The Long Hair Community - Best/Worst store-bought body/facial scrubs?

AmandaPanda · May 7th, 2003, 06:33 PM

My review:
Frills(brand), "Hey, Sugar!" Pineapple Sugar Hand & Foot Scrub.

Ingredients: Sugar, olive oil, polysobutene, dextrin palmitate, advocado oil, shea butter, jojoba oil, macadamia oil, aloe butter oil/ aloe barbadensis leaf extract, mango seed butter, silica, propylparaben, fragrance, may contain: yellow #5 aluminum lake.

I bought this at Wal-Mart. I got the sample packet.
It smells delish, and scrubs well, but not so much as to hurt.
I started using it on my feet, instantly I noticed a "glow" on my foot.
It left an awful coating on my skin though, like it had "cones" in it. I remember what my hands were like after I used the Frizz-Ease serum a while back. It left a coating on my hand that resisted water & soap. Same thing with this stuff, I couldn't wash it off(meaning the coating)...it repelled the water.

Anyone know what did this? The shea butter?

Overall, it's an ok product. I'll finish the packet off, but I probably won't buy again. I have another packet of a different kind of Frills foot scrub that I'll do a review on once I use that.

I've read some great reviews on makeupalley.com for Bath & Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar Salt Scrub. I'll have to try that

Anyone try a facial scrub? I'm afraid to use one, my skin is sensitive, I'm afraid it'll cause a breakout.

AmandaPanda · May 7th, 2003, 06:49 PM

Forgot to mention....

(off the packet)To use: Apply to dry skin such as hands, cuticles and feet. Gently massage in a circular motion. Wipe off with a damp cloth or rinse with water and pat dry.

....It did help my cuticles

Rachel · May 7th, 2003, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmandaPanda

It left an awful coating on my skin though, like it had "cones" in it. I remember what my hands were like after I used the Frizz-Ease serum a while back. It left a coating on my hand that resisted water & soap. Same thing with this stuff, I couldn't wash it off(meaning the coating)...it repelled the water.

Anyone know what did this? The shea butter?

I'd guess that it's a combo of all the oils <b>and</b> the shea. I'm actually working on trying out a sugar scrub recipe, and I'll let you know how it goes!

Rachel

smiles · May 8th, 2003, 09:51 AM

rachel, i'd like to hear it too

. · May 8th, 2003, 10:59 AM

I don't use commercial scrubs at all. I prefer baking soda as a facial scrub and often as a body scrub as well. Some people do use sugar scrubs (I haven't tried any yet); looking at the ingredients of your commercial scrub, you could make it yourself for a fraction of the cost, without any of the unpronounceable crud

Baking soda is a great facial scrub: It is very fine textured, so will not scratch sensitive skin. It's anti-inflammatory, so helps to calm acneic skin. Its also dirt cheap and easy to use: Simply pour a little into your palm, mix with water to a paste, then apply. Rub it very gently (as in, don't move the skin, just let your fingers glide over the surface) then rinse thoroughly (like, splash your skin 8 - 10 times with tepid water). It can be a little drying to dry skin; use it 2x/week and/or mix it with Cetaphil cleanser first.

Is mise le meas
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Rachel · May 8th, 2003, 11:43 AM

I use the baking soda around 1 -2 times a week on my face, and find it works well - not too much abrasion for me. I'm still working on testing a turbinado sugar scrub, though, for the "rest" of me, for use in the shower!

I'll let you all know my results... and then you can make it yourselves!

Rachel

rainee · May 8th, 2003, 07:11 PM

baking soda irritates my skin, as does salt. brown sugar works well for me though. If I really want to exfoliate, I use an exfoliating cloth with foaming cleanser - it gives me more control and works better for me than scrubs.

Jonobie · May 9th, 2003, 07:58 AM

I'm another one who doesn't use store bought scrubs. For my face, I usually add about 1/2 tablespoon of white sugar to my cleansing oil recipe (found here), and for body scrubs I use equal parts kosher salt and olive oil. Both leave my skin fabulously soft, although I like the sugar scrub slightly better. I may try a sugar and oil scrub on my body next time instead of the salt and oil scrub.

Cheers,
Jonobie

smiles · May 9th, 2003, 08:12 AM

i've tried this and it works great.

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http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/176

Bethany · May 9th, 2003, 08:38 AM

Reading all this inspired me to try using a sugar scrub last night... I tried mixing sugar, aloe vera gel, canola oil, and a little 5-distilation neroli oil for scent. Then I made a night of it by doing a vinegar rinse, and a deep conditioning treatment while soaking in a hot bath with a good book. :-) I even burned a scented candle (mostly to cover the scent of the slightly overripe cat box that also lives in the hall bathroom, but hey, you take your pampering where you can get it...) Then I tried the MOM facial mask.

I really like the way the sugar scrub made my skin feel. The MOM facial mask was nice, too. I'm no so thrilled with the way the oil in the scrub made the bathtub feel afterwards. Mabye next time I'll try it with my Suave conditioner instead of oil... I imagine my skin won't feel as soft, but the bathtub will be cleaner... or maybe I'll try shower gel instead of oil (exfoliate and clean in one easy step!)

I use a 2% BHA solution on my face, so there's no need for a scrub there, but before that I used baking soda for a while. I've never tried a salt scrub. Wouldn't that sting in all the little nicks and cuts and things?

Rachel · May 9th, 2003, 09:37 AM

Yeah, salt scrubs often sting... which is why I usually stick to sugar scrubs. They probably *could* sting a little too, if you got it into a cut or something, but I haven't had any problems so far!

Rachel

Violeta · May 11th, 2003, 11:09 AM

I would have to say , Apricot Scrub crap, thanks God I only got a small tube to see how it is. I can not even use it on my body …lol.

zoya_ · May 12th, 2003, 10:48 AM

Here is another one I really like (beside just using plain Rhassoul clay):
I mix goat milk powder, pink clay and organic oatmeal and store it in the jar. When I need to use it, I just add some water and EO to this mix and let it sit for couple of minutes.
Works great.

Peachy skin and all the good stuff...

heather · May 15th, 2003, 06:47 AM

i can't use any scrubs or even wash cloths without getting more acne and clogged pores than i have already.

my skin was relavitely clear awhile ago, and i had the brillant idea of trying the baking soda thing- took a couple of months for my skin to calm down after that. either the scrubs are lodging in my pores and making them clog, or my skin over compensates for the exfoliation by growing too many new cells. so now i just wash with mild detergent and hot water.

i'm not much help with the original question!
heather

Meezer · June 8th, 2003, 03:54 AM

I love using scrubs... but like others have already mentioned, some are great and some are not so great.

BEST SCRUBS:

Philosophy Gingerbread Man- this is the BEST scrub that I have found for my body! It comes in a HUGE 16oz tub and costs right around $20. It is also one of the only body scrubs that I have ever come acorss that is water based and not oil based. The oil based ones (like the kind that you get at Bath and Body Works) leave a terrible residue on anything they touch and make your bathtub simply gross! :shock:

Baking Soda and Cleanser- I love to mix a bit of my cleanser with some baking soda for my face. It's ultra gentle and doesn't reek havoc on my skin when used in conjunction with my Retin-A.

WORST SCRUBS:

Like I mentioned above, I detest oil based body scrubs. They make everything so very messy.

For the face, I really dislike St. Ives Apricto scrub. The scrubbies are just waaaay to big and I read somewhere that they can actually create microfine cuts in your skin. Ouch!

HTH