What's the procedure for The St. Ives Apricot Scrub?

Can someone tell me the steps to using this product and what else I should use with this?

What's the procedure for The St. Ives Apricot Scrub?
I will answer your question on how to appropriately exfoliate with a scrub, but first let me say, as an esthetician that apricot scrub is the last thing you should use on your skin. As another person has written, it is made of apricot pits which are very sharp. They can and do leave tiny cuts on your skin which only makes fighting infection from acne worse. There are many many products on the market which are better for your skin. Try L'Oreal microdermabrasion system (don't use the moisturizer that comes with it because it has alcohol in it). the beads in the exfoliant are engineered to be smooth and they are small enough to really make a difference. If you ever decide to try something more aggressive, go to a glycolic acid wash. These washes, in time, do the same thing as a peel, but without any redness. NOW, for the answer to your question. With ANY exfoliant, the key is to use small circular motions LIGHTLY. Rubbing harder doesn't make it work better or faster (just like brushing your teeth!). circular motions cause the beads to "grab" the dead skin cells in every angle so as to better lift them off the surface of the skin. Another really cheap alternative is baking soda! good luck and hope this helps!!!
Reply:Personally I wouldn't use it at all. I used it years ago and found it to be very harsh. It contains ground up pits and may tend to tear your skin if you rub too hard.



I'd try one of the salt or sugar scrubs that are on the market. The sugar dissolves leaving your skin cleansed and soft.



You should only need to use it about once a week.



Use a water based moisturizers afterwords.
Reply:Directions are located on the back of the bottle or jar or whatever it's in. And as far as using other products don't use anything harsh afterwards because the scrub makes your skin very sensetive due to scrapping off the top layers of dead skin during cleaning to freshen the skin.
Reply:use it like a regular liquid soap.. but since its a scrub do not use it on a daily basis. twice or thrice a week will do depends on how oily your skin is ..you need to apply moiturizer also on your face to avoid dryness since scrubs can be drying to your skin
Reply:well, general directions are on the back but im sure thats not what ur askin heres my solution to ur ?? based on assumption dont use it every day!!!! from a woman wit gorgeous skin ill tell ya only use this as sparingly as possible like once or twice a month tops it will dry out your skin nd u wont be a happy camper k? ok now on the other 28 or some odd days of the month try a regular cleanser good luck
Reply:Moisten your face, squeeze a dime size amount of the scrub in your hand and *gently* scrub your face. Scrub in the direction of the skin cell growth:



Cheeks- scrub in a circular motion



Forehead- start at the bridge of your nose and scrub up towards your hair line and arch over your brows



Nose- start at the outter nostrals and scrub up the sides of the bridge of your nose



Chin- scrub in an up and down motion.



Then rinse well with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel. Moisturize your face and neck well.



This product contains crushed almond shells which could be abrasive to your skin so it's very important that you scrub gently so you do not tear your skin and possible spread bacterial and infection to parts of your face.
Reply:Assuming you mean for the face, I suggest using something different. St. Ives is way too harsh for the face.
Reply:you just wash your face with it like soap.