THE SCRUB — Icelandic Volcano Face & Body Scrub
Four actives. Twenty-seven ingredients in all.
Volcanic sand·Kaolin·Sunflower oil·Berry extracts
There is a beach on the south coast of Iceland where the sand is black, fine, and cold, and it does not care whether you find it beautiful. That is the grit in this jar.
The Scrub suspends volcanic sand in a cream of hydrogenated castor oil, so the abrasion arrives cushioned rather than dry. It works on skin that is damp or skin that is not: the cream is dense enough to hold the sand in place while you move it, and thin enough to rinse without leaving a film. Sunflower seed oil and tocopherol sit in the base doing quiet conditioning work while the sand does the loud part.
It is made for the parts of you that take a beating — heels, knees, elbows, the shoulders and the back of you that a cloth never really reaches. Two minutes, twice a week, and the skin underneath comes up smooth, even, and a shade brighter. Follow with oil or cream while still damp.
What it does
- Gently exfoliates face and body
- Removes dead skin cells for a smoother feel
- Cushioned grit in a creamy, rinse-clean base
- Works on damp or dry skin
What is in it
- Icelandic volcanic sand
Mineral exfoliant; lifts dead surface cells without dissolving or clogging
- Hydrogenated castor oil
he cushion; keeps the grit suspended and the skin slipped, not scraped
- Kaolin clay
Draws oil and debris from the surface as you work
- Sunflower seed oil (organic)
Sunflower seed oil (organic) + tocopherol (vitamin E) — replenishes what the scrub removes; leaves skin conditioned, not stripped
- Tocopherol (vitamin E)
Vitamin E. Protects the oils in the bottle as much as the skin they go on.
How to use
Apply to dry or damp skin. Massage gently, then rinse off with water. Twice a week is plenty. Follow with oil or cream while still damp.
Volcanic grit is sharper than sugar and less polite than a cloth. Face and body from the same jar, which is the whole argument for it — one texture, everywhere, no separate ceremony for the neck up. Twice a week is plenty. Every day is a personality problem.
