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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October 7, 2007

Pros:

Leaves skin soft and smooth getting rid of dead skin cells

Cons:

Doesn't completely clear blemishes

For those who find it hard to scrub round your face, don't use. Although if you need to exfoliate your face use this and it helps a little to clear bemishes. Also moisturize after use
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January 15, 2007

Pros:

Clears up smaller acne, makes skin softer. Less oily skin. Great product for it's price

Cons:

Grains too harsh for daily use. After awhile, it starts to dry out.

The grains are a bit too harsh for being used twice a day. I started out with using this product once before I woke up and once before going to bed. I have extremely acne prone skin, even though the year before it was flawless. Use this at MOST once a day and do not literally scrub it on your face. Lightly rub in circles around problem areas, LIGHTLY. Because if you scrub too hard or use it too often, it will make your skin extremely sensitive and it will start to flake. My skin is much better due to this. However, because my skin began get irritated after frequent daily use, I switched to the gentler one for sensitive skin. It's grains are much smaller and there are a lot less. You will need to use a moisturizer after using this. :) Good luck with your acne!
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March 22, 2008

Pros:

-Good consistency
-This is a TRUE SCRUB you actually feel the exfoliation, make sure you don't scrub to hard
-I like the packaging and the ease of using the product it comes out nicely. Excellent Product

Cons:

The New Scent is HORRIBLE. It actually smells like your cleaning the toilet or the floor its really strong.

If they didn't change the Scent/fragrance this would be a wonderful formula. I aminly use this for Bacne and it works it exfoliates nicely and my acne seems to be less and less. I use this almost everyday for the back since the back has a stronger outershell skin. I leave this on the back for an extra 2 mins for the SA to do some work. I'm loving this product and the price is Great $3 for it and it's great. I use both this and the original formula as a body scrub. Best and cheap scrubs!
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December 11, 2007

Pros:

This products does what it says that's fosho! My skin's feel smooth and soft everytime I cleanse.

Cons:

I have mild acne and this product doesn't help with acne much but it also didn't do harm.

Overall the products is preety darn good, at least it doesnt cause breakouts.....
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August 31, 2007

Pros:

not a bad product, but it really didnt clear up my acne.

Cons:

harsh on your skin if used more than 2 times a week

i got the wal-mart Equate brand and it worked just as well.
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December 29, 2006

Pros:

It makes my skin soft after I use it.

Cons:

Doesn't exactly clean it up.

Don't only use this! Use this about once a week with other cleansers. this is NOT a cleanser, its just a scub, and is not meant to replace cleaning. It does make my skin really soft though, but remember not to scrub too hard, very gently or it could lead to more acne.
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October 12, 2006

Pros:

Great scrub! Clears pores, removes makeup, leaves skin fresh! Fantastic for body acne or folliculitis/ingrown hairs!

Cons:

Can irritate inflamed zits if you scrub too hard. Contains salicylic acid... but this is the one salicylic acid product that does not make my skin worse! Price raised from $2.50 to $3.50 since new packaging, but still best product for the money!

I've used this scrub for years. I used to stop sometimes to try "better" or "gentler" products, and they were always more expensive and less effective. It will not completely prevent acne alone, so you do need to use a topical medication such as BP, but it is great for keeping skin fresh and clean. Sometimes when my skin is being overly sensitive I switch to using it only at night. It can be drying so I usually follow up by washing with Cetaphil. Great combination! The thing that I have been most thrilled with, though, is that since I started using this to scrub areas where I frequently have horrible, unsightly ingrown hairs- armpits, bikini area, etc.- the problem has cleared up completely! If, like me, you suspect that your worst breakouts are due to folliculitis (acne-like bumps you get in areas where you shave or tweeze) more than acne, give this a try! Keeping the hair follicles clean and clear may very well solve the problem.
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March 27, 2007

Pros:

I've used this for YEARS and can't live without out. It smells good, has the most exfoliating "scrubbies" out of everything I've tried, and just plain WORKS!! I heard about it from my cousin when I was younger, and now many of my friends use it too!

Cons:

None! Excellent product!!

Could use some more exciting packaging.... but who really cares about the packing when it WORKS.

I've tried many other scrubbing salicylic face washes when they come out, but I ALWAYS come back to this one. This has the most scrubbing action, the freshest scent, and works the best overall!
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October 5, 2007

Pros:

It leaves skin soft. Works really well for back acne. Smells nice. Exfoliates well.

Cons:

my skin kinda built up a tolerance for it, i believe. I've been using this stuff for over a year now, and I got great results during the first 5 or 6 months. Now, I'm really broken out and the face wash feels really irritating on my skin. :(

This is great stuff, for a while.
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