St. Ives Green Tea Blackhead Clearing Scrub Review

I had a really good experience with this cleansing scrub! It looks like a very deep green paste, but it's so satisfying to rub it into your skin and feel the grittiness as if it was scrubbing everything away.

I had a huge pimple during the time I was trying it, and just one scrub made it instantly look less red that day, and then go the next day. I've never had anything work so well, so I'm really impressed. I only used a small bit about the size of a pea, and it was more than enough, so such a large tube is bound to last plenty of uses too.

My only bone to pick is that it has a very strong fragrance and it is very overpowering. Just placing it in a room makes the whole room smell of it. As a result, when scrubbing on your face, the smell does get overwhelming like a very strong perfume.

However, for such a good scrub for clearing and reducing red of blackheads and pimples, it is so worth it! If they made the fragrance more subtle, and maybe the cleanser more translucent so it's pretty, this would easily be 5 stars.

Blackheads have been a constant battle with me over the years and as I get older my pores seem to be getting bigger and the battle rages on, so you can bet I jumped at the chance to trial this product

Firstly who doesn't love a good face scrub as part of their skin care routine, but finding one gentle enough while also being effective has been a challenge, but St Ives may have just done that.

I love the texture of this, it has very fine granules unlike the St Ives Apricot scrub, so I dare to say you could use this everyday if you tend to wear a lot of heavy makeup. I found because of the smaller particles it does a better job of tackling the dirt stuck in your pores, getting into those little groves around the Blackhead, instead of rubbing over it.

The scent is lovely and fresh, but it is powerful, so be aware if you dislike anything really scented close to your nose. It comes in a handy squeeze tube that stands up on its lid, so perfect for in the shower, and less waste with the product always pooling at its lid.

For around $10 I think this is a fantastic product to help fight the army of Blackheads.

I was excited to be given the opportunity to try this as after having my second daughter 4 months ago my skin has been awful!! Oily then dry, sensitive and red, black heads galore! Oh the joys of motherhood! I've used this every second day since receiving it and I quite like it so far. It has a very pleasant scent and nice thick, green texture. The scrub itself is very gentle on the skin and I found I had to grind it in a bit to get the desired "scrub" feeling I wanted as it isn't very gritty. In saying that, it is a lovely gentle scrub which is nice if you're like me and end up with bright red blotchy skin after exfoliating. After a week of use my skin does look clearer and the black heads on my chin in particular are a lot less noticeable, I still have blackheads, however this product has definitely helped reduce them and unclog my pores.

i really enjoyed this product, i've heard mixed reviews regarding the St. Ives range so wasn't sure what to expect honestly. I liked the packaging of it, it was sleek and easy to use, the product itself worked really well! it wasn't to rough on the skin, which is great personally as a lot of exfoliant products rub my skin red and raw, this one didn't, yet still managed to remove dirt and make my face feel clean and new - so am very impressed! washes off well, no strong scent, am very impressed and will continue to use and most likely repurchase!

I do not get too many black heads now but thought I would give this product a try as I like green tea scent and their apricot scrub. I got it from the rewards Vault. The product is green and says it is all natural green tea and olive extracts. I heard good things about olive oil. It is supposed to calm and soothe. I like that this product is not over harsh on the skin in terms of the exfoliating granules but felt like I was still giving my skin a nice clean. The green thick product smelt nice but not of green tea. I did not notice a huge difference in terms of less redness but that is not to say it does not help because my skin can go red anyway due to heat in the shower and pink undertones. I cannot really comment on if it gets rid of black heads but it is a nice product to use to clean the skin that does not feel like you are potentially hurting your skin by scrubbing to hard and making little abrasions with sharp granules. It was a nice change to the apricot scrub and after use my skin felt soft and clean. the packaging of this product is fairly good because on the back it states how it is in terms of the exfoliation roughness/feeling. You can still get a nice deep clean with this scrub and I think it is goof for sensitive skins too. I would re use the price is okay and if you like natural product you may enjoy these however the entire product it self may not be totally natural.

This scrub claims to get rid of black heads, I don't personally have any huge blackheads but like most people I get texture and bumps around my nose. This scrub completely cleared up any clogged pores I had on my nose and my nose literally felt so smooth after.

