St Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub Review

I'm surprised by the hype around this product as I personally don't find it to be amazing, however it is a really nice product at an affordable price.

The product contains crushed up apricot shell to buff away dead skin on the face, which it does, but I find it too harsh to use particularly often as the sharper bits in the product can irritate my skin. It also hurts like hell to get into your eyes.

It does smell nice, and it's great for removing heavy foundation before using a lighter face wash. I tend to team this up with the Clearasil Daily Clear Superfruit scrub, using the St Ives one first to remove heavy duty makeup, and then the Clearasil as a lighter and gentler exfoliator so as to not upset my easily annoyed skin.

I don't /not/ like it, but it isn't my favourite. I probably won't be repurchasing as I only bought it because their Green Tea face scrub (my favourite) wasn't available at the time.

This product was pretty phenomenal worldwide, I remember seeing them at Japan and Hong Kong cosmetic stores in the international aisles – I remember thinking "What? Of all international beauty products, this takes the limelight?". I digress, but back in the day when exfoliating first became popular this was a staple for me, because my skin really felt heaps softer (as the walnut powder really works like sandpaper). Now I know better and use gentler chemical exfoliants like AHA and BHA. I might still use it on the back of my arms though, but face, no more!

I've used this scrub for years now, and always have a spare one in the cupboard, just in case I run out. This is a great exfoliator. Not too harsh, but helps to evenly resurface your skin and remove dead skin cells. I use it on my face and body which makes it a super practical and useful product. This scrub also smells delish!

This scrub actually made my face feel like it was on fire, im not sure why but it took a long time after i washed it off for my face to feel ok again. So dont recommend it was also a bit of a harsh texture.

I used this for a long time but have recently switched to St Ives Even and Bright Pink Lemon and Mandarin Scrub as I felt like trying a different fragrance for a change. The St Ives Even and Bright Pink Lemon and Mandarin Scrub feels a LOT more gentle on the skin and it smells a lot nicer! I would therefore not recommend the Invigorating Apricot Scrub anymore as there are nicer, more gentle St Ives products out there..

I use to use this years ago as it was one of the only exfoliating scrubs around.. now there is so much choice. I did like it but thought the scrubbing beads in it were a bit to big for facial use. These days I just use this on my body and have a goodness brand exfoliant I use on my face which is more gentle.

I absolutely LOVE this cleanser/exfoliater!!! Tbis2 actually does exactly what it claims to do withput2 being overly harsh and without stripping your skin. This is a mild exfoliate so if your looking for something heavier you would not like this but as a gentle/mild exfoliater it truly cleans and exfoilates. Will most definitely continue to repurchase and use this product and will continue to recommend this to family and friends