St. Ives : Blackhead Clearing Green Tea Scrub

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4.0
32 Reviews

Active Ingredient:
Salicylic Acid (1%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, Hydrated Silica, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Methyl 2 Sulfolaurate, Polyacrylate 1 Crosspolymer, Citric Acid, Glycereth 18 Ethylhexanoate, Kaolin, Disodium 2 Sulfolaurat, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Yeast Extract, Glycereth 18, PPG 2 Methyl Ether, Phenethyl Alcohol, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance, Yellow 5, Red 33, Red 4, Blue 1.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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3.1%
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12.5%

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July 6, 2012

Pros:

Smells great
Sensitive on the skin
Reduces redness
Many ways you can use it
Removes make up thoroughly!

Cons:

None that I can tell so far

I Love this product! I use it in the am and pm and it makes my skin feel refreshed! I feel like it does a good job of getting everything that's on my skin off and cleared away. Plus, it's a really gentle exfoliator that's great for everyday use. It never dried out my skin or made it red. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone that asked.
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March 18, 2012

Pros:

- You notice the decrease in size of your pimple the first time you use it!
- Leaves skin soft
- Clears breakouts and upcoming pimples!

Cons:

NONE

I've been using this for almost a month and it works great! I don't suggest using it if your pimple looks like its about to pop or if puss is showing!
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January 5, 2012

Pros:

-smells AMAZING.
-cleanses well
-not sure about the makeup though cuz i dont wear it.
-reduces acne only by a little
-leaves skin bright and looking healthy.

Cons:

-the beads are very tiny
when i cleanse my face, and i accidentally get it to my hair line, it stays there and looks like dandruff.
-feels more like a cleanser.

Recommend to friends But I prefer the St. Ives Apricot Scrub FTW ^-^
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December 30, 2011

Pros:

• smells good
• can be used daily
• doesn't irritate my skin
• leaves my skin smooth
• clears some acne
• decreases oil gradually on my skin

Cons:

• i found it didn't hep whatsoever with my blackheads, which is what scrubs normally do
• makes my skin break out occasionally
• leaves my skin somewhat oily (though i've always had oily skin)

This product is very confusing to review, though I thought it would be helpful for other people. Let's first start with my acne problem, cause "moderate" just doesn't cut it. I have acne on my cheeks, on my forehead, on my temple area, and on chin. Really, the only part of my face that isn't covered in nasty blemishes is my nose! My cheeks have what looks like red circles under my skin that vary in size. On my chin, i mainly have those pimples that ;ay above my skin (those are just awfully painful!) On my forehead, i have very small blemishes, some sitting on the skin, some underneath, and that's probably the worst part of my acne (either that or my cheeks). And it's not like this whole acne thing is recent - i've had acne for nearly 4 years now. I'm currently in high school, and that's probably the worst part of life to suffer from acne (all the immature teasing and everything). I have sort of a stressful life, and i don't eat as healthy as i should (hehe) I guess that could have an affect on my acne. Sorry for this nasty piece of information, but i figured it would be useful to know when reading my review. Anyways, the scrub itself is complicated. It leaves my skin extremely smooth, and i use it twice a day with nothing else. My skin still seems oily, though the amount of oily has decreased. After about a week of using the product, my skin (especially around my mouth) started to feel extremely tense, like it was hard to smile. That's not really a problem, because it doesn't affect my skin, really (i.e., my skin doesn't look rough/dry or anything, just feels like it). The first few days, my skin was looking good. Though honestly, it just could have been in my head. The whole fact of changing facial routines and stuff. Nonetheless, my skin looks a bit better, though i still get pimples. Overall, the smell is nice and the price is good, but i still don't really see a difference, other than my acne is somewhat controlled, and the oil on
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September 9, 2011

Pros:

has made my breakout 10 times smaller!
helps with redmarks
doesnt contain too much salcylic acid
wont dry out your skin
wont clog pores
help reduce breakouts

Cons:

NONE!!!

i have try every cleanser in the market..proactiv,neutrogena,clean and clear and none of those helped me with my mild acne ..my mom had always used the apricot scrub but i didnt totally like it because it was too rough on my skin (rough and harsh things make me breakout:/)but i like the way my skin felt after using it ..until one day i saw these cleanser and bought it in which didnt contain that much amount of salcylic acid and said it would help with redness..since ive started using it i havent broken out like i used too,and if i breakout my pimples are super tiny and my red marks has dramatically reduceed!:D
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August 19, 2011

Pros:

Makes skin soft
Non-irritating and gentle
Nice smell
Can be used daily
Doesn't cause breakouts

Cons:

None at all

I would definitely recommend this scrub. I have been in love with it since I have first used it and it has made my skin so soft. This is actually the only thing I use to wash my face and I used it twice a day for over a year and I am still using it. I have not experienced any negative side-effects and every time I try using a new scrub or cleanser they always break me out so I return to this one. I do admit it's not a miracle treatment for acne and I still experience the occasional breakout but I attribute that to hormones, not this product. If anything, I use this scrub because it is the only scrub that I trust won't break me out. I don't really use this scrub to treat my acne and I do not think a scrub alone will cure acne it has to be in combination with other products.
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August 6, 2011

Pros:

-Smells nice
-Nice exfoliators
-Exfoliates well
-Reduces redness
-Only need a little to cover face
-Nice refreshing effect

Cons:

-Doesn't clear acne (use the St. Ives Green Tea Cleanser)

The is product is amazing ! The consistency is so thickly packed with mini exfoliator beads so sensitive skin people can use this. After rinsing this product off, the face feels so refreshed and it looks radiant.
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July 25, 2011

Pros:

It gets rid of flakes.

Cons:

None

I would recommend this for once weekly usage but no more than that.
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July 21, 2011

Pros:

Smell
Ingredients
Everything!

Cons:

None

In combination with Garnier "PURE" Toner (which I use in the AM once I wake up, and in the PM after using St. Ives Naturally Clear) I am CLEAR of acne. I fought with mild/moderate acne for over a decade - this product is amazing and I wish I found it sooner. I am very thankful for this.
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June 15, 2011

Pros:

Smells really good.

Cons:

Everything else.

At the start of my use of this product it worked amazingly. My face looked better then ever, I mean I was really loving this stuff till about the second week. Slowly I started to see every pore on my face form a miniature "white head" and I started to break out ridiculously bad. In places I have never had acne before. My skin was very irritated and bright red. I was devistated and made an appointment to see a dermatologist for the first time ever in my life which also made me feel awful because I thought this stuff was gonna be my scrub of choice but I guess not. Needless to say I was shocked how it could work and then wreck my face in such a short time. Bottom line is... its awful. Dont get it unless you dont have a problem with getting more acne:D its taken me close to 2 months to somewhat bounce back from this.