St Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub Review

This face wash is the best I have come across. I have been using for about 5 months now and it leaves my skin feeling so soft. I loves exfoliating my T section and I kind of just gently scrub the rest of my face. My fave so far

As a teenager, St Ives Apricot Scrub was one of the first exfoliators that I ever tried. I remember receiving a sample of the Apricot Scrub with a magazine subscription and was amazed by the wonderful smell and great product. Years on, I found myself looking for an exfoliator better suited to my now aging skin.

While doing a bit of shopping recently, I spotted a tube of St Ives Ageless Skin Apricot Scrub and decided to give it a try. It used to be called Timeless Skin Apricot Scrub, but appears to have been renamed.

This scrub differs slightly from the original Apricot Scrub, as it contains Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA's) and smaller exfoliating particles than some of their other scrubs, yet it still manages to leave the skin feeling wonderfully smooth and soft.

This gentle scrub is suitable for sensitive and aging skin and also contains apricot extract, so it still has a wonderful apricot aroma. The scrub comes out of the squeeze tube as a surprisingly thick paste, but a little goes a long way and a pea-sized amount is sufficient to do my face and neck.

St Ives Ageless Skin Scrub is paraben, phthalate and sulphate free, but please take note of the warning on the package, as the use of AHA's can cause the skin to be a bit more sensitive (exfoliating removes old skin cells, revealing the new skin underneath). It is recommended to use sunscreen daily when using products containing AHA's.

This product is definitely on my list of favourites!

I felt like this product was awesome while I was in the shower. Then when I got out it kind of made my face really dry. Otherwise I had the radiant glow and my face was nicely exfoliated. I find some of the beads a little too scratchy, especially if you have sensitive skin. Otherwise a really good product!

This scrub is thick, smells wonderful and can really scrub a surface clean. However it is very coarse and i made the mistake of being over zealous with scrubbing and although my skin felt soft, it was red which is never a good sign. I tried it the week and i was mindful not to rub but i still found it too coarse. I stopped using it for my face and I ended up using this as a body scrub which worked wonderful keeping the rest of my body soft and smooth

I've been using the St Ives Green tea scrub for a while and thought I would give this a try as the exfoliation is 'next level up' It's not something I would use everyday as its a really thorough exfoliation- perfect for after heavy makeup use or when needing a thorough cleanse. It has a lovely scent, and the bonus the exfoliant is walnut shell ground not plastic

I quite like this body scrub and have purchased it a few times over the years. It has a delicious apricot smell and makes the skin on your face feel fresh after each use. It's easy to apply and you don't need to use a whole lot. It lasts quite awhile with daily use. It exfoliated my skin well and made my skin feel fresher. In my opinion, it's a great scrub to use a couple of times a week and it's affordable. This scrub definitely ticks the boxes for me.

I bought this, and i thought it did a very great job with getting my make up off. BUT the beads are way too big, and if you keep massaging it into your skin too much, then your skin starts to feel quite raw and sore. I will keep using it, only because it is good value for price, and i still have quite a bit left.

This is one of the few face scrub's I've had. It smells really good. I like how it feels when I am applying it on to my face. You don't need to use a lot of product. After rinsing and drying my face it would feel tight and look really clean. My face has a lot of texture which is why I need a good face scrub. I didn't break out. It made my skin look soft and flawless and it felt soft also. My skin would smell nice as well. It's good to use about 3 times a week maybe depending on what skin you have. It made my skin look and feel smooth but I feel like it wasn't making much of a difference to the texture on my forehead which was what I was hoping for and bought it for. I only bought one so I thought maybe you will need to keep using it to see a more accurate result.

I really enjoyed the apricot scent of this product and it does what it says it should. In fact, I found this product so effective that it dried out my face too much, even if I only used a small amount every now and then. So you know what? I used it as a body exfoliant instead and it works perfect!