Looking for a good scrub to replace St.Ives Apricot Scrub

Jan 18, 2013

Alyse M.

you can totally use a homemade scrub on your face! maybe try sugar instead of salt though, that's what i'd do:)

and all i have to say about "living in the now" when it comes to skincare is i feel bad for you.

Jan 18, 2013

Veganbeauty L.

I used a homemade scrub or continue to use St.Ives. Also St.Ives made a "gentle" version. 

Jan 18, 2013

Drea L.

Sure you can use a homemade scrub on your face! However, I'd make sure to use sea-salt instead of normal table salt. Sea Salt is amazing for your skin & promotes healing. People see improvement in their skin by just using a sea-salt toner on their face. I can imagine it being great for a scrub!

Jan 18, 2013

Maria N.

What about just adding some brown sugar to your favorite scrub without microbeads? I think you would get the same clean feeling your looking for. Maybe do it with Burts Bees chamomile face wash. That one leaves a minty feeling after washing. 

Jan 18, 2013

Anna N.

I love Body Shop's scrub gloves. 

Jan 18, 2013

Jazmyn M.

okay? lol feel bad for me thats not gonna stop me from doing what im doing if its working, whos knows if im gonna live tomorrow. And plus just like normal cuts it heals it self so by the time you use it and "cut" your self and go on through the day or sleep depends on when you use it your body will naturally heal it self. And then washing your face with a cleanser your pretty much washing away any sign of any damage. But hey thats just my theory :] . Side note cliniques products are awesome lol :D

Jan 18, 2013

Jordyn L.

I make my own! Brown sugar and olive oil, that's it! 

Jan 19, 2013

Isabella H.

sugar and honey

Jan 19, 2013

Jessica R.

I love their green tea scrub the best

Jan 19, 2013

Stephanie D.

Alyse, I'm sure it does cut your face...if you mash it into your skin. Every day. You're not supposed to exfoliate every single day any more than you're supposed to get microdermabrasion every day.

Now if you want to show me some electron microscope photos of cut skin that is the result of label-directed use of St. Ives Apricot scrub, I would be very, very interested to see them. 

Jan 19, 2013

Manolita C.

Stephenie D. I see where you're coming from but why would every esthetician say that it's really bad for your skin when it isn't?

I have read somewhere that even if the package says that the scrub can be used everyday, it should be used every forthnight!

(http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/gallery/skin-rule-break)

I have normal/combination skin and I find that once a week is enough for me....

Jan 19, 2013

Sam W.

Defenitly a neutragena ine i like the pink grapefruit

Jan 19, 2013

Gheed A.

Lush do a nice range of scrubs too 

Jan 19, 2013

Stacy S.

Neutrogena the orange one I forgot what it is called but I use that and it works miricles,

Jan 19, 2013

Alyse M.

Stephanie I don't use it every day never have nor do I mash it into my face. It cut my face. I thought I was going crazy until I read that it's known to do that. Tiny little cuts I couldn't see but could feel. That doesn't happen anymore since stopping.

Jan 19, 2013

Tyler B.

Dermalogica Daily microfoliant, great for sensitive skin.

Jan 19, 2013

Tyler B.

...but I don't use it everyday, I only need it once a week

Jan 19, 2013

Haleigh L.

There's one by Simple called the smoothing facial scrub I just recently switched to it from the apricot scrub and i like it a whole lot better than the apricot scrub

Jan 19, 2013

Romy E.

I use clean and clear morning burst it as bursting beads to exfoliate your skin but not too many to damage! Your face feels amazing after! 

Jan 19, 2013

Madisen L.

I use neutrogena pink grapefruit acne scrub