PATTERN Beauty

Revitalizing Scalp Scrub

Scalp treatment

Scalp treatment
Sulfate-free
Silicone-free
Protein-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed

Size7.4 fl oz

Priceabout $29commonly seen · 7.4 oz

Price / oz$3.92/ozat 7.4 oz

Where to buy4 stores · $29.00–29.00

Scent:

The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.

Manufacturer page: patternbeauty.com

Personal fit

Is this right for you?

Factor Your profile Fit

Best for hair types All types Not in your profile

Moisture level High Not in your profile

Slip / detangling Little Not in your profile

Weight on hair Light Not in your profile

Fragrance Present Not in your profile

Protein None Not in your profile

Silicone / wax buildup None Not in your profile

Clarifying wash needed Low Not in your profile

Parabens / preservatives None of these listed Not in your profile

Essential oils Present Not in your profile

Show all 19 factors we check

The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.

Fast-drying alcohol None Not in your profile

Vegan / cruelty-free Cruelty-free · PETA-listed Not in your profile

Animal-derived ingredients Not yet verified Not in your profile

Heavy humectants Heavy Not in your profile

Hard-water defence None Not in your profile

UV filter None listed Not in your profile

Ingredient list 15 ingredientsA short list Not in your profile

Price tier Salon Not in your profile

Where to buy it Brand websiteOne channel Not in your profile

The consultation builds your hair profile, then reads every factor in this table against it — and tells you where this product fits, or what to use instead.

Start your consultation

$49.00 once, for your consultation and hair profile. No subscription, no required purchases.

Priced with its peers

$3.92/oz at 7.4 oz — less than 70% of the 152 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.22–20.64/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added

Fine hairthat flattens under most products

Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list

Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list

Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent

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

Whether this much richness is right for you depends on your strand thickness, porosity, and how easily your hair flattens — that is what the consultation works out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Slip and detangling Little

Nothing here is built to reduce combing force.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Weight on the hair Light

Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair.

Water-binding (humectants) High

Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here.

Protein None

No protein or amino acids in the list.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Hard-water defence None

No chelating agent in the list.

Fragrance Present

Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

Ingredient	What it does	Why it matters	Chip
Sodium Chloride	salt	Thickens the formula	Stabilizes
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate	olefin sulfonate cleanser	—	Cleanses
WaterAqua (Water/Eau)	solvent	The base everything else is dissolved in	Neutral
Glycerin	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceAloe Barbadensis Leaf	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Trigonella Foenum-Graecum (Fenugreek) Seed Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Caprylyl Glycol	preservative	Keeps the product from spoiling	Moisturizes
Phenoxyethanol	preservative	Keeps the product from spoiling	Stabilizes
FragranceParfum (Fragrance)	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance
Linalool	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance

What the list leaves out, and what it carriesThe list carries no sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. No protein — a moisture formula, not a repair one. Fragrance is on the label.

Full ingredient list (15)

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.

1 Sodium Chloride

General function
Table salt. In shampoo it is used to thicken the liquid, not to treat the hair.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChem
- salt
- thickener
2 Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

General function
A strong non-sulfate detergent used in "sulfate-free" shampoos. It cleans about as thoroughly as a sulfate despite the label difference.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.

May suitBuild-up-sensitive routines
A strong detergent with no sulfate on the label. It removes deposited films about as completely as a sulfate does.

May not suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Sulfate-free on the label is a naming fact, not a mildness one: this is an efficient detergent, and hair short of moisture can feel it.

PubChem
- olefin sulfonate cleanser
- cleanser
3 Water · Aqua (Water/Eau)

General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
4 Glycerin

General function
A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

Scientific Reports
- humectant
5 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · Aloe Barbadensis Leaf

General function
Aloe gel, used for light moisture and slip. High in the list it also contributes a little natural hold.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold
Gums thicken and set soft, which gives definition that bends rather than a rigid cast.

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Hydration with no oil attached, so it adds very little weight even high on a list.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Aloe is mostly water carrying sugars that bind more of it, which is why it turns up as the base of moisture-first formulas.
- humectant
- botanical extract
- gum
6 Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Extract

General function
An extract of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus). Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
7 Trigonella Foenum-Graecum (Fenugreek) Seed Extract

General function
An extract from the seed of Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-Graecum). Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
8 Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract

General function
Ginger extract, a traditional scalp botanical used at low levels.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
9 Caprylyl Glycol

General function
A gentle preservative helper that also holds a little moisture.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Humectants bind water into the strand, and water — not oil — is what makes dry hair flexible instead of brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

PubChem
- preservative
- humectant
10 Hexylene Glycol

General function
A solvent that keeps other ingredients dissolved and helps preservatives work.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitFine or easily flattened hair
Light and water-binding rather than oily, so it hydrates without contributing weight.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
A small water-binding solvent. It holds moisture and helps the rest of the formula spread evenly over the strand.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
A humectant follows the air: it holds water in humid conditions and can give it up in very dry ones. Climate decides what it does more than the label does.

