Redken Scalp Relief Soothing Balance Shampoo is a gentle, everyday cleanser formulated for sensitive, stressed scalp and hair, rather than for color care or heavy buildup removal.
The formula is built around eucalyptus extract, included to help relieve scalp tension, and licorice extract, included to soothe and calm, delivered through Redken's Calming Suspension technology. It's positioned to de-stress, moisturize, refresh, and rebalance a scalp that feels tight, itchy, or irritated, while still cleansing hair and scalp of everyday oil and product buildup. It is dermatologist-tested, though it is not sulfate-free — it's cleansed with sodium laureth sulfate and cocamidopropyl betaine, similar to most professional shampoos — and Redken does not market it as a natural or organic product.
It's gentle enough for daily use and works as a standalone cleanser or lead-in step before conditioner. It is not a medicated dandruff treatment; Redken sells a separate Dandruff Control shampoo within the same Scalp Relief line for that purpose.
