Product Review: St. Ives Apricot Scrub - Renew & Firm

ST. IVES APRICOT SCRUB: RENEW & FIRM $3-4 USD

"Alpha-Hydroxy Complex speeds skin’s cellular renewal process to improve firmness and tone. Exclusive St.Ives® Moisturizing Complex replenishes and retains moisture for clearer, firmer looking skin." ~StIves.com

PRICE
Anything for a few bucks at most times is worthy of trying in my book, even if after trying it doesn't work. So I can't really complain when rounded up that this tube is only worth $4!

PACKAGING
Standard tube packaging. It's easy for dispensing but then you have to deal with remaining product once it nears the end. Instead of snipping the top off and transferring the product to another container to avoid exposure to the air, I just go bend crazy and give my thumbs a good near-the-end workout.

SMELL
It has a sweet creamy smell that translates to something like how an orange cream pop would taste. But not sweet in the sense of fruity. Sweet in the sense of the cream. It doesn't have me jumping off the walls in euphoria nor does it tickle the senses, but tolerable enough to get through when using the product.

PRODUCT CONSISTENCY
If you've tried St. Ives' regular Apricot Scrub, this product, although part of the same line, is slightly different. It still contains walnut shell powder, which is either why you like or dislike Apricot Scrub to begin with, but majority of the scrub is comprised of a cream-like consistency whereas regular Apricot Scrub is just purely rigid in texture. Or "sandpaper" as it's commonly compared to. Its almost like rubbing lotion on your face except for the fact that it's a scrub and contains scrub-like properties and is meant to be washed off.

When delicately worked into the face so as not to scrape the outer skin layer, the cream really soothes as the walnut shell powder exfoliates. I used to go really harsh with the regular Apricot Scrub and would literally grind my skin (oh forgive me of my ignorance), but as I've realized how loving we need to be to our skin, working St. Ives Renew & Firm Apricot Scrub ever so gently is more than enough needed pressure to accomplish proper exfoliation.


WHAT I LIKE

• Majority of the scrub is creamy. It felt really soothing and calming to the fact that the walnut shell powder can be a harsh exfoliant.
• It made my skin glowy.
  

WHAT I DISLIKE

• The walnut shell powder can be a bit harsh for sensitive skins. I personally don't mind the added roughness but stuck it under the 'dislike' category for those who cannot tolerate a rigid exfoliant.
  

OVERALL
Its an alright product. I do like the St. Ives Microdermabrasion Scrub more but I like the walnut shell powder for those days when I feel my skin needs a real good cleaning. I don't know how much it actually "toned and firmed" my skin but I did notice glowy results when I used it on those days my skin needed extra love. I guess you can associate the glow as my skin being toned and firmed, hah.

Should you buy it? At $4 or less, I say go for it if you're curious. But I would definitely not recommend it for those that have sensitive skin and cannot tolerate a rougher-than-most scrub. Although it not nearly as harsh by comparison to the regular Apricot Scrub, it does contain the same scrubbing properties. The Renew & Firm however is much more soothing because of it's lotiony consistency.

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