Where does this shampoo go in my routine?

In place of your usual shampoo, on hair wet all the way through. Anything thinner than a shampoo goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Niacinamide and not three changes at once.

Does this shampoo contain fragrance?

Yes. The ingredient list names Limonene and Linalool. They sit on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this shampoo is not the one.

What else is on the list besides Niacinamide?

Salicylic Acid, Biotin and Tocopherol. The order they are printed in on this shampoo's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil and Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil.

AROMATICA

Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo Bar 135g

Name: AROMATICA Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo Bar 135g
Brand: AROMATICA
SKU: 5210097538
Price: 32.0 USD
Availability: InStock

A 135 g solid shampoo bar whose own list names chlorella powder, rosemary leaf oil and charcoal powder behind its isethionate cleansing base, with salicylic acid, niacinamide and biotin, for a scalp that flakes.

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135 g

$23.70 per 100 g

Korean-market formula
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Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinDull, uneven tone

Helps with: Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a shampooRoutines that want Niacinamide and Salicylic Acid in one stepFilling the shampoo step with a Korean-market formula

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How it works

The Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo Bar is a 135g shampoo, used in place of your usual shampoo, on hair wet all the way through. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named twentieth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Salicylic Acid, Biotin and Tocopherol, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Niacinamide stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the shampoo format rather than by the list alone. AROMATICA sells this Niacinamide shampoo in Korea, and this is that version.

Key benefits

Niacinamide, the active this shampoo is built around
Salicylic Acid on the same list, an exfoliant
Biotin on the same list, a vitamin
Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil and Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil further down the same list
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil and Panthenol further down the same list

Key actives

6Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oilemollient

Castor Oil is thick, glossy and unusually good at dissolving pigment, which is why it dominates lip and cleansing-balm formulas. It is a heavy emollient. It is named sixth on this shampoo's list, alongside Niacinamide.

20Niacinamideactive

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. On this shampoo's own ingredient list it is named twentieth.

All products with Niacinamide

24Tocopherolantioxidant

Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. The panel names it twenty-fourth on this shampoo's list, beside Niacinamide.

All products with Tocopherol

27Salicylic Acidexfoliant

It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin. It is named twenty-seventh on this shampoo's list, alongside Niacinamide.

All products with Salicylic Acid

30Biotinvitamin

Biotin is vitamin B7. In skincare it is a conditioning vitamin, most often in hair and scalp formulas. The panel names it thirtieth on this shampoo's list, beside Niacinamide.

All products with Biotin

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25 of 30 explained

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate surfactant: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is a coconut-derived surfactant that gives a dense, creamy foam while staying mild. It is the usual choice in syndet cleansing bars.
Water solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch absorbent: Corn Starch absorbs oil and moisture and gives a soft, matte finish. It also thickens a formula.
Coco-Betaine surfactant: Coco-Betaine is a coconut-derived secondary surfactant used to build foam and make a cleanser milder.
Coconut Acid fatty acid: Coconut Acid is the mixed fatty acids of coconut oil. Combined with an alkali in the same formula it forms the soap that does the cleansing.
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil emollient: Castor Oil is thick, glossy and unusually good at dissolving pigment, which is why it dominates lip and cleansing-balm formulas. It is a heavy emollient.
Sodium Isethionate surfactant: Sodium Isethionate is the mild cleansing salt behind syndet bars. It foams in hard water where soap would leave a scum.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Xanthan Gum thickener: Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil fragrance component: Rosemary Leaf Oil is an essential oil carrying camphor and cineole. It scents a formula and is a stronger aromatic than most.
Charcoal Powder absorbent: Activated charcoal, a very porous carbon powder. Its surface binds oil and pigment, and it is what makes a mask or cleanser black.
Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil fragrance component: Atlas Cedar Bark Oil is a woody essential oil used to scent a formula.

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Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil emollient: Olive Fruit Oil is high in oleic acid and plant sterols. It is a rich emollient that suits dry skin and is heavy enough that blemish-prone skin often does not get on with it.
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil emollient: Argan Oil is pressed from the argan kernel and is rich in oleic and linoleic acids plus vitamin E. It is a medium-weight emollient that absorbs reasonably fast.
Panthenol humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
Niacinamide active: Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Dipropylene Glycol humectant: Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.
Limonene fragrance component: Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
Tocopherol antioxidant: Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil emollient: Sunflower Seed Oil is high in linoleic acid, the fatty acid dry and blemish-prone skin is often short of. It is a light, non-fragrant emollient and one of the better tolerated plant oils.
Linalool fragrance component: Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.
Salicylic Acid exfoliant: Salicylic Acid is a BHA, and the only common exfoliant that is oil soluble, so it can work inside a pore rather than only on the surface. It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
Sodium Hyaluronate humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
Biotin vitamin: Biotin is vitamin B7. In skincare it is a conditioning vitamin, most often in hair and scalp formulas.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

No fragrance

on the list

6Ricinus Communis20Niacinamide24Tocopherol27Salicylic Acid30Biotin

6Ricinus Communis
20Niacinamide
24Tocopherol
27Salicylic Acid
30Biotin

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

How to use

Apply to a clean, towel-dried scalp and massage in with fingertips, focusing on the areas that need it most.

Worth knowing

Patch test this shampoo on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
This list names Limonene and Linalool, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
Salicylic Acid on this list makes this shampoo an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.

Complete the routine

This itemAROMATICA Rosemary Scalp Scaling Shampoo Bar 135g$32.00
Seal the routine in as the last stepAROMATICA Soothing Aloe Aqua Cream 150g$32.50
From the same Korean-market lineAROMATICA Pure & Soft Feminine Wash 170ml$22.50

Total for 3 items$87.00

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AROMATICA, Korean-market original

The Original Korean Formula shampoo from AROMATICA, 135g formulated with Niacinamide and Salicylic Acid, shipped from California or direct from Korea.

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Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.

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The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.

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What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

BHAs like salicylic acid get really deep into the pores, whereas the water-soluble ones don't go as deep.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
We find biotin to be very helpful for hair disorders. It also makes nails thicker, and oral biotin is exceedingly safe.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic

1 more professional perspective

Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic