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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April 10, 2009

Pros:

Smells great
Cheap
Available at any major drugstore

Cons:

Didn't work
Granules way too harsh for sensitive skin
Left a strange residue

I have tried using this product 4 times in my life. Each time I tried it for about a month or so to allow time for my skin to adjust. Every single time I got hyge cyst-like pimples in places I never get pimples normally (my cheeks and underneath my chin.) I tossed it and went back to Proactiv, and then tried using it for a body scrub. Guess what? I started getting acne all over my body which I never get. It was worth the try, but it just didn't work.
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March 30, 2009

Pros:

it smells good and it makes your skins really smooth

Cons:

after you use so often it will stop working or it will have no effect on your skin

it's a good product but just don't use like a every day of the year. don't constantly use it . take a brea from it for a little bit.
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January 12, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

Makes my skin feel weird after I use it, like it has a very thick, greasy lotion on it.

The beads get into my eyes no matter how careful I am.

I reallyyyyy don't like this product, at all.
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August 31, 2008

Pros:

very good exfoliant, did a nice job on my blackheads and a good price

Cons:

doesn't smell too nice, extremly harsh on skin, too many beads and doesn't get rid of whiteheads

i wouldn't recommend this to people with light acne or people who have sensitive skin
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August 29, 2008

Pros:

GREAT exfoliator, i tend to mix it with other scrubs that dont have enough 'beads'

Cons:

really harsh or your skin, and it doesnt really help clear acne all that much =[

if you DO use this, make sure you dont use it too often x] cuz it gives your skin 'micro-cuts'
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June 16, 2008

Pros:

feels nice when using it, feels as it cleaning your skin not really ny other

Cons:

DRY'S OUT SKIN AND SPREADS ACNE DONT USE APRICOT SRUMBS I READ IT ON SEVRAL WEBSITES IT CONTAINS PORE CLOGGING OILS BAD, DONT USE ESCIALLY IF YOU HAVE ACNE

DONT USE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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December 6, 2007

Pros:

Works well to clear up dead skin cells... makes skin feel smoother.

Cons:

Breakouts! You will break out... I have extremely oily skin, and everytime I use this product I end up breaking out around my cheeks.

Great for getting rid of dead skin cells... but you will end up regretting using it since it will break u out.
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October 23, 2007

Pros:

It make your skin really smooth cleansed skin

Cons:

I didn't do that much for me

non
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September 2, 2007

Pros:

Has acne fighting ingredients. Helps slough off dry skin.

Cons:

Too harsh for the face and aggravates acne even more.

What I have learned is to stick with a gentle face wash instead of harsh scrubs. After I stopped using scrubs on my face, it started to look alot less irritated and red and actually started getting better. If you are using things like benzoyl peroxide on your face, its better to be as gentle with your face as possible since these other medications can being drying.
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December 26, 2006

Pros:

nothing

Cons:

it doesnt clear your acne

i dont ever get acne i dont know WHY i broke out, out of nowhere but i wanted to use something i had at home to wash my face because i usually use proactiv but i ran out and i had this stuff but it does not clear your acne it made mine worse and i havent used it for two days and my face is already cleared up so OBVIOUSLY that stuff made my skin worse soo yeah no this is a negative
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