On My Radar: New St. Ives Oil Scrubs

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I want to thank my long-time pal Niki (@cheapalicious) for bringing these to my attention! Have you seen the oil scrubs from St. Ives yet? I am so intrigued!

Let me back up for newer readers and tell you that I have a longtime love affair St. Ives products. Their Green Tea Facial Scrub has been my holy grail facial scrub since I reviewed it way back in 2011 (it has undergone three packaging updates and various name changes, but it's still the same product now as it was back in 2011). So whenever St. Ives comes out with new skincare products, I am down to try them. But these new oil scrubs...they really have my attention!

PLEASE NOTE: the links below will take you to the Target website. Now through 1/28 both online and in-store, when you buy 4 select St. Ives, Vaseline, Dove, Simple, Ponds, Q-tips, and Noxzema personal care and skin care items (including all of the St. Ives products mentioned in this post), you'll receive a $5 Target gift card. Considering the pricing of St. Ives products, that is pretty much like buying 3 products and getting 1 free.

St. Ives Exfoliate & Nourish Coconut Oil Scrub - $6.99, 4.23 oz.

Aloha smooth, sweet smelling skin! From America’s No 1 scrub brand* comes our first ever oil scrub. With pure grapeseed oil and 100% natural coconut shell powder, to nourish and exfoliate in one step. It’s not complicated! The coconut shell powder makes an excellent exfoliator and partners perfectly with pure grapeseed oil to nourish with a flourish. Coconuts, where to start? We just can’t get enough; milk, flesh, we’ll take the lot. But here’s something you might not know, the shell is also brilliant. So we use that too. It’s a natural exfoliator which helps buff our skin to that softness we all love. Our coconuts come from the Ivory Coast and Sri Lanka too. The shells are milled and rounded to the exact level of exfoliation so it’s just right – not too rough, not too soft. Natural Ingredients include Coconut Shell Power, Grapeseed Oil, and Coconut Oil. 

How to use: Now this is a bit different. Apply a small amount of oil into your palms (start with a dime sized amount, you can always add more if you need). Rub together and massage gently into DRY skin. Add warm water and continue massaging in circles to stimulate the skin. The oil will emulsify, where it turns milky white. Don’t forget to work right up to your hair line and around the sides of your nose. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and pat dry with a towel. Smooth it on and scrub up 3-4 times a week.

•Our first ever oil scrub exfoliates and nourishes by combining the exfoliation of a scrub with the gentle nourishment of an oil

•Made with 100% natural exfoliants, coconut shell powder and 100% pure grapeseed oil

•Our coconuts are lovingly picked from the Caribbean tropics

•Our oil scrub delivers a medium exfoliation level to instantly reveal skin's natural radiance

•Dermatologist tested. Paraben free. Non-Comedogenic (not tending to cause blocked pores)

•Smooth it on and scrub up to 3-4 times a week

Ingredients:

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Hydrated Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Shell Powder, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil.

St. Ives Exfoliate & Nourish Apricot Oil Scrub - $6.99, 4.23 oz.

Drum roll please. Oil meet scrub. Scrub meet oil. From America’s No 1 scrub brand* comes our first ever oil scrub. Introducing a fresh new way to give your skin a boost - Behold the wonder of cleansing and exfoliation combined in one product. This oil scrub is made with 100% natural exfoliants and pure grapeseed oil to leave skin feeling super soft, smooth and nourished. Infused with apricot extract the formula will refresh skin and uncover its glow. Bravo us! Apricots are our thing. So we know those deliciously fuzzy fruits well. They come from sun-drenched California and North Africa from juicy fruits from different crops, any time of year. Our walnuts are grown in orchards in California, and harvested in the fall where the shells are milled into a fine powder so they have specially rounded edges, which means a softer scrub. Just the way we like it. Natural Ingredients include Apricot Fruit Extract, Walnut Shell Power, Grapeseed Oil, and Apricot Oil. 

How to use: Now this is a bit different. Apply a small amount of oil into your palms (start with a dime sized amount, you can always add more if you need). Rub together and massage gently into DRY skin. Add warm water and continue massaging in circles to stimulate the skin. The oil will emulsify, where it turns milky white. Don’t forget to work right up to your hair line and around the sides of your nose. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and pat dry with a towel. Smooth it on and scrub up 3-4 times a week.

•Our first ever oil scrub exfoliates and nourishes by combining the exfoliation of a scrub with the gentle nourishment of an oil.
•Made with 100% natural exfoliants, walnut shell powder and 100% pure grapeseed oil
•We use delicious apricots from sun-drenched California and North Africa
•Our oil scrub delivers a high exfoliation level to instantly reveal skin's natural radiance
•Dermatologist tested. Paraben free. Non-Comedogenic (not tending to cause blocked pores)
•Smooth it on and scrub up to 3-4 times a week

Ingredients:
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Hydrated Silica, Juglans Regia (Walnut) Shell Powder, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance (Parfum), Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil.

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Now I'm not a fan of the original St. Ives Apricot Scrub, because I find the walnut particles to be large, jagged, inconsistent, and too abrasive for my skin. However, what draws me to these oil scrubs is that the coconut shell and walnut shell "are milled into a fine powder so they have specially rounded edges". So it sounds to me that they will be more gentle on the skin than the walnut shells found in the old school Apricot Scrub. Plus, I'm absolutely itrigued by the idea of these being oil scrubs. A cleansing oil and exfoliator in one? Sign me up!

Have you spotted/tried these new oil scrubs from St. Ives yet? If so, I would love to hear what you think! And thanks again, Niki, for the heads-up about these!