St Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub Review

I used to use this scrub every day for years, and I loved it, my face felt smooth, however I did notice the size of my pores getting larger over time. I went to a dermatologist and she advised me to stop using St Ives as is is far too harsh and that was the cause of my bad pores. I haven't used it for almost a year now and my skin and pores have never been better. I know this is the top rated face scrub on the market and it is a really reasonable price but just not worth it in the long run. In saying this though, I do still use it on my body and its perfect for this especially before tannning and I think it also has helped me with in grown hairs!

This is an amazing exfoliant dont get me wrong, but it should be used for body only!! The beads in this are FAR too rough for your face. Washing your face with a cleanser and flannel if you dont have a gentle exfoliant is far better for your face.

This product smells amazing, however almost everything else about it isn't great. It's thick and gloopy and it dries out my skin even only using it twice a week.

This scrub is far too harsh for your face. The walnut shells and apricot cores are rough and cause damage to your skin with the sharp uneven edges. You shouldn't exfoliate every day as it's damaging to your skin also. I would never use this again, maybe on my feet.

Nononono. SO MUCH NO! This product is so harsh :(. Acne: ruptured pustules and spreading infection. Blackheads: it can't penetate the pore, so all it does is dehydrate and exacerbate oil flow and lead to more blackheads, as well as red, damaged capillaries. Sensitivity: see previous comment about capillaries. Those crushed shell pieces are jagged and sharp, and they actually tear your poor skin. Don't do it!!! Jojoba beads are as rough as you need to go for physical exfoliants.

This was a very harsh product for me, it caused my skin to feel very tight and dry. It also led to break outs, I was only using it twice a week, but had to discontinue after two weeks.

The texture is very coarse and thick, you would only need small amount to cleanse - a bottle would last a long time, so quite cost effective it it works for you.

This scrub is very rough, the particles in the scrub are large too. I bought this product and only used it once as it left my skin feeling raw and dry. I will be sticking to the St Ives Microdermabrasion which has much finer granules.

I have been using st ives since puberty. And recently purchased this and I applied in the shower waiting for it to do its thing i read the back and read Warning stay out of the sun this product makes you sensitive to sun burning which = skin aging.

This used to be my facial scrub of all time and then it started to dry my skin out. Going back a few years though, I loved the granules in this scrub which made me believe that my skin was getting cleansed and exfoliated but wasn't worth the end result. Dry skin!