Alpha-H Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime

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Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime

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Alpha-H brings its exfoliation expertise to your wash day routine. Cue: the Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime (100ml). Calling on BHA and salicylic acid, this pre-wash, serum-like treatment breaks down dead skin cells, excess oils and product build-up from the scalp. By refreshing and revitalising the scalp, it helps reduce the look of with flakiness and redness. Plus, it's powered by antioxidant-rich Australian desert lime, smoothing rice vinegar extract and barrier-caring anetholea anisata leaf extract to enhance shine and boost hair growth. The results? Healthy locks from roots to ends.

Key Insights

Haircare

7
Conditioning agents Contains humectants Contains oils Lightweight Moisturizing Silicone-free Sulfate-free

Active Ingredients

3
AHA BHA PHA

Risks

2
Allergen
Synthetic polymer

What this product is

Written from the ingredient list. Where it describes how a formula behaves, that is inferred from what the ingredients are and where they sit in the list, not measured.

Overview

Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime is a exfoliator from Alpha-H, aimed at fine hair, straight hair and wavy hair. On the evidence of its ingredient list, the formula works on moisture, frizz control and oil control. The ingredients doing most of that work are Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol and Glycerin. The list runs to 34 ingredients, 7 of which carry a role we recognise for hair.

How it feels on hair

The formula reads as lightweight: humectants lead and there is little in the way of heavy oil or silicone, so it should not weigh fine hair down. There are no silicones in the list. The formula leans to moisture rather than protein.

On the scalp

For the scalp itself the formula carries Salicylic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Lactic Acid.

Where it goes

It is a treatment step: after shampooing, left on, then rinsed out.

What it is not for

Nothing in this formula is aimed at protein & strength, volume / lightweight, curl definition and color protection — not a fault, just the shape of what is in the bottle, and the reason one product rarely covers a whole routine. No ingredient here is one we recognise as supporting hair growth. Reducing breakage and growing hair are different things, and this formula's evidence is for the first.

In short

Working for it

  • No sulfate detergents
  • No silicones
  • Fits the Curly-Girl method
  • Light enough for fine hair
  • Suitable for colour-treated hair

Worth knowing

  • Contains fragrance

What it is

Exfoliator Scalp care

Who it suits

Read from the formula's weight, its build-up and its protein — not from a claim on the packaging.

Suits

Fine hair Straight hair Wavy hair

Take care with

Coarse hair

What it works on

Moisture Frizz control Oil control Scalp soothing

Not what this one is for

Protein & strength Volume / lightweight Curl definition Color protection Damage repair Build-up avoidance Shine

Nothing in this formula is one we recognise as supporting hair growth. Reducing breakage and growing hair are different claims.

Cleansing agents

Sulfate-free.

Silicones

Silicone-free.

Build-up and weight

Estimated from which ingredients are present and how high they sit in the list, not measured.

Reads as a lightweight formula.

Low build-up potential.

POLYQUATERNIUM-10

Porosity

Inferred from the formula's weight, humectants and protein.

Low porosity Suits

Cuticles are tight; moisture penetrates poorly.

Medium porosity Suits

Cuticles are moderately open; moisture is absorbed well.

High porosity Suits

Cuticles are open; moisture absorbs fast but is also lost rapidly.

Curly-Girl method

Fits the method: no sulfates, no persistent silicones, no drying alcohol.

On the scalp

Dry scalp Sensitive scalp Oily scalp

Where it goes on wash day

  1. Shampoo
  2. Conditioner
  3. Treatment
  4. Leave-in
  5. Oil

Composition claims

"Free from" is only claimed when every ingredient on the label resolved to one we know.

No drying alcohol Paraben-free Silicone-free Microplastic-free Sulfate-free Dye-free
Fragrance

Safety

No ingredient in this formula is flagged in our pregnancy database. That is not medical advice — ask your doctor about anything you are unsure of.

Declared fragrance allergens: PARFUM, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL.

What the formula is made of

One ingredient usually does several jobs, so these counts add up to more than the list length.

7 of 34 ingredients carry a role we recognise for hair.

Humectant · 3 Exfoliant · 2 Conditioning · 1 Film Former · 1 Oil · 1 Scalp Active · 1

Questions

What ingredients are in Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime?

AQUA, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PROPANEDIOL, GLYCERIN, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, SODIUM CITRATE, GLUCONOLACTONE, SALICYLIC ACID, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, ACETUM, FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, CITRUS GLAUCA FRUIT EXTRACT, BETA VULGARIS ROOT EXTRACT, SODIUM BENZOATE, ACACIA SENEGAL GUM, XANTHAN GUM, POLYQUATERNIUM-10, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, LACTIC ACID, LEPTOSPERMUM SCOPARIUM BRANCH/LEAF OIL, ANETHOLEA ANISATA LEAF EXTRACT, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS BARK EXTRACT, PIPER NIGRUM SEED EXTRACT, POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM ROOT EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, CHRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM FLOWER EXTRACT, PARFUM, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime sulfate free?

Yes. There is no sulfate detergent anywhere in the ingredient list.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime silicone free?

Yes. There are no silicones in the ingredient list.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime Curly-Girl friendly?

Yes. The list carries no sulfate detergent, no non-water-soluble silicone and no drying alcohol, which are the three the method excludes.

What hair type is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime for?

By the weight and build-up of the formula it reads as suited to fine hair, straight hair, wavy hair. It may be less comfortable on coarse hair.

Does Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime contain protein?

No. There is no hydrolyzed protein or amino acid in the ingredient list.

Does Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime cause build-up?

Only a little — Polyquaternium-10 stay on the hair between washes. This is an estimate from the ingredient list, not a measurement.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime good for a sensitive scalp?

It carries scalp-soothing ingredients and no harsh detergent.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime safe for colour-treated hair?

Nothing in the formula is the kind of ingredient that strips colour, and it carries conditioning ingredients that help it hold.

Where does Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime go in a haircare routine?

After shampooing: leave it on, then rinse it out.

Is Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime fragrance free?

No. The list carries PARFUM, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL.

Who makes Healthy Scalp Exfoliating Treatment with Australian Desert Lime?

Alpha-H, a brand based in Australia.

Brand
Alpha-H
Country
Australia

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