St. Ives : Medicated Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin

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Active Ingredient: Salicylic Acid. Other Ingredients: Water, Walnut Shell Powder, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Corn Meal, Cetyl Alcohol, Linoleamide DEA, Cetearyl Alcohol, Elder Flower, Glyceryl Stearate, Emulsifying Wax NF, Lanolin Oil, PEG-100 Stearate, Apricot Kernel Oil, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Pansy Extract, Linden Extract, Gentian Extract, Cornflower Extract, Sage Extract, Ceteareth-20, Triethanolamine, Methylparaben, Carbomer, Ethylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Fragrance, Titanium Dioxide.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

Items marked with orange can be irritating and over-drying, especially to acne-prone skin.

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June 30, 2011

Pros:

Clears up skin
Smooths out dead skin leaving new, soft skin

Cons:

None

It will irritate your skin if you use it ever day, i asked a professional at a spa and she told me not to use a scrub every day, only three times a week should do it.
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May 24, 2011

Pros:

Leaves skin very smooth.
Nice consistency.
Good price.

Cons:

Too harsh to use every day(for mae at least!)
Breaks me out if used daily.

I have used this as my regular exfoliator for a few years. Used twice a week it keeps my skin feeling smooth and helps my make up glide on nicely. However if I use it every day (like I did at first) it breaks me out really badly and left my skin very sensitive, so for me a couple of times a week is best.
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March 29, 2011

Pros:

Leaves soft, clean skin
Inexpensive (£4 in the UK but frequently in half price/ BOGOF deals)
Easy to locate
Not tested on animals
Natural ingredients

Cons:

Can cause dryness
Has walnut shell powder so not suitable for severe acne

After a week of using this my skin felt much smoother, after several weeks the redness has gone right down. This is not going to 'cure' acne but it does feel like it helps as the acne that I have is a lot less obvious and the areas of my skin without acne are much smoother now than they were. This is a scrub not a cleanser so it should be used fairly sparingly alongside your own cleanser- I tend to use it on average once a day, but sometimes every other day as it can dry the skin out a bit. Also, do not rub too hard with it as it has walnut shell powder and you do not want to go damaging sensitive skin.
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January 31, 2011

Pros:

i have been using this daily for years now and love love love it!! i know it's a scrub but i have really thin, sensitive skin and i have never had a prob using it everyday. cheap and can be found anywhere, even the grocery store has this stuff:)

Cons:

none

make sure you get the medicated apricot scrub with salicylic acid;)
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October 29, 2010

Pros:

Makes skin soft

Cons:

This will aggravate the hell out of your current skin problems!

The only thing about this stuff that you might like- is that immediately after use your skin will be soft. However; this will do nothing to help prevent or treat future and current acne. The only reason I would EVER use again is maybe to buff away dead skin in winter so my make up won't look shabby. Otherwise- Don't waste the money.
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October 24, 2010

Pros:

-very inexpensive (CVS, Target, or other generic brands--so long as they have salicylic acid--work very well, too)
-easy to use
-mostly natural

Cons:

-a few years ago St. Ives changed the formula, making the scrub less...scrubby...however, they have changed back and the scrub is like it used to be. I guess if they changed it again i wouldn't buy it.

I have been using this scrub twice a day for 10 years...wow...I am old! I think there was a time i tried to use something like Biore or 'higher end'...that didn't last long! St. Ives' medicated apricot scrub and store-brand analogs are inexpensive quality products. If I skip a day or two of this scrubbing my face does not like it! This scrub is also easy to use on body acne as well. I think if you have acne worse than "light" acne you probably should use this scrub in conjunction with another topical treatment.
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October 10, 2010

Pros:

- Baby smooth skin!
- Contains salicylic acid
- Removes flakiness like nothing I've ever used
- Seems to control oil and help existing breakouts to disappear
- Helps moisturizer to penetrate better

Cons:

None, except as a beauty therapy student we tend to avoid using granular exfoliants on anyone with acne lesions, so therefore I would only use this if you have light acne.

The best facial scrub I have ever come across. I've used this stuff for over 10 years and I will never stop loving it. It gets the blood flowing and leaves my skin feeling super smooth and clean. I am glad they have formulated a salicylic acid one for oilier skins, as it makes a good addition to my regimen now that I have my acne under control. Tip: Don't go crazy! Rubbing too hard will obviously cause irritation, which in turn can result in breakouts. Another obvious one: don't use it every day. It's a scrub, not a cleanser, which means 2-3 times a week is plenty.
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September 7, 2010

Pros:

*Leaves the skin feeling nice and smooth
*Skin looks clear after use.
*Smells great
*Cheap

Cons:

*I got two small pimples the second day after use, but nothing too bad.

I haven't used this for very long, but I use it every other day and so far it feels great.
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August 30, 2010

Pros:

Great Smell
Cleared Up Some Acne/Redness
Great Price

Cons:

Still have a few acne, minor.

I think it's a great product, It cleared up some acne that was cause by another face wash. I think it's a great buy, i mean my face isn't flawless, but it cleared up most of it. i noticed results in the first few days (:
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August 29, 2010

Pros:

smooths skin

Cons:

discomfort

it works
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