoliating scrub also features nourishing shea butter and argan oil, which deliver an abundance of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.

Hairburst Exfoliating Scalp Scrub

Hairburst Exfoliating Scalp Scrub

Powered by glycolic and salicylic acids for chemical scalp exfoliation, this pre-shampoo treatment also features fruit acids to hydrate, alongside bamboo stem powder to manually buff away impurities. Dead skin cells and product build-up are swept away and your scalp microbiome is left healthy and balanced, with an ideal scalp environment to support hair growth.

    R+Co Crown Scalp Scrub

     R+Co Crown Scalp Scrub

    Uncover a refreshed, healthy-looking scalp with the R+Co Crown Scalp Scrub, packed with salicylic acid, Ecuadorian ivory palm seed powder and kaolin clay to break down build-up and sweep away loose flakes. Delivering a purified feel, this detoxifying yet soothing scrub deeply cleanses and rebalances the scalp, while leaving hair smooth and glossy.

    Our Top Scalp Scrub Picks

    Innersense True Enlightenment Scalp ScrubInnersense True Enlightenment Scalp Scrub
    Innersense True Enlightenment Scalp Scrub

    £31.99 £40.00 20% offsaving
    Monpure Clarifying Scalp ScrubMonpure Clarifying Scalp Scrub
    Monpure Clarifying Scalp Scrub

    £38.39 £48.00 20% offsaving
    Hairburst Exfoliating Scalp ScrubHairburst Exfoliating Scalp Scrub
    Hairburst Exfoliating Scalp Scrub

    £24.74 £27.50 10% offsaving
    R+Co Crown Scalp ScrubR+Co Crown Scalp Scrub
    R+Co Crown Scalp Scrub

    Reveal a clean, healthy, and rebalanced scalp with R+Co Crown Scalp Scrub infused with Salicylic Acid to reduce scalp build-up and remove loose dandruff flakes, leaving it feeling purified.

    £34.14 £35.95 5% offsaving

    Your scalp deserves just as much attention as your strands, so shop our best scalp scrubs now - and thank us later. 

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