Face scrubs are different than a normal facial cleanser because of the exfoliating beads. Exfoliating beads are used to scrub off dead skin cells and clear dirt from the face. I have heard that you shouldn't use scrubs everyday because it might be too harsh. I remember my first time using a scrub and I didn't really like the feeling of the beads rubbing my face. So, I mostly use facial cleansers instead of buying exfoliating scrubs.
In addition to my breakout prone face, blackheads also annoy me a lot. The blackheads on my my nose are very visible and I always want to get rid of them. I used to pick on them a lot when I was in middle and high school (I still do now, but less often). My cousin introduced me to pore strips when I was in middle school and I was like pore strips are the best invention. It picks out the dirt, made my nose smoother and you could see dirt on the strip, but sometimes it over dries my nose. Even though I have pore strips, the blackheads just don't go away like magic or like the models on the ads. I remember buying a blackhead cleanser in hopes to get rid of blackheads, but it just doesn't seem to work. So, I stick to my cleansers for acne prone faces. Recently, I tried garnier's clean+ blackhead eliminating scrub.
Garnier's clean+ blackhead eliminating scrub has charcoal bits and exfoliating beads. The charcoal is suppose to pull out the dirt like magnet. This scrub also says that it would make your skin smoother and pores diminished in a week. The scrub has a fresh scent and the charcoal bits looked pretty cool. I wet my hands and face with water, squeezed the scrub into my hands and rubbed it in my hands. Then, I rubbed the scrub on my face (lightly rub, didn't rub it too hard). This time though, I was fine with the beads rubbing on my face. Maybe it's because of my experience with the clarisonic mia2. I go on to rinse the scrub off and my face felt tight, looked a bit red and was smooth. I don't think my face has felt this tight before. Also, it took me less effort to pull the dirt out from my nose using my fingers after rinsing. I know I shouldn't pick it, but I couldn't resist the temptation. The next morning when I got up, my face still felt smooth (that's pretty neat). So, I continued to use the scrub once every day.
After a week, I noticed that the pores on my nose did get smaller. This scrub is effective in diminishing the pores. My blackheads are still here and I don't expect the scrub to completely eliminate them either because pores will always be there. It's fine with me as long as the blackheads aren't super noticeable. I think this scrub would be great to combine with my pore strips and I did do that. The pore strip pulled out a good amount of the dirt, so that's not bad (the sides of my nose felt really dry). I recommend putting on cream or moisturizer right after using the strip. Overall, I'm impressed and I think that scrubs aren't so bad after all. Scrubs can still be harsh on the skin, so rub it against your face lightly and I don't think that you have to use it everyday. Use the scrub as you see fit and doing some research would help you too.
