Exfoliant - Recommendation?

• Exfoliant - Recommendation? by Frontier Guy on 12 May, 2012 20:25
• Looking for a recommendation of a readily available exfoliant.
  
  And how important is it to your daily shaving routine?
  
  Thanks.
• #1 by buddha on 12 May, 2012 21:44
• I am a former user of Walmart's "Equate" brand of medicated exfolliator. I say former because theirs is said to "equate" with St. Ives Apricot Scrub. So the other day I was looking around for my Equate and it was not there. In its place I decided to try the St. Ives. Needless to sat Walmart's brand does not equate to the real thing. St Ives is clearly superior.
  I use this after shaving to get off any dead skin that gets left behind. I put it on and scrub it a bit, then let it sit for a few minutes and scrub again. Then I rinse. It leaves a nice shine and my dome feels much smoother than it does on the days I don't scrub.
• #2 by Lynchy on 13 May, 2012 04:40
• Hey,
  
  I use a loofah pad, I found the scrubs dried my face out a little.
  
  Re: how important see http://www.pgdermatology.com/downloads/documents/Gillette_WhitePaper.pdf page seven figure 2 (also some things in that may be marketing hype, but still interesting)
  
  
• #3 by Frontier Guy on 13 May, 2012 16:16
• Thanks gents ... I've got a loofah, and I just picked up a container of St Ives and will see how it goes.
  
  I sense a radical overhaul to my daily routine as I implement Sly-dom next week :-)
  
• #4 by Mikekoz13 on 13 May, 2012 17:17
• Quote from: buddha on 12 May, 2012 21:44

  I am a former user of Walmart's "Equate" brand of medicated exfolliator. I say former because theirs is said to "equate" with St. Ives Apricot Scrub. So the other day I was looking around for my Equate and it was not there. In its place I decided to try the St. Ives. Needless to sat Walmart's brand does not equate to the real thing. St Ives is clearly superior.
  I use this after shaving to get off any dead skin that gets left behind. I put it on and scrub it a bit, then let it sit for a few minutes and scrub again. Then I rinse. It leaves a nice shine and my dome feels much smoother than it does on the days I don't scrub.
  

  
  I agree with Buddha. I was a happy user or CVS brand of Apricot Scrub for a couple of years..... but I went to buy it and it was out of stock so I bought the St. Ives. HUGE DIFFERENCE!! I'm now a ST. Ives user.... though not daily... once or twice a week.
• #5 by Sir Harry on 13 May, 2012 21:35
• I used to use Noxzema until these fellows (yeah you Mike ) converted me to the St. Ives Apricot scrub(which I started using on May 3rd)...Makes my scalp cleaner, shinier and smoother longer...The Noxzema is pretty much sitting in my cabinet now, St. Ives also works well on the face after a shave (Thanks, Mike and others!)
• #6 by good to be bald on 14 May, 2012 04:16
• i was thinking about noxzema, but stay with the st.ives . thank you it rock soft and smooth
• #7 by Mikekoz13 on 14 May, 2012 05:43
• Quote from: sirharry12 on 13 May, 2012 21:35

  I used to use Noxzema until these fellows (yeah you Mike ) converted me to the St. Ives Apricot scrub(which I started using on May 3rd)...Makes my scalp cleaner, shinier and smoother longer...The Noxzema is pretty much sitting in my cabinet now, St. Ives also works well on the face after a shave (Thanks, Mike and others!)
  

  
  Harry.... you know.... it's what we do here.
• #8 by Natedawg on 14 May, 2012 07:51
• I've never once thought about using a scrub on the noggin.. I'm gonna have to try it.
• #9 by PigPen on 24 May, 2012 09:26
• Another vote for the St. Ives, nothing like it!
• #10 by TheSlyBear on 24 May, 2012 12:25
• Ste Ives Apricot Scrub once a week.
• #11 by Frontier Guy on 24 May, 2012 12:30
• St Ives also ... I use just a little each morning for scalp and forehead. It's a great feeling.
• #12 by Natedawg on 24 May, 2012 13:15
• I just tried scrubbin the noggin for the first time last week with Burt's Bees peach & willowbark scrub. Very nice feeling!   
• #13 by xabydaddy on 24 May, 2012 14:20
• St. Ives Apricot Scrub every other day (the days that I shave) and Noxema  (Extra Moisturizing) the day in between.
• #14 by Slyfive on 24 May, 2012 15:08
• St Ives almost every day.  SO GOOD! The rough scrubbing is a good pep up in the morning.