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: 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: 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: 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: 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: It worked, Feels Amazing
Disadvantages: None for me

...I picked up this product after a sudden out burst of bad skin. I generally have quite oily skin but all of a sudden, I got these disgusting sort of black heads which look as though they are trapped under the skin. I have been using this product for about ten days now and they are nearly all gone plus my skins looks very freshed faced and all for under £3!!!! It can make your face quite red but it calms down ater a couple of minutes. Its great for the morinings, it makes you look very awake! I use the scrub every morning and night but once my skin has totally cleared I may just use it once a day as I think it will still be as effective. This is definatly a product I will always be using from now on!... Read review

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Advantages: Fresh, Radiant Skin
Disadvantages: Not For Sensitive Skin

...As a regular user of fake tans and the occasional sun bed, I’m always looking for that perfect product to exfoliate my face. I have tried many products in the passed but I was in heaven when I came across this St Ives invigorating Apricot Scrub. I’d used St Ives products before such as body lotions and cleansing wipes and had no problem so decided to buy this face scrub. St Ives is known for its Swiss Formula. This Scrub comes in an orangey apricot bottle with a blue lid, which is easily flipped open! The tube contains 150mls; I’m still on my first tube after a month and will expect it to last for a least another. The Apricot scrub is an original formula made with 100% natural exfoliants. It states on the packaging that “it cleans deep into pores and gently removes dull, dead skin cells to instantly reveal noticeably smooth... 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: price, scent, great exfoliating properties!
Disadvantages: can be rough and harsh

...WHAT IS ST. IVES APRICOT SCRUB? St. Ives Apricot Scrub (SIAS) is a cleansing exfoliant exfoliant meant to remove dead skin cells. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? The scrub is grainy in texture and peach-coloured. When you rub it between your fingers, it feels like bits of sand. In fact, I am sure the texture is not that much different from wet sand. WHAT DOES IT SMELL LIKE? Even though it is actually made from walnut shells and not apricots, I can still detect the scent of apricots in here. It is a light though very nice fragrance. Tastes pretty delicious, too! HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? The costs depends on the quantity you want. A tube of this will run you about 3.99 CAD (2.97 GBP) and a tub will cost a little more than that. I find it to be quite reasonable price, among the more inexpensive beauty products out there... Read review

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