Exfoliate Away: 7 Best face scrubs to leave your face glowing

Sarah Khan

01 Nov 2016

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Just Herbs
The Just Herbs Apricot Face Scrub is made of 100% natural, organic ingredients and is formulated for Normal to Dry skin in mind.
The scrub has a rich, creamy texture with tiny exfoliating walnut shell grains that is surprisingly not harsh on the skin at all. When applied on the skin, it does not lather and instead feels like a cream being massaged on (while also removing all the dead skin). Gentle on the skin yet effectively exfoliating, your skin would definitely love the glow and radiance it leaves.
Apricot Sparkle Invigorating Skin Radiance Scrub - 100g (via Sephora), SGD19
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Garnier
Enriched with clay and mineral zinc, this 3-in-1 scrub and mask simplifies your skin care by offering 3 skincare benefits in one product to purify and mattify the skin, as well as eliminate impurities.
Pure Active 3-in-1 Wash Scrub Mask (via Watsons), SGD14.90
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Alpha-H
This award-winning, non-abrasive daily micro-exfoliating treatment lifts away dead and dull skin cells to unveil more supple, younger looking skin each morning. Infused with water-activated fruit enzymes derived from green papaya and pineapple, you can ensure a fresh, smooth canvas every day.
Gentle Daily Exfoliant - 50g (via Sephora), SGD70
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Philosophy
This exfoliating cleanser might just mean you can skip out on spending the big bucks on microdermabrasion. Gentle enough for daily use, it effectively cleanses and replenishes skin, while resurfacing new skin from beneath. This formula is also sulfate-free and formulated with topical antioxidants and other ingredients to protect and replenish the skin, while exfoliating it.
The Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash - 240ml (via Sephora), SGD42
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Alba Botanica
This dual-purpose scrub from Alba Botanica is enriched with 2% salicylic acid that helps prevent acne and blackheads. Its fine granules work to remove oil, dirt and dead skin cells while the aloe content helps sooth irritated skin.

Acnedote Face & Body Scrub - 227g (via Watsons), SGD13.50
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St Ives
While many people may have heard of the St Ives Apricot Scrub, fewer have heard of the green tea version, that is considerably less abrasive and more effective at purifying the skin.
The green tea content in this scrub helps unclog pores, clear blackheads and also calm redness on your skin. Work this in gentle, circular motions on your skin and then rinse dry.

Green Tea Scrub -170g (via Watsons), SGD9.90
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Clinique
This water-based scrub targeted primarily at oily skin helps to de-flake skin, unclog pores and soften fine lines, resulting in a clear, more refreshed complexion.
Exfoliating Scrub, SGD50

Our top 7 face scrub picks for clear, glowing skin and unclogged pores!

If you have been slightly laissez-faire on your skincare routine, particularly with exfoliating, consider this: skincare products and treatment penetrate 20% better on exfoliated skin than non-exfoliated skin.

There are numerous benefits to exfoliating: it improves your skin’s texture, leaves it soft and glowing, unclogs pores, prevents breakouts, and allows for better absorption of skincare. As you get older, your skin increasingly loses its ability to shed dead skin as regularly as before. Depending on the type and strength of your scrub or exfoliant, it is a good idea to exfoliate 2-3 times a week in order to get rid of any dead skin cells, clear out your pores and make your skin glow.

So if you’ve been skipping out on the exfoliating or don’t own a face scrub, head up to the gallery above and check out our top 7 face scrub picks!

Sarah Khan

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