It has a gentle exfoliating feel, it isn't a harsh scrub but you can definitely feel that it is cleaning and really unclogging any pores. It also has green tea in it so it smells amazing.

I was skeptical that something you only rub on your face for half a minute would be able to clear up my pores but it really did. I use this probably 3 times a week and my skin stays smooth in between uses as well.

The packaging is great, it comes in an easy squeeze tube so you can just squeeze out as much as you think you need for you face.

Definitely recommend this, its so much easier and faster than pore masks and it does the same job if not better.

when i got accepted onto the trial of this product, i was so excited...i was hoping to have pimple so i could see if it would help them (you see, i don't get blackheads).

straight off, i see that it is sulphate and paragon free...AWESOME. it has salicylic acid to help with acne...AWESOME. it calms redness...AWESOME. i had a few pimple to test this product on...AWESOME hahaha.

when you turn the product round, you see an exfoliation factor dial....and this one is classed as 'moderate'. it's 100% natural extracts and green tea make for a delicious smelling clean face smell that i thoroughly enjoyed!

the grits in the exfoliator are nice and fine (a previous one i used from St Ives had little rocks in it so i have never bought St Ives products again).

i feel like it did do what it said, i.e. unclogs dirt and oil from pores, helping clear blackheads and calm redness. as i was on a trial for this, i used it every day, morning and night, and i think it did such a good job that i was starting to see my pores open :-O which i have never seen or noticed from other products. even though i was using everyday (instructions say to use 3-4 times a week), it wasn't drying me out, and i wasn't getting irritant skin or anything. it was lovely. i would say it helped with my redness in the cheeks thanks to the green colour of the scrub. i still had and got more pimples, but it did help in the was that i didn't have to put pimple cream on the pimples so thats a good thing.

all in all, i do think it is a good scrub, it makes my top 5, by coming in 3rd fave on the list.

thanks to Beauty Review for the trial <3

I'm relatively busy with work at the moment so i'm really looking for products that are easy to use, and do what they say they will do.

I was excited to recieve my free full sized sample of this product because i have ALWAYS had blackheads, pretty much a lot on my nose but not really anywhere else. Not really super noticeable, but it has always frustrated me. So I was keen to give this scrub a whirl.

Instructions - really simple and easy to follow. So I've been using it every second day in the shower, straight after my cleanser.

It's the colour of avocado or guacamole and it's got a really nice fine scrub texture. Not too coarse or harsh like some scrubs.

Applied in small circular motions and left on for a few minutes to really let it soak in. It smells nice so that made this part a lot easier.

I've been using it for just over a week now, so five times, and i'm actually really surprised to that i have less visible blackheads on my nose, which is really cool. So all signs point to it doing what it says it will.

I was lucky to get on this trial for the St Ives green scrub. I used to use St Ives years ago . I'm not sure why I stopped using it. St Ives can be purchased at most stores. I was excited about this trial because I could easily purchase this product. I get Blackheads mainly on my nose and I get redness on my cheeks. Thank fully my skin isn't sensitive.

When the product arrieved to me I could smell it before opening it. St Ives scrubs come in white tubes that sit on themselves. Makes it easy to get product out of. Texture of this scrub is grainy like a pastey sand . Colour of it is green and smells like fresh Elizabeth Ardens green tea scent.

I had been using this on my skin as suggested on the container for three days a week. I noticed a reduction in my redness on my cheeks. I haven't noticed any change with the blackheads on my nose. Might need a couple more weeks to keep testing.

After trying this I am happy with the results I've had from using this. I will definately pick one up from the store to keep testing it out. I think I need more time to see if it works on my Blackheads. It is priced affordably for me to get one.

This product first of all has a really nice scent, so you definitely won't be turned away by that! I think that it definitely exfoliates my face without causing it to go red like some other products can, but it didn't do much for my black heads or pores I felt.

It also left my skin feeling soft but dehydrated, and the morning after my skin definitely felt dry which I've never had a issue with before.

Overall, I will continue to use the rest of this product as my makeup does sit on my face a bit nicer now with the sense that it exfoliates and does clean your skin but I don't think I will repurchase the product once I finish this bottle just because of the dryness :) other than that it is a great product!