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No matter what your hair type, how you treat it at home—with clean treatments, masks, serums, and deep
conditioners—can make a huge difference in how it looks and feels. Even professional hairstylists can tell: Garrett
Markenson, an LA stylist and the founder of Valley Studio and the clean hair line Reverie, notices which of his
clients do regular scalp treatments at home. “I see a big effect on how their hair looks and behaves,” he says.
Whether you’re looking to repair heat-styling damage, increase shine and bounce, or balance your scalp for overall
healthier-looking hair, these are the at-home treatments everyone’s talking about—and that really work.
Markenson’s own botanical scalp treatment has become something of an internet sensation; he says he’s his own best
client and jokes that his brother’s (untreated) hair hasn’t fared as well as his. “We want to take care of the skin
on our scalp because, over time, environmental stress and aging can cause it to weaken, just as skin anywhere on the
body does,” he says. “That can leave our hair looking dull, flat, and less lush.”
The world has caught on, and scalp treatments are suddenly everywhere. At the same time, masks, oils, and
conditioning treatments designed to leave hair shinier, softer, and more manageable are at least as powerful as
their salon counterparts, and there’s even a brush that manages to approximate the salon head massage—heaven.
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This Brush Is Everything
This flexible palm-size brush from Manta molds to the shape of your hand and scalp, creating less tension
than conventional brushes, while its bendy, forgiving bristles minimize snags. Manta’s founder, Tim
Binnington, a British hairdresser, created it for his wife when she was growing her hair back after an
illness and worried brushing was causing breakage. Use it to detangle in the shower, comb damp hair, or
brush out when dry. And guys love it, too—it feels truly wonderful on the scalp.
Manta
Hairbrush
goop, $30SHOP NOW
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The Ultimate Spritz of Moisture
Smooth frizz, detangle, and protect your color with this leave-in treatment spray that’s ultramoisturizing
and light as air. Made with rahua, ungurahua, and morete oils plus protein-bonding organic mango sugars—all
of them wild-grown, hand-processed, and sustainably sourced from the Amazon rain forest—it smells beautifully
of mango and passion fruit extracts. Spritz it into wet hair to soften and smooth instantly; as your hair
dries, expect bouncy, shiny, manageable, healthy-looking hair.
Rahua
Hydration Detangler
+ UV Barrier
goop, $32SHOP NOW
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The Hair Oil That Changes Everything
This light castor oil is magic, no matter what your hair texture. Deeply moisturizing, curl-defining, and
instantly frizz-smoothing, it contains the same nourishing goodness as traditional castor oil—it’s full of
antioxidants, omegas, vitamin E, and protein—but feels silkier and more absorbent. It’s brilliantly
multipurpose (hair moisturizer, hair styler, and nourishing skin care for face and body all in one), and the
founder is a woman who employs a 90 percent female staff in her native Haiti, where the company sustainably
harvests ingredients—and where castor oil has been beloved for its skin- and hair-coddling benefits for
generations.
Kreyol Essence
Haitian Black
Castor Oil Light
goop, $50SHOP NOW
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The Twice-a-Week Miracle Mask
This is the hair mask the clean beauty space has been waiting for: an ultraluxurious, salon-level deep
conditioner that leaves your hair nourished, healthy, and full of shine. With tsubaki-seed oil for deep
hydration and yuzu-fruit extract to smooth the cuticle, it is lightweight and smells amazing—that’s the
Crown Affair signature scent of yuzu, lemongrass, and bergamot. To apply it, use a wide-tooth comb (like the
one in the Crown Affair set) to distribute evenly. Leave it on for five to fifteen minutes—depending how dry
or damaged your hair is—in place of or in addition to your regular conditioner.
Crown Affair
The Renewal Mask
goop, $58SHOP NOW
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Treat Hair and Scalp at Once
This ultranourishing soothing treatment is made with gorgeous botanicals and oils direct from the Amazon.
It’s especially brilliant for dry scalp: Rich in omega-9, rahua oil, which has been prized by Indigenous
Amazonian women for centuries, moisturizes and strengthens; palo santo oil helps eliminate buildup and
balance the scalp; and hemp oil calms and soothes. Massage into the scalp and lengths, leave in for fifteen
minutes (or overnight) and rinse out—your hair and scalp will look and feel healthier, happier, shinier, and
bouncier.
Rahua
Founder’s Blend Hair &
Scalp Treatment
goop, $40SHOP NOW
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The Instant Shine and Volume Shampoo
Our scalp and hair are our crown, and this unique whipped shampoo made of exfoliating mineral-rich
Himalayan pink salt, nourishing cold-pressed moringa oil, and pure unfiltered rose hip oil purifies and
detoxifies all at once. The scrub cleanses the hair and scalp of product buildup, dirt, and oil, leaving
both clean and refreshed. The cleansing scent—rosemary, geranium, orange, and peppermint—lingers subtly in
hair (and smells amazing as you wash).
goop Beauty
G.Tox Himalayan Salt
Scrub Scalp Shampoo
goop, $42SHOP NOW
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The Internet-Legend Tonic
This refreshing serum protects, hydrates, and supports scalp health. Designed as a leave-in treatment, it’s
infused with active ingredients like apple stem cells, lupine protein, and rose and rosemary hydrosols.
Apply small drops to a wet scalp (clean or dirty), massage, and leave in—no residue stays behind. Use it
daily for a healthy, nourished scalp.
Reverie
Cake Restorative
Scalp Tonic
goop, $72SHOP NOW
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The New, Once-a-Week Clarifier
Designed to cleanse and detoxify the scalp, this once-a-week tonic dissolves buildup and excess oil as it
gently hydrates. A blend of extracts and oils—basil leaf supports growth, health, and shine, while baobab
and moringa oils soothe, hydrate, and help replenish the scalp’s moisture (all ingredients are
cold-processed to preserve nutrient levels). Apply the tonic directly to your scalp, massage it in—to
distribute product, stimulate the scalp, and feel fantastic—leave it on for twenty minutes, and rinse before
shampooing and conditioning. It smells faintly herbaceous, leaves the scalp fresh and clean, and works
beautifully for all hair types.
Act + Acre
Cold Processed®
Scalp Detox
goop, $42SHOP NOW
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Gua Sha Works for Hair as Well as Skin
Use this gorgeous hand-cut jade comb for an invigorating gua sha massage for your scalp. Based on the
ancient Chinese therapy of gua sha—which involves smoothing a sculpted massage tool over the face or body—a
massage with this comb feels absolutely incredible (especially after using the Cold Processed Scalp Detox
tonic). Stimulating for the scalp and relaxing for the spirit, it’s our new favorite daily ritual.
Act + Acre
Scalp Gua Sha Comb
goop, $40SHOP NOW
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