GROWUS Sea Salt Therapy Shampoo 500g
Sea water is fourth on this 500 g shampoo's list, with walnut shell powder tenth for the scrub and menthol eleventh for the cool. Massaged into the scalp for a minute, then rinsed. Original Korean Formula.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Menthol in a shampooRoutines that want Menthol and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the shampoo step with a Korean-market formula
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Key benefits
- Menthol, the active this shampoo is built around
- Niacinamide on the same list, an active
- Salicylic Acid on the same list, an exfoliant
- Pearl Extract on the same list, a protein
- Ecklonia Cava Extract and Hizikia Fusiforme Extract further down the same list
- Laminaria Japonica Extract and Sargassum Fulvellum Extract further down the same list
Key actives
Mentholactive
Menthol is the cooling compound in mint. It acts on the nerve receptor that also answers to cold, which is why skin feels cool without any change in temperature. On this shampoo's own ingredient list it is named eleventh.
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is named twenty-third on this shampoo's list, alongside Menthol.
Salicylic Acidexfoliant
It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin. It is named nineteenth on this shampoo's list, alongside Menthol.
Pearl Extractprotein
Pearl Extract is ground pearl treated so its calcium carbonate and protein fractions disperse. It is used as a mineral-and-protein conditioning ingredient with a faint light-scattering effect. The panel names it thirty-fifth on this shampoo's list, beside Menthol.
Ascophyllum Nodosum Extractplant extract
Knotted wrack, a brown Atlantic seaweed. Its extract carries alginates and polyphenols and is used as a hydrating marine extract. It is named thirty-first on this shampoo's list, alongside Menthol.
How to use
- In the shower, on wet hair and scalp. Lather, massage into the scalp for a minute, then rinse fully before conditioner or treatment.
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 Menthol and not three changes at once.
Does this shampoo contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Fragrance, 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 Menthol?
Niacinamide, Salicylic Acid and Pearl Extract. The order they are printed in on this shampoo's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Menthol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract and Hizikia Fusiforme Extract.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
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How it works
The Sea Salt Therapy Shampoo is a 500g shampoo, used in place of your usual shampoo, on hair wet all the way through. The active it is built around is Menthol, named eleventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Salicylic Acid and Pearl Extract, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Menthol stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the shampoo format rather than by the list alone. Growus sells this Menthol shampoo in Korea, and this is that version.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this shampoo on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Menthol on the list.
- This list names Fragrance, Limonene and Linalool, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
- Citric Acid and Salicylic Acid on this list makes this shampoo an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Korean-market original
Sea Salt Therapy Shampoo from Growus, a shampoo formulated around menthol.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
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What professionals say
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 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
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