{"product_id":"maria-nila-purifying-cleanse-exfoliating-serum","title":"Maria Nila Purifying Cleanse Exfoliating Serum | Glycolic Scalp Detox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pre-shampoo scalp treatment with 5% glycolic acid that exfoliates away buildup and excess oil at the root, while aloe vera and peppermint keep the scalp comfortable through it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Moda Team Review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink of this as a chemical exfoliant for your scalp, and treat it the way you would treat one for your face - because that is precisely what it is. The client it is for is the one whose roots are oily within a day, who has been running three or four days between washes on dry shampoo, and whose hair now feels coated no matter what she uses. Shampoo alone cannot fix that, because shampoo is on the scalp for a minute at most and then it is gone. This sits for ten minutes on a dry scalp with nothing else in the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mechanism is straightforward and it is the same one dermatologists use on skin. Glycolic acid at 5% is the primary active - the smallest alpha hydroxy acid, so it penetrates a congested follicle efficiently - supported by malic and lactic acids and by salicylic acid, which is oil-soluble and therefore able to work into sebum where the AHAs cannot. The combination loosens dead skin cells and dissolves the residue and oil packed around the follicle, and then you rinse it away and shampoo. Aloe barbadensis leaf juice sits high in the formula as the buffer, with mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract for the cooling finish - which is not decoration, it is what makes an acid treatment on the scalp tolerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Nila had it dermatologically tested, and it is a leave-on-then-rinse product rather than a wash, which is what separates it from the shampoo in the same line. Apply it to a dry scalp, not a wet one - water in the hair dilutes a 5% acid straight down to something weaker and spreads it unevenly. That single detail is the difference between this working and this being an expensive ten minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Moda Carries This\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Nila is new to Moda and a deliberate addition. It is the up-and-coming brand making the biggest impact in professional haircare right now, and we brought it in with our younger clients in mind - the range is playful, 100% vegan and cruelty-free, and made in Sweden. Purifying Cleanse earned its place because scalp exfoliation is a real gap in most people's routines. Clients who would never skip a facial exfoliant have never once thought about the skin under their hair, even though it is the same organ producing the same sebum and shedding the same dead cells. A dermatologically tested, properly dosed acid serum that does that job is not something we could point to before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Active Ingredient(s)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlycolic Acid (5%):\u003c\/strong\u003e The primary active and the smallest of the alpha hydroxy acids. Its low molecular weight is what lets it penetrate into a congested follicle and loosen the bonds between dead cells and the scalp surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMalic and Lactic Acids:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruit-derived AHAs that broaden the exfoliating action and keep the formula at the low pH the acids need to stay active.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalicylic Acid:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil-soluble rather than water-soluble, so it works into sebum and oily plugs around the follicle that the AHAs beside it cannot reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice):\u003c\/strong\u003e Sits high in this formula as the buffer - a soothing polysaccharide humectant that keeps a ten-minute acid exposure comfortable rather than irritating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePanthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5):\u003c\/strong\u003e A humectant that holds moisture in the scalp, so exfoliating does not tip into dehydrating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeppermint (Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract):\u003c\/strong\u003e The cooling finish, and the reason a scalp acid treatment feels refreshing rather than hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eModa Pro Tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry scalp, sectioned, pipette on the skin - and then do not touch it for ten minutes. Almost everyone gets one of those wrong. Applying to damp hair dilutes a 5% acid into something considerably weaker; applying over the top of the hair means most of it never reaches the scalp at all. Take six to eight clean partings, run the pipette along each one, then massage with the pads of the fingers for thirty seconds to distribute it. After that, leave it alone. The urge to keep rubbing an exfoliant is strong and it is how you turn chemical exfoliation into mechanical irritation - you are trying to dissolve buildup, not scrub it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot the Right Fit If...\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour scalp is dry, tight, itchy, flaking or sensitive. This is the single product in the Maria Nila range a sensitive-scalp client should walk past - a 5% glycolic acid exfoliant on skin that is already compromised will make the itching and flaking worse, not better. Flaking is not always buildup: on a dry scalp it is a barrier problem, and stripping it is the wrong direction entirely. The right Maria Nila product for that is the Head \u0026amp; Hair Heal Soothing Serum, which is also a pipette scalp serum but is leave-on, water-based, and built on hyaluronic acid and aloe to hydrate rather than exfoliate. The two look nearly identical on a shelf and do opposite jobs. Also avoid it if your scalp is broken, irritated, sunburnt or you are using a prescribed scalp treatment - and check with your doctor before using an acid alongside anything medicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow To Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSection dry or damp hair - dry gives the strongest result - and expose the scalp along each parting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eApply the serum directly onto the scalp with the pipette and massage through for about thirty seconds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeave for ten minutes without rubbing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRinse thoroughly, then shampoo and condition as normal. Use as needed, not every wash.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Maria Nila","offers":[{"title":"150 ml","offer_id":49911828512996,"sku":"MN3688","price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2831\/9677\/files\/3688-packshot.jpg?v=1789819566","url":"https:\/\/www.modasalon.ca\/products\/maria-nila-purifying-cleanse-exfoliating-serum","provider":"Moda Salon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}