PubChem
- solvent
- humectant
11 Xanthan Gum

General function
A fermented sugar gum that thickens water-based formulas and adds soft, natural hold.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May suitCurls or waves needing flexible hold
A polysaccharide film stays softer than a synthetic one as it dries, which is what leaves a curl defined but still able to move.

May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hair
A soft film binds neighbouring strands together, which is most of what keeps flyaways lying down without stiffness.

May not suitMaximum-hold styling
Gum films stay soft. A style that needs firm fixation usually wants a synthetic polymer doing the holding.
- gum
- thickener
- film former
12 Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
13 Fragrance · Parfum (Fragrance)

General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
14 Lavandula Oil/Extract
- botanical extract
- essential oil
15 Linalool

General function
A floral fragrance component listed separately as a recognised contact allergen.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
One of the 26 scent components the EU requires to be named individually above a threshold. It is named because it is a known contact allergen, not because it is unusual.

PubChem
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen

What the whole list adds up to

5 botanical extracts
4 humectants
2 thickeners
2 solvents
2 gums
2 preservatives
2 fragrances
1 salt
1 olefin sulfonate cleanser
1 cleanser
1 film former
1 declared fragrance
1 essential oil
1 named fragrance allergen

Ingredient list captured 2026-09-16. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 7.4 oz

Commonly seen about $29 Midpoint $29 · 3 stores · checked Sep 17

Good value under $22 Under $3.04/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 7 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $22 line; products that do this job typically go for about $153 at this size.

Show the price ladder

Price for 7.4 ozlower is better

Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 4 stores

PATTERN Beauty (patternbeauty.com)
$29.00

7.4 oz · $3.92/oz

Sep 16Lowest per oz
Pattern Beauty
$29.00

7.4 oz · $3.92/oz

Sep 17
Sephora
$29.00

7.4 oz · $3.92/oz

Sep 17
Ulta Beauty
$29.00

7.4 oz · $3.92/oz

Sep 17

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out

7.4 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
Commonly seen is the middle half of current prices for the 7.4 oz at recognised stores — the cheapest quarter and the dearest quarter are left out, so one sale or one overpriced listing can’t move it.
Good value under $22 comes from the 7 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $3.04/oz; at 7.4 oz that is $22. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
About $153 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 7.4 oz.

Formula

Formula score

2 of 10

Mid-range per ounce for a shorter formula: there is no conditioning agents up front here.

How the score is counted

2 products that do the same job cost less per ounce
Costs less per ounce than 70% of the 152 scalp treatments we’ve priced
No conditioning agents up front in the formula
No oils or butters in the working zone either

Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.

Design EssentialsLowest cost per oz Scalp Care Scalp Cleansing Serum $2.50/oz $1.42/oz less

Budget

· Close function

Differs: Citrus scent
Drugstore tier
4 oz bottle

Compare

MizaniFragrance-free Scalp Care Soothing Serum $2.83/oz $1.09/oz less

Fragrance-free
Protein-free
Lightweight

· Close function

Function: Film formers
Also: Masstige tier
4 oz bottle

Compare

See more alternatives in the product library

These are functional neighbours, not personal recommendations — they are close on formula, not chosen for anyone. Get the one that fits your hair, routine, and budget

Final decision

Should you buy it?

Good for the right person

Best user

Hair that stiffens on protein who want a protein-free formula and something that will not weigh hair down

Biggest tradeoff

Not ideal for anyone sensitive to fragrance, very dry or very humid climates, or people shopping on a budget

Best alternative if not

Design Essentials Scalp Care Scalp Cleansing Serum — for similar results at a lower price

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

SupportedBacked by ingredients

Partly supportedSome supporting logic

Stated by brandNo clear evidence

Potential conflictFormula works against claim

Gently exfoliates scalp and removes buildup

A moderate detergent system: enough for light residue, not a monthly reset.

Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

Partly supported

Light residue, not heavy build-up.

Soothes dryness and itching

This is a marketing claim; an ingredient list cannot speak to it.

—

Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

96% agreed their scalp felt clean & non-irritated after 1-day of use

A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.

—

Stated by brand

Only the brand’s testing shows this.

Free of phthalates, gluten, parabens, protein, and silicone

No parabens appear in the ingredient list.

—

Supported

Preserved without parabens.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

Reviewers

What people report

Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.

Many reviewers describe the scrub as leaving their scalp feeling deeply clean and refreshed, especially after removing braids or heavy buildup.

reviewers with braids/protective styles or general buildup

Several reviewers with itchy or dry scalps report the scrub noticeably reduced itching and dryness after use.

reviewers with itchy/dry scalp

A recurring complaint is that the jar is too small for the price, with several reviewers asking for a bigger size.

value-focused reviewers

At least one reviewer reported a severe allergic reaction (hives, burning rash) to the Aloe Vera in the formula and asked the brand to label it more clearly.

reviewer with an aloe vera allergy

How this page was made

Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
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.
Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
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.
2 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 0 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-16.
Ingredient references are linked for 5 of 8 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-09-17.