Advantages: Powerful Scrub, Inexpensive
Disadvantages: Can be a bit harsh on fragile skin

...I have been using this scrub on and off for more the 4 years. I have tried many of the St Ives brand of products, but this is one i always come back to. The scrub comes in an apricot-coloured plastic tube with a transparent blue flip-top. the flip is securely teathered, and easy to open. The product flows easily from the tube with a gentle squeeze. The tube holds 150ml of product. The scrub itself is crushed walnut shell in a pale coloured-creamy base. It has a mild, pleasent scent. The shell is very abrasive. I find a small amount is all thats necessisary for a facial scrub and I only use it once or twice a week. I use a very gentle rubbing motion with the tips of my fingers, concentrating on my nose and cheeks where my pores are. I always follow with a mild light moisturiser. The creamy-base does not cleanse or foam, so I use... Read review

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Advantages: Not bad on price esp. as it works
Disadvantages: NONE though not advisble for sensitive skin

...At present I am going through the entire St. Ives range (…and we’re talking the Swedish version rather than the Cornwall one). So far I’ve managed to review only the Firming Lotion but my second and most recent purchase from the other items in the range is the invigorating facial scrub. In actual fact I bought 2 lots of this recently and the second purchase was a Buy One Get One Free (BOGOF) so I bought a blemish control one too but have not managed to try it out yet. ~ST. IVES BACKGROUND~ With the invigorating apricot scrub St. Ives promise “healthier-looking skin in just 7 days” . So for this to be true it either has to be extremely harsh (…and literally take all your skin off or a miracle worker or just not work. YES it does work and how???? Well the invigorating apricot scrub contains... Read review

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Advantages: Good value, Nice feel & smell
Disadvantages: Can be frustrating rinsing off the little exfoliating pieces

...I bought this for the first time to review it and I'm glad I did as I found it overall very good and will buy it again. I thought this was a good price for the amount you get. The ingredients seem pretty natural, with over 85% plant extracts, which I think is important. It smells nice, and is not too over-powering - so you don't smell like an apricot all day long. It's not too rough on your skin, but exfoliates it well, and leaves it feeling very soft afterwards. It is also creamy, and doesn't leave your skin feeling too oily, which some can. It can be tricky getting the last bit out of the tube, as you can't take the top off, but being as economical as I am, I'm used to this. Especially with toothpaste!... Read review

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Advantages: Smells nice, not expensive
Disadvantages: makes your skin feel a bit tight

...Finally a product of the week I can comment on! I don't think I have very sensitive skin but I use this anyway because it has quite good value for money, it's a generously sized bottle, and you don't need much on your hand for each use so it's long lasting, and I love the smell. You can get a lot of information from their website, www.stives.com, such as: Apricot Scrub - what does it do? Invigorating apricot scrub - Reveal vibrant, visibly healthy skin. Beautiful visibly healthy skin is not hard to find with St.Ives invigoration formulas. Make it your secret for softer, smoother looking skin. ''This #1 selling scrub contains 100% natural exfoliants to deep clean pores. Apricot Extract deep cleans pores while gently removing dull, dead skin cells to reveal smoother skin. * Dermatologist Tested * Non... Read review

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Advantages: Wow! Freshness, smoothness, clean feeling!
Disadvantages: hurts if you get it in your eyes...

...Wow i feel refreshed! MY STORY OF ENLIGHTENMENT I get really dry skin around my cheeks when i get stressed, spotty, red yuckness. I can't use soap as it completely dries out my skin giving me even more spots and tightness everywhere, so i gave up, leaving my skin's condition to the elements to take care of. Cornish winters are harsh, this winter has been particularly bad for my skin and i've begun flaking and feeling horrid. Sitting down with my boyfriend the other day he commented on my skin looking pretty sorry for it self and suggested i 'borrow' some of his mum's exfoliant, "I use it sometimes, it's really nice"...hmmmm I opened the copboard and there it sat, a LARGE tube of St. Ives Apricot facial scrub (suitable for all skin types although they also do a sensitive skin one, oily, acne prone and alot of others including foot... Read review

