St Ives Scrub, Body Lotion and Body Wash in Bangladesh

St. Ives is a Unilever skincare brand whose apricot scrub is what most people know it for, and on Arogga the range runs across face scrubs, body lotions, body creams and two body washes.

The grid above is the live list, under Skincare. The sections below are organised by what each product does, and the scrubs come first because that is what most people arrive looking for.

How the Name Is Written

The brand registers itself as St. Ives, with a full stop and a space. Hardly any search spells it out in full.

It is reached here as st ives, st.ives, stives, and — often enough to be worth saying — as steve’s and steves, which is how the name sounds when it is read aloud rather than seen. All of those find this range, so there is nothing to correct.

The Apricot Scrubs

• St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub (Made in Poland) — the most opened listing on the brand.
• St. Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub (Made in Poland) 150ml
• St. Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub for Glowing Skin

These sit under Physical Exfoliators (Scrubs).

Blemish Control or Fresh Skin

Both are apricot scrubs with the same scrubbing action. Blemish Control adds salicylic acid, which works inside the pore on congestion and spots, and is the one to choose if breakouts are the reason you are buying a scrub at all.

Fresh Skin is the plain version, and is the gentler starting point for skin that is not breaking out.

Salicylic acid changes how often you can use it

A scrub that also carries an acid is doing two kinds of exfoliation at once. Once or twice a week is the ceiling, and it does not go on the same day as an exfoliating toner or a retinol.

How to Use a Physical Scrub Without Damaging Skin

This is the part that decides whether a scrub helps or hurts, and it gets asked more than anything else about the brand.

Pressure is the whole problem

A scrub works by the particles moving across the skin, not by being pressed into it. Almost all the harm attributed to face scrubs comes from scrubbing hard, and the visible redness afterwards is the evidence rather than the proof it worked.

Use the lightest pressure that still moves the product, in small circles, for about thirty seconds. Then rinse.

Once or twice a week, not daily

Daily physical exfoliation strips the barrier faster than it rebuilds. Skin that has been over-exfoliated stings when a moisturiser goes on, looks shiny rather than glowing, and breaks out in places it did not before.

The fix is to stop for a fortnight, not to switch products.

Skip it entirely on some skin

Active acne, rosacea, eczema or broken skin should not be scrubbed. Dragging particles across inflamed skin spreads the inflammation, and a chemical exfoliant or a dermatologist’s advice is the better route.

Moisturiser and sunscreen afterwards

Freshly exfoliated skin loses water faster and burns more easily. A moisturiser the same evening and sunscreen the next morning are both part of the routine rather than optional extras.

The Oatmeal and Pink Lemon Scrubs

• St. Ives Gentle Smoothing Oatmeal Scrub & Mask — also registered as a Face Scrub & Mask in the grid.
• St. Ives Radiant Skin Pink Lemon & Mandarin Orange Scrub

The oatmeal scrub is the mildest in the range and doubles as a mask, which is the version to pick for sensitive or reactive skin. Oat is genuinely calming rather than decoratively so — it is the same ingredient used in eczema care.

The Pink Lemon scrub sits between the two in feel and is the citrus-scented option, on the same Exfoliators shelf.

Body Lotions

• St. Ives Renewing Body Lotion with Collagen & Elastin for Beautiful Supple Skin 621ml
• St. Ives Soothing Body Lotion with Oatmeal & Shea Butter for Smooth, Healthy-looking Skin 621ml
• St. Ives Hydrating Body Lotion with Vitamin E & Avocado for Hydrated, Healthy-looking Skin
• St. Ives Smoothing Body Lotion Rose & Argan Oil
• St. Ives Softening Body Lotion Coconut & Orchid

The deepest part of the range after the scrubs, under Body Lotion & Cream.

Which one to choose

Oatmeal and shea for skin that itches or reacts. Vitamin E and avocado for skin that is simply dry. Collagen and elastin, rose and argan, and coconut and orchid differ mainly in feel and scent.

The collagen in a body lotion does not reach the collagen in your skin — the molecule is far too large to pass the barrier. It works as a humectant on the surface, which is a real effect and a smaller one than the name implies.

Apply it damp

A lotion put on within a couple of minutes of a shower traps the water already in the skin. The same lotion on dry skin an hour later does noticeably less, which is the cheapest improvement available to anyone using one.

Body Creams

• St. Ives Renewing Moisturizer with Collagen & Elastin Moisturizer 283g
• St. Ives Glowing Body Cream Apricot 150ml
• St. Ives Hydrating Avocado And Vitamin E Body Cream, 150 ml

Creams are thicker than lotions and sit on the skin longer, which suits hands, elbows, heels and anywhere that stays dry through the day. These are currently shelved under Cream & Moisturizer rather than beside the body lotions, so a reader browsing by shelf will meet one group and not the other.

Body Washes

• St. Ives Soothing Body Wash with Oatmeal & Shea Butter 450ml
• St. Ives Rose Water & Aloe Vera Refreshing Body Wash 450ml

Both under Body Wash & Shower Gel, and they pair with the matching lotions — oatmeal with oatmeal for skin that reacts, rose with rose for everything else.

A body wash is rinsed away in seconds, which caps what it can deliver; the lotion that follows stays on and does the real work. Choose it on scent and on how it leaves skin feeling, and spend the attention on the next step.

Building a Routine From This Range

The range covers one face step and the whole of a body routine, which is an unusual shape and worth reading deliberately.

For the face, a scrub is one step of several

It does not replace a cleanser and it goes after one, once or twice a week. Nothing here is a face moisturiser despite one product being named Moisturizer, so the rest of a face routine comes from elsewhere.

For the body, wash then lotion

Match the two on what your skin needs rather than on scent, apply the lotion while skin is still damp, and use a cream rather than a lotion on the places that stay dry.

Do not use a face scrub on the body or the reverse

A face scrub on a large area is expensive and no more effective. A body scrub on the face is too coarse for skin that thin, which is the most common way a scrub causes damage.

Where St Ives Sits on Arogga

This page collects one brand. The shelves collect one step across brands, which is the comparison worth making when the choice is between this scrub and another at the same size.

The scrubs and body products sit under Bath & Body within Personal Care. Sizes and stock change, so read the listing rather than this page for either.

About St Ives

St. Ives is a Unilever brand whose range is built on recognisable ingredients — apricot, oatmeal, coconut, rose, avocado — named on the front of the pack rather than described in chemical terms.

On Arogga the apricot scrubs are what the brand is known and searched for, with the oatmeal and Pink Lemon scrubs beside them. Body lotions are the deepest part of the catalogue, followed by body creams and two body washes. Several listings state that they are made in Poland.

The registered name carries a full stop, and the great majority of searches leave it out. Every spelling reaches this range.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How often should I use the apricot scrub?

