Facial scrubs?

Question

All these facial scrubs that have little microbeads and such in them , does anyone know what these microbeads, or whatever they're called, are made of? lot of them seem really small and I wonder if these can clog pores instead of clearing them.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Some of the beads actually burst when you're using them, and cleans the face. Some are actually seeds, like flax seeds, strawberry seeds, or other seeds that act like an exfoliant to scrub the skin.

Answer 3

I think some of them, like St. Ives Apricot scrub uses like a sandy or crushed shell material. It has larger courser pieces in it, and it works pretty well on my skin; which is oily and acne ridden.

Answer 4

I don't trust em either. So i made my own type of scrub, called a sugar scrub.
works really well.
mix half vegetable gycerin
with half sugar
and a little bit of aloe vera gel.
Trust me it will do wondersand leve your skin feeling supple!
*can be used for whole body

Answer 5

good question!
I think the beads r there for exfoliating - giving a gentle friction to knock off the old skin

Answer 6

I think a lot of them have pumis (don't think I spelled that right) At least the one I use does.

Answer 7

st. ives .....
or go to the store
and find a product
called
deep clean neutrogena
if your a girl....

Answer 8

most of the time they r made of cleansers or disenfectents