Since I was a little girl, I have been using St. Ives products. When I was approximately eleven years old, my mother and grandmother stressed the importance of proper skincare which included avoiding the sun when possible, wearing sunscreen when I can’t avoid the sun, and having a solid skincare routine everyday.
I’ve been using St. Ives products since my mother and grandmother told me that their products were the best all-around, especially for cleansing and exfoliating. Both of these processes are vital for healthy skin. It was during this period in my life that I started wearing bit of makeup. It was then that I was taught the importance of going to bed with a clean face. The St. Ives products with certainly help you achieve that perfectly clean and moisturized face that is necessary to keep a healthy glow.
For me, the St. Ives Apricot Scrub is their original product because I’ve really used no product as consistently as I have this one. I used it when I was eleven (or even younger) and I still use it today because, I believe, it the best over-the-counter exfoliator for the price. It uses mostly natural ingredients which is gentle enough on the skin to not irritate it, yet it contains enough granular material to be abrasive enough to get a good exfoliation. I would recommend this to just about anyone who is looking for a great natural scrub that will do the job, but not too harshly.
My skin can be a bit on the dry side, so a wonderful infusion of collagen will bring my skin back to normal. My mother suggested that I try St. Ives Collagen Elastin Moisturizer in lieu of the expensive creams that I had been buying. She promised that it would be good, if not better, than they more expensive creams. I tried it the first night and found out that she was correct! From the moment that I applied the cream, my skin felt cool and smooth. Once the cream congealed on my face, it felt firmer and more lifted. You can’t beat the price of this amazing cream. It will make a excellent addition to your face cream collection.
I use the St. Ives Green Tea Scrub after a night out with heavy makeup. The product definitely helps extract each pore and gives my face an all-over clean feeling. If I combine it with Apricot Scrub, my face feels extra clean and my risk for a pimple lessens greatly. I don’t used this Green Tea Scrub everyday because it too harsh for my skin, but I do like to use it on those nights when I’ve worn a lot of makeup and need a deep cleansing.
Conclusion
St. Ives products have been in my family for generations. The easy answer as to why? They work! I enjoy the way the products smooth and moisturize my face, neck, and décolletage. If you are searching for a brand to meet your skincare need, St. Ives has it all!
My mom has this lotion at home and I find when I go visit her, I sneak in her bathroom to grab the lotion and use it. Might as well just purchase my own now, right? Haha 🙂
That’s hilarious! You made me laugh out loud. Maybe you should invest in your own St. Ives lotion sometime 🙂 xo
I like this brand! I have a few of their products at home. I’ll have to pick up the timeless skin one!
I like the brand because it’s very affordable. You can experiment with different products! xo
I used to love using St. Ives products. I have to look into getting the Green Tea scrub and Collagen Elastin moisturizer
You’ll love both! xo
I personally find the scrubs harsh, but the apricot one smells great.
I think that if you use the scrub sparingly that they can do great things for your face. However, using them too much can cause problems, I agree. xo
I’ll have to look into that collagen moisturizer for sure.
It’s my favorite! It was recommended to me and I love it! xo
I love the St. Ives products! I have the apricot scrub. I am glad someone else enjoys their products as well.
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I’m glad to hear that you love them too! It’s great to find a product and be able to share your love for it with others. xo
I really love St Ives, the products are all fantastic. I’m in agreement with you girl – it’s a must use! Nikki
Hi Nikki, Yes, the products are fantastic. I’ve been using them for years! Glad to hear that you enjoy them as well! xo
I love St. Ives! I’ve used it for years and swear by it. Every now and then, my skin seems to not take to it anymore and then I have to switch out what I use for a while. When this happens, I use black african soap. I also highly recommend that!
It’s great that you know your skin so well! I can’t use the scrubs everyday, but when I do use them, my skin seems to love them! xo
I used St. Ives a long time ago, but based on your review, looks like I should check it out again. I’m really interested in testing the moisturizer!
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm about my review! I truly appreciate it 🙂 I hope that your like the moisturizer as much as I do. xo
I have never used this brand but have heard lots of great reviews before. Will have to try it!
Glad that you’ve heard good things too! I really like it and hope that you do too! xo
From what you’ve told, I really like the Apricot scrub! I was looking something effective for blemish removal and this might just be the best possible thing! I just hope it is available in my country!
xoxo
Radhika
Expressing Life
Good luck! I hope that you can find it as well. The Apricot Scrub is great at blemish control. Best wishes! xo
I used St.Ives products and I agree they are very good. Effects are visible.
Definitely! xo
I totally love this brand, it’s perfectly to my sensitive skin and it’s not harsh like other brand.
I completely agree with you. I’m glad that you, too, have found something that you like 🙂 xo
I need to start looking for their products. I used them growing up and loved them. We used this apricot peach face scrub and it smelled so good.
I used the Apricot Scrub too when I was young. It’s still as great as ever! xo
I used to love st. Ives from a young age as well like every day. But it would be too rough for my skin, so I limited to 2x a week.
Me too! xo