Side by side
Act+Acre 4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair vs Bread Beauty Supply Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment
99% function match · 7 of the 7 functions we compared match Formula overlap 1%. Act+Acre 4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair and Bread Beauty Supply Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment share 1 ingredient among each other's most prominent.
Which of these fits your hair?
We check your pattern, moisture need, scalp, fragrance tolerance, weight sensitivity and more against each formula — and say which one lines up.
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
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Every trait, aligned
One row per trait, read from each product’s own ingredient list and record. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a “no”.
Compared at different sizes — 6.4 oz against 2.2 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
- Picking it up locallywe have it recorded in one channel only
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
- Tight budgetsit sits in the upper price tiers
More facts about each one
Facts as we recorded them. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a "no".
The bottom line
The bottom line depends on your hair
Which of these two suits you is a question about your hair, not about them. The consultation answers it — and tells you what your routine needs around it.
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The detail behind the table
Where the readings above come from: the ingredient lists themselves, each brand’s claims checked against them, what owners report, and cost per ounce in context.
Shared and distinct ingredients
Shared and distinct ingredients
Computed from the ingredient lists as printed. "Shared" means both lists carry it; where it sits on each label is stated, because position is what tells you how much.
What both formulas carry
What only one of them carries
4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair
Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment
- Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract
- Gluconolactone
- Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Leaf/Seed Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract
- Menthol
- Menthyl Lactate
- eucalyptol
Full ingredient list — 4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair (19)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Pentylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
- preservative
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3
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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4
Niacinamide
- vitamin
- conditioning agent
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5
Glycerin
- humectant
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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6
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
- 7 Lactitol
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8
Xylitol
- humectant
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9
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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10
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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11
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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12
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
- preservative
- hard-water chelator
- 13 Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
- 14 Sodium Anisate
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15
Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
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16
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
- 17 Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract
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18
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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19
Potassium Sorbate
- preservative
Full ingredient list — Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment (49)
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1
Water
- solvent
- 2 Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Sprout Extract
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3
Gluconolactone
- humectant
- exfoliant
- hard-water chelator
- 4 Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Leaf/Seed Extract
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5
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
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6
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- botanical extract
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7
Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- 8 Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract
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9
Palmaria Palmata Extract
- botanical extract
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10
Davidsonia Jerseyana Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
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11
Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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12
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
- 13 Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Stem Extract
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14
Centella Asiatica Extract
- botanical extract
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15
Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract
- botanical extract
- antioxidant
- 16 Backhousia Anisata Leaf Extract
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17
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- botanical extract
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18
Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
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19
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Germ Extract
- botanical extract
- 20 Coenochloris Signiensis Extract
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21
Glycerin
- humectant
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22
Arginine
- amino acid
- humectant
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23
Lactic Acid
- pH adjuster
- humectant
- exfoliant
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24
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
- 25 Hydroxyethycellulose
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26
Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- emollient
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27
Propanediol
- humectant
- solvent
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28
Mandelic Acid
- exfoliant
- pH adjuster
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29
Maltodextrin
- absorbent
- film former
- binder
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30
Menthol
- fragrance
- active
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31
Menthyl Lactate
- fragrance
- active
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32
Sodium Nitrate
- salt
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33
Polysorbate 60
- emulsifier
- solubilizer
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34
Disodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
- 35 Menthone
- 36 Menthofuran
- 37 l-Limonene
- 38 l-Menthanone
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39
eucalyptol
- fragrance
- 40 d-Pulegone
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41
beta-caryophyllene
- fragrance
- 42 Neomenthol
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43
Sodium Phosphate
- pH adjuster
- salt
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44
Pinene
- fragrance
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45
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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46
Lecithin
- emulsifier
- emollient
- 47 Glyoxal
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48
Calcium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
- salt
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49
Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
Claims check
What each brand says, against what each formula shows
Claims are quoted from each brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when that product’s ingredient list actually speaks to it.
4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair
Control excess oil + odor
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Balances scalp pH to stop oil production before it begins
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Extends time between washes
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Stabilizes the scalp to be less oily over time
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment
Non-abrasive exfoliation
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Targeted relief from itchiness, irritation and flakiness
Stated by brandSoothing, not an active treatment.Nutrient-dense formula
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Safe for daily use
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Suitable for sensitive and oily scalps
Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
What owners say
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings, and we never balance one product’s themes against another’s by inventing them.
4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair
Reviewers describe the texture as lightweight and fast-absorbing, not leaving hair weighed down or greasy despite treating an oily scalp
reviewers commenting on how the serum feels in the hair after applicationMany reviewers say the serum lets them go noticeably longer between washes by cutting down scalp oil
reviewers with oily scalps tracking their wash frequencySeveral reviewers report their scalp and hair feel generally healthier and stronger with continued use, beyond just oil control
reviewers using the serum for a few weeks or longerScalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment
No review themes researched for this product yet.
Price check
Cost per ounce, in context
Cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in. Value labels are computed from that percentile and from how many products that do the same job cost less; they are comparisons, not judgements about a brand.
$4.38/oz vs $30.91/oz — Act+Acre 4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair costs about 7.1× more per ounce than Bread Beauty Supply Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 154 scalp treatments with a computable unit price.
Computed from cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, and from how many products that do the same job cost less. It is a comparison, not a judgement about the brand.
Compare with something else
Close formulas to each of these, as their own comparison pages.
4% Niacinamide Scalp Serum for Oily Scalp + Hair · Scalp-Serum: Cooling Greens Exfoliating Scalp Treatment · All scalp treatments in the library
How this page was made
- This page is assembled from the same researched records the individual product pages render: identity, each ingredient list as printed, each brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. Nothing on it is written per comparison.
- We do not rank these against each other. Which of them suits you depends on your hair, and that is what the consultation works out.
- The formula similarity percentage is a stored, precomputed number: position-weighted overlap of the two ingredient lists blended with agreement on the attributes we derive. It measures how alike two formulas are, not how well either works.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 6 sources were consulted across the products on this page.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice. We do not sell these products and take no placement fees.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
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