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Advantages: Very thorough, leaves skin feeling soft and smooth
Disadvantages: Quite painful to use, takes a while for skin to calm afterwards

...I've suffered with bouts of acne rosacea since the age of 17 (I'm now 23), and although my condition has finally gone I couldn't have done it without a few brilliant products, and this is one of them. I only ever had the breakouts on my chin but they were sore, red, itchy and unsightly and would turn up on my skin about twice a month. I have tried many other face scrubs but have found them to be too gentle, so when I picked up St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub I was delighted to read that the exfoliating particles were actually pieces of walnut shell. This, I thought, will do the trick. Although the price varies you get 150ml for about £3.00, which is pretty good, considering the brand (St. Ives is a leading Swiss skin care company). It is packaged in a white squeazy plastic tube (white for oily/blemish prone skin; orange... Read review

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Advantages: Soft, clean skin
Disadvantages: Can be harsh and scratchy

...I decided to try this product because a friend of mine uses it and she thinks it's great. Reviews that I have read of this product are generally quite positive and an advert I saw said that it was the no.1 selling scrub in the UK. I also liked the idea of using a product with more natural ingredients and was pleased to find out that St. Ives does not test on animals :-). I bought the product from Superdrug where I found that it was on a special offer (B.O.G.O.F.). Packaging """""""""""""""" St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub comes in a white tube with a blue lid and blue writing. The packaging is quite plain but not unappealing. One of the things I liked best about the overall look of the product is that it doesn't shout 'clinical' at you like some medicated products for problem skin do! One downside to the packaging is the way... Read review

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Advantages: Very gentle and works!
Disadvantages: Can get a bit messy

...St. Ives Ultra Gentle Apricot Scrub Does the idea of exfoliating fill you with dread? Yup, me too once upon a time. I have super sensitive skin and I break out in spots now and again. I’ve tried various spot fighting face creams, but I felt that it made my face raw and I my skin actually felt the worse for using them. Next, I tried a few various foaming face washes designed for sensitive skin, but for me personally, I didn’t feel like they made any difference to my skin. After that, I tried exfoliators and these were items of mass irritation for my skin. I had all given up hope of ever finding a face wash, when one day I found St. Ives Gentle Apricot Scrub in Superdrug, now let me tell you more…. THE APPEARANCE This is what mainly drew my eyes to it. It’s vibrant orange two-inch tube with a cute picture of some apricots... Read review

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Advantages: It works! - leaves skin rosy and radiant, reasonable price, suitable for everyday
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for sensitive skin

...The St Ives Swiss Formula Apricot Scrub (Blemish Fighting) formulation is, without a doubt, one of the best exfoliators I have tried and - something which is particularly important nowadays! - is available widely on the high street at a reasonable price. And the effect of the product has not just been noticed by me - a male friend of mine recently asked whether I had had a facial recently as my skin was looking so radiant - but I must give all credit to the scrub, which is sensational! Designed primarily for oily/blemish prone skin, the makers claim that the product contains 'more than 85% naturally derived ingredients, including Swiss glacial water and Swiss botanicals' (very impressive!) and has been dermatologically tested. The scrub is designed to be used as part of a regular beauty regime in order to help prevent blackheads... Read review

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Advantages: Idea and effects
Disadvantages: Smell and colour

...2 in one beauty products are often a bit of a con. Take Wash-and-Go style Shampoo and Conditioners. Since the whole idea when washing your hair is to use one alkaline product to rough it up and get the dirt out, and once acidic one to smooth it back down again, how can a neutral product do any good whatsoever? Even the superior multi-functional products usually perform one part better than the other. And, it used to be that you could have products that exfoliated or products that moisturized. Not ones that did both. Until now. Enter the St Ives body scrub, one of my Christmas presents from last December. It’s an exfoliating moisturizer, or so it would have you believe, containing jojoba beads for scrubbing off the dead layers of skin, and apricot for leaving your skin silky smooth and baby soft. But does it work? The bottle... Read review

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