More Good Hair Days in 2026!
Reviewing cult-favorite haircare line RŌZ and a standout new product
Shitters! In the blink of an eye we’re already three weeks into January?! Time is flying, and if you’re like me, you’ve barely gotten the minute to yourself you were expecting this month! I can’t complain about the things keeping me busy, but I do think it forces the grandiose wellness/self-care ideas we have sometimes to become more practical/repeatable for everyday life.
While a long hot bath is usually my favorite way to unwind, these days it’s looking more like a shorter-but-still-hot shower. And while I already had a pretty elite everything shower lineup (if I do say so myself!), the latest addition is the cherry on top! Meet RŌZ’s Salt Scalp Scrub (PRIYANKA15).
Longtime Shitters know I love all things RŌZ (pronounced “Rose” after their founder, Mara Roszak!). Honestly, you’ve probably come to love them too! Over the past few years, their signature blue has taken over every corner of my bathroom—from my everyday shampoo and conditioner, to the styling products I use afterwards (their Root Lift Spray was one of of our favorite products of the year, and I always finish off with some of their lightweight styling oil on my ends). Their scents alone are a standout—their signature, Big Sur-inspired combination of bergamot, vetiver, neroli, and fig is frankly my dream fragrance (make a perfume, I beg of you!!). Add in the clean ingredients and salon-quality formulas on top of that, and it’s not hard to see why the brand has become such a hit over the past few years! But of my many RŌZ favorites, their new scalp scrub has quickly jumped to the top of the list.
Obviously shampoo is meant to cleanse and refresh your hair, but I LOVE a scalp scrub for the next step up. It’s designed for a deeper clean that exfoliates the scalp while tackling any buildup, product residue, or oiliness, and it leaves my hair feeling SO soft and clean without ever making my scalp feel stripped. If you’re like me and your scalp runs dry/flaky, especially this time of year, this gently removes any of those flakes while hydrating and nourishing the skin underneath (hard to do with your run-of-the mill shampoo!). Or if you’re just in need of the occasional scalp reset, this does the job effectively and gently.
There are other scalp scrubs out there, but this my favorite of the bunch—the ingredients really set it apart from anything else out there. The mineral-rich sea salt crystals that provide the physical exfoliation are sourced from Bolivia and the Himalayas (look at those crystals!!! I love that you can see and feel them in the product), they added gentle AHAs and BHAs to enhance exfoliation at the chemical level (think of the exfoliating serums you use on your face vs. just a scrub), and they incorporated holistic ingredients like rosemary and caffeine to help stimulate your scalp and hair growth. Plus the scent is just incredible—to me it smells like my dream spa nestled in the middle of a rainforest.
There are a million and one high-end haircare brands out there, but in my opinion, RŌZ stands in a league of their own. They marry the clean, holistic ingredients so many of us are looking for with the performance and salon-grade formulations that no one wants to give up, AND they put it all together in a luxurious, beautiful product and experience. In most cases, you can get one or two of those things from a product, but rarely do all three come together in the same package like they do here. I’m lucky enough to have gotten some of their products in PR more recently, but this is a brand I’ve bought with my own money for years and will continue to!
I think the reason they’re able to do this so well goes back to their founder, Mara Roszak. She’s an OG celebrity hairstylist who styles clients like Emma Stone, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, and is VERY well-respected in the industry (I attended one of their events in NYC last spring, and was SO impressed with the number of actual beauty pros and founders who were there, in addition to the usual brand/influencer crowd). I know when she comes out with something new, it’s something considered that her clients actually need, and something that will actually work whether you’re at home styling yourself, getting a cut in a high-end salon, or getting styled for an occasion where you need to look your best.
Since I only wash my hair 1-2x a week anyways, I tend to alternate between the scrub and their shampoo and follow up with their conditioner. If I’m air-drying, I’ll put their Milk Hair Serum in, put my hair in a loose braid, and let it do its thing, but most of the time lately I use my beloved T3 Brush to give myself an at-home blowout, with this spray at the roots for a professional blowout feel.
Once or twice a month, for a deeper scalp treatment, I’ll use their Treatment Oil all over my hair/scalp and let it marinate for a bit before washing out. In that case, I always follow up with the scrub—it does a much better job tackling oils than regular shampoo. And, because the quality of a hair day can determine so much about my mood and confidence, I got their Mini Kit for travel too. Trust me—it’s not worth banking on hotel shampoo (even at the nice ones!!!).
If you’re eyeing a few (or more than a few!) of their products, they have great bundles on their site that are discounted by 20%, but for everything else, PRIYANKA15 gets you 15% off. Add it to the (long) list of codes I’m selfishly excited to have for myself! As always, all of our discount codes live right here!
Other things I’m loving lately: These darling Margaux slingbacks!!! I wanted something to wear with black pants/trousers that wasn’t just a black heel or boot, and these are the perfect neutral pop, and SO comfortable (they run TTS)! They also make a great alt to these Loro Piana flats for basically a third of the price—run! The Traitors! My sister spent a few days with me last week and she was NOT interested in starting this show, but two episodes in and she’s hooked! Watching celebrities be stupid is good for the soul. Speaking of my sister, I was happy to see that I successfully influenced her into using this toiletry case + the matching capsules (PRIYANKA15). It takes a lot to impress me with new skincare, but this serum/cream duo from Lazy Skinscience (under $50!) has saved my skin from dry heat this winter. I can confidently say Saie’s new setting spray is worth the hype. I came home from my first night out using it and threw out my old stuff—that’s how good we’re talking. And if you’re in need of a facial scrub, Isla’s gentle Snow Scrub is a new shower staple for me! (PRIYANKA10)
going to try the rōz scrub as soon as my goop one runs out. i love a scalp scrub—especially in the winter!
Love this breakdown of the ingredient chemistry behind scalp scrubs. The combo of physical exfoliation from sea salts plus chemical exfoliation from AHAs/BHAs is genius and something I didn't realize even mattered til last year when my dermatologist explained it. Been using a basic scrub but it sounds like RŌZ's approach tackles both buildup andflakiness at a deeper level than just mechanicl scrubbing.