Happy Tuesday!! Glad Monday is over with! I've been using St. Ives Timeless Skin Apricot Scrub for about 8 months now and found it to be quite a good exfoliator to have around the bathroom.
According to St. Ives "This Apricot Scrub with gentle alpha hydroxy, visibly tones and firms, revealing younger-looking skin."
Application: Use once or twice a week. Moisten face with water, squirt some onto your finger tips and massage onto face using circular motions. Wash off once you're done.
Additional info:
- Made in Australia
- RRP $9.95 AUD (150ml)
- Availability: Big W, Priceline, pharmacies, large retailers
- Not tested on animals
What I like:
- Exfoliating beads aren't too scratchy
- I love exfoliators where you can feel the beads, for some reason if I cant feel it, I think its not working lol
- Lovely apricot scent
- Leaves skin feeling smooth
- Formulated without parabens and phthalates
- Affordable
What I dislike:
- May not be suitable for really sensitive skin
Overall: Although the packaging says you can use this 3-4 times a week, I wouldn't. Initially, when I first bought this I used it every second day and found that it makes me skin feel really tight and it was starting to get a little flaky. I reduced it to once or twice a week and it was much better, no more flaky or tight skin. This is a pretty good exfoliator for it's price and I would buy again.
Have you tried St. Ives Apricot Scrub? What did you think?
Thanks for reading!!!
Those scrubs cause microtears on the skin. No thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell! But not a fan of the creamy texture. I use Demalogica dermal clay cleanser in the evenings, and ASAP exfoliating scrub in the morns and find they feel a lot cleaner? Haha!
ReplyDeleteI reallly like using their original version and those scrubs have made a nice difference in my skin. :D I wonder if there really is a difference between this purple label and the orange label though...The texture looks the same haha!
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I wonder if this is the same as the Invigorating version of the Apricot scrub :D but anyway, I like to try it to >w<
ReplyDeleteI heard this scrub has cleared up peoples acne!
ReplyDeleteI'm like you, I have to feel the beads so I think it's working :P
I used to use the one for Acne... and then I heard about the microtears. I didn't really notice anything but I figured better safe than sorry. So I stopped using that one and switched over to one by Philosophy. It does cost a pretty penny but it's supposed to be gentler for your skin.
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St Ives apricot scrub has been around for a long time and I used it when it was still in a screw tub and then the squeeze tube which doesn't look like what you have. I always feel that it is very yummy smelling and yes, I tend to think that if I can't feel the scrubbing bits, it means it's not working.
ReplyDeleteI've used the original version but the fragrance breaks me out I guess my skin is too sensitive.
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i've used the previous version and i loved it. then again, i'm really attracted to anything with a distinct fruity smell. i love the tingly feeling after good cleanse/ exfoliation. i also find its way too rough to use 4 times a week!
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I shall try this when I finish my scrub!(:
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