If you want your scalp to feel squeaky clean and your hair to smell like a dream, Cécred’s Clarifying Shampoo & Scalp Scrub is your girl. The formula harnesses the cleansing powers of tea tree oil and gentle physical exfoliators as well as the scalp-supporting abilities of fermented willow bark and niacinamide to deep clean your roots whenever you need it.
Key ingredients: Fermented purple willow bark, tea tree oil, microcrystalline cellulose, niacinamide
How to use: Wet hair, massage into scalp for 2 minutes, work into hair, rinse
Cécred rating: 4.9/5 stars
An ELLE editor says: “My hair has been oily all my life, and I inevitably end up washing my hair every day, even if I’m able to resist for a few months. This is the one shampoo I can always rely on to reset my scalp and get me back to cleansing my hair every few days instead of every 24 hours. I know that once I go in with this formula, any buildup or excess oils on my face will wash down the drain.” —Carol Lee, ELLE.com associate beauty e-commerce writer