I mix St. Ives original apricot scrub with Cetaphil (funny you should have that picture) to both cleanse and exfoliate.

I would reccomend you not use the sand from your local Dog Beach!

Hmm, I've never thought about mixing an exfoliator with my Cetaphil.

I usually wash daily with Cetaphil and three times a week, at night, I exfoliate with Neutrogena MicroDerm pads.

my skin is so dry right now, and yet i keep breaking out!
i think i need to stop by Lush on my way home for an exfoliant:)

Wow, that is a good tip! But like kimdangirl said, make sure it's not from the dog beach

I would still be nervous about using any sand from a public beach!

I've never heard of sand before, but I have mixed Cetaphil with plain ol' baking soda and it is an amazing exfoliator.

i use cetaphil occasionally, but i never thought it was that great... maybe bc my skin isn't bad to begin with but why do you guys like it???

You could use sugar, or coarse ground salt if you don't like the sound of sand.

I'm not sure I'd want to use sand on my super delicate skin, but I love using superfine sugar. I adore my cetaphil too. It does wonders for the skin.

I think I'll mix sugar in my Cetaphil tonight; my skin's been looking dull lately.

i once read that its not good to use sand or apricot scrub or things like that b/c the way they are shaped is not even and smooth enough and can scratch/wound your skin with tiny cuts. of course that could also be a lie cosmetics ppl engineered so that you will only buy their manufactured exfoliants...

I love cetaphil, but I think Sand usually contains high levels of bacteria and all kinds of creatures that i don't think i want on my face...How about sugar and cetaphil????

niiice

This does not sound hygienic...it's one thing to touch sand at the beach and another to rub it into your skin, which could potentially scratch your skin a bit, letting bacteria in

YIKES! Maybe for your body, but not for your face!
As an esthetician, I would never recommend this. At least sugar is a natural aha, but for a real product Dermalogica makes a fantastic dry exfoliating powder called Daily Microfoliant, just mix with h2o or a cleanser.

And it's actually meant for your face.

I wouldn't trust LA's sand. Every time we get rain the treatment plants overflow into the ocean and they have to close the beaches. I like the idea a lot, but I think I'd use sugar.

WTF? Smiley overload, and I didn't even put them there!

Gah!

ew. i would NEVER mix sand from the beach into something and put it on my face. it could be filthy! who knows whats in the sand?! people walk on it, litter on it, drive on it. no. definitely not. not unless i found a deserted island that nobody ever set foot on.

im a big exfoliator myself - but i have to say that you have to be careful not to over exfoliate, especially in the winter or you will get blackheads and breakouts and damage your skin. (i found out the hard way). my two favorite face exfoliators are the following:

1) fresh sugar rose face scrub
2) nuxe spa face exfoliator

i particularly like to use the nuxe one in the winter as it has a more creamy base, and so its less harsh on the skin.

as for body, i love the fresh sugar scrub, but lately ive been into pri - el dead sea salt scrubs. the thing is, you can only use those sparingly - otherwise your skin will be killed - especially in the winter. so for a more "everyday" kindof a scrub, i like the Soap and Glory Flake Away. though ive had trouble finding it in its big size. Another great option is Lush's Almond Butter. because both flake away and the almond butter have a creamy base, they are gentler on the skin, so you can use them more frequently. i generally use them (in the winter)on my elbows, knees, feet, hands, and chest every other day, then once a week my whole body, and then once every other week i will use either the sugar scrub or the dead sea salt scrub.

I would agree with a lot of people and say you're better off using sugar or salt and not sand. That seems too harsh to me.

correct me if i'm wrong, but sand is just tiny pieces of glass & rock. that could easily cut up your skin on tiny levels. st ives apricot scrub is evil for the same reason. i suggest mixing in a little table sugar. it's not too harsh & melt away.

I once picked up a staph infection, and my doc thinks I got it from sand at the beach... so remember: sand at your own risk!

This post scares me - I don't even use a rough exfoliator on my face. It's just too harsh. I use an enzyme exfoliator made by sensaria, and I love it.

Yikes. I'll stick with my face scrub from Fresh.

i like the idea of the sugar. i might just try that tonight!

Eeew thats gross

Eeew thats gross

sand from the beach.....i don't think so. it's contaminated. maybe go to an aquarium store. they sell sand there REALLY cheap and its cleaned so that it doesnt contaminate your tank....or your face for that matter. it's at least better than the dirty beach stuff.

Yeah I was thinking sugar ISO sand too. sorry Bella.

Never that.

Well, my dermatologist said that if dermabrasion was too hard on my skin then just mix cetaphil with baking soda. Cheap and works just as good as expensive exfoliators.

oh yes thats right ladies rubbing all that sh*t,dirt & pi*s covered sand in your face is going to really cleaner your skin..
hmm.

yeah sand is not the best idea. i'm an esthetician also and not only is there bacteria and other nasty things in sand from the beach but it is way too harsh for the skin on your face. i was taught that even st eves apricot scrub is not good because it can cut your skin. and also you are only supposed to exfoliate one time per week... more than than makes the oil over produce in your skin.

I heard that sugar is not good for your skin, correct me if I'm wrong,so I guess salt is my choice.

sand is not the greatest idea, but sugar works great!

cetaphil is actually a pretty harsh cleanser but i guess it might be more gentle than anything you'd find in a drug store. it's best to look for cleansers with gentle surfactants such as decyl glucoside or cocobetaine. stay away from SLES and SLS and other evil sulfates.

I mix brown sugar with my soap! and if it gets in your mouth it doesn't taste bad!

A dermotologist told ma to mix a tablespoon of Baking soda with a liquid facial cleanser(use damp fingers to mix) for a gentle facial exfoliator. It works great, and the baking soda makes my skin feel soft and smooth. I do this twicw a week.