St. ives apricot facial scrub.& clinique skin care.

Apr 29, 2014

Holly G.

I've used St. Ives for the last year, twice a week. And I heard the same about it but have not had that experience. If this helps, I really make sure my face is soaking wet and use a good amount of the scrub- it seems to get really creamy that way, and I just make small circular motions not large ones. But if I don't use it I have your same issues. I guess go at it gently, I'm older in age (50s) and only have good skin from using it; hope this helps.

Apr 29, 2014

Lorna G.

Yikes micro tears? Is there any other brands that do that?

Apr 29, 2014

Cinthya A.

St. Ives makes a pink lime radiant exfoliator. It exfoliates well without being rough.

Apr 29, 2014

Breeze T.

I've never had problems with the apricot scrub,but I go extremely lightly on my face and instead use it as a body scrub on my legs and arms. I think, as long as you keep the scrubbing to a minimum, there won't be any problems but don't push or massage hard when using it on your face :-)

Apr 29, 2014

Kitty K.

For my dry skin, I personally prefer to use a chemical exfoliant. Definitely yields much better results.
I personally dislike Physical exfoliants as they only scrub at the most superficial layer whereas chemical exfoliants can go deep down into the pores.





Here's a little information on why Apricot & nutshell scrubs should not be used on this skin for those interested:

St. Ives Scrubs will damage the heck out of your skin in the long run, it's beads are way too harsh and abrasive for the skin on your face, I have yet to meet a dermatologist that recommends it or a skin esthetician that doesn't cringe at it's name.
It's beads are pointed, not round. So, it basically doesn't exfoliate your skin- it scratches it causing micro tears. By scratching it, it creates grooves in it and that makes it allows bacteria to clot and your skin to become more prone to blemishes.
People will always claim that it leaves their skin looking 'Healthy, Glowing, and beautiful'. The reason it appears this way is because they removed a protective layer from their face and the skin that appears is not fully developed. The reason they don't find any blemishes it because they are basically over exfoliating, they are simply scratching the dirt and bacteria from out of their faces and damaging their skin again as they do.
It may seem harmless, but you can end up making your skin a lot worse in the long run. By over exfoliating, you can get a bacteria infection and can even end up with infections on the skin. Some have reported such bad effects from it, like having a cyst that was too infected and big that they ended up having a surgery to remove it.
Even if you don't get a cyst, other problems can occur too ( premature wrinkles, discolouration after continued use). It is best to use an exfoliant with smooth, round microbeads (sometimes even a facecloth is enough) and leave the St. I've's Scrub for your body, and not your face.

Apr 29, 2014

Christine N.

St ives also has a green tea scrub and it doesn't have the big chunks that the apricot one has, it's more of a fine grainy texture. I think it's much more gentle.

Apr 29, 2014

Cami F.

I agree, I never really had any issues when using the St. I've's scrub, but I definitely don't want to risk ruining my skin in the long run. The Green Tea Scrub is actually much more gentle and safe to use. Use it a few times a week and it should help. I have dry skin and. I didn't find that it made it any drier. Just use a good moistruizer and you will be perfect. Good luck!