Root:Gen Aqua Peel Scalp Tonic 100ml

Not on the ingredient list below: essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (40): Water, Alcohol Denat, 2,3-Butanediol, Ethanol, Dipropylene Glycol, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Menthol, Camellia Japonica Seed Extract, Fragrance, Sodium Citrate, Saccharide Isomerate, Citric Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Glycerin, Limonene, Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycine Soja Oil, Dextrin, Niacinamide, Panax Ginseng Extract, Retinol, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate, Inositol, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Sodium Chloride, Tocopherol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil

Ingredient list read from 7dasmc-xz.myshopify.com on 13 September 2026.

38 of 40 explained

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.

Alcohol Denat solvent

Alcohol Denat. is ethanol with a bitter additive that makes it undrinkable, which is a tax rule rather than a formulation choice. It behaves like alcohol: a fast-evaporating solvent that gives a weightless finish and can feel drying at higher levels.

2,3-Butanediol humectant

2,3-Butanediol is a fermentation-derived glycol. It hydrates and, like the other longer glycols, makes a formula harder for microbes to grow in.

Ethanol solvent

Alcohol here means ethanol. It dissolves ingredients water cannot, evaporates fast so a formula sets quickly and does not feel heavy, and thins texture. In quantity it can leave dry or reactive skin feeling tight, which is why many Korean formulas avoid it and some deliberately use it for a fast, weightless finish.

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.

PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifier

PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a castor-oil-derived solubiliser. It is what keeps fragrance and oil-soluble ingredients dissolved in a watery formula so it stays clear.

Menthol active

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.

Fragrance fragrance

Fragrance, or Parfum, is a single declaration standing for a whole scent blend, which can be dozens of materials. Regulators allow it as a trade secret, so a list showing only this word does not say what the scent is made of. It is the most common trigger named by people with reactive skin.

Sodium Citrate pH adjuster

Sodium Citrate is the salt of citric acid, used as a buffer: it holds a formula at a steady pH rather than pushing it in one direction. It is also a mild chelator.

Saccharide Isomerate humectant

A plant-sugar complex whose structure resembles the sugars already bound to the skin surface, so it stays through washing. It is used as a long-acting humectant.

Citric Acid pH adjuster

Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.

Sodium Gluconate chelator

The sodium salt of gluconic acid, used to tie up trace metals so a formula stays stable. It is one of the gentler chelators.

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

100 ml

Category

Hair

Ships from

California or Korea

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