Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Exfoliation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Product Summary
"St Ives - Nourishing & Sooth Face Scrub" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (glycerin 4.10% - 6.10%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Nourishing & Sooth Face Scrub
Source: From product name
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": glycerin, propylene glycol.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Nourishing & Sooth Face Scrub
Source: From product name
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
No comedogenic ingredients detected
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| Product | Similarity | Price | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
 St Ives Nourishing & Sooth Face Scrub | Current | - | |
 Clarins Pure Scrub | 36% | $25.61 | |
 Miss Spa Exfoliating Oatmeal Facial Scrub | 36% | $2.99 | |
 Noreva Aquareva Moisturizing Scrub | 36% | $11.11 | |
 Oo Hawaii Birdseed Detoxifying Face Scrub | 35% | - | |
 Burt's Bees Gentle Face Scrub with Aloe | 35% | $9.99 |
Key Actives
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comedogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Hydrated silica, Sodium methyl 2-sulfolaurate, Decyl glucoside, Acrylates copolymer, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Acrylates/palmeth-25 acrylate copolymer, Disodium 2-sulfolaurate, Avena sativa straw extract, Cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, Disodium edta, Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, Juglans regia shell powder, Lactic acid, Parfum, Peg-4 dilaurate, Peg-4 laurate, Peg-4, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, Propylene glycol, Sodium chloride, Sodium hydroxide, Hexyl cinnamal, Ci 77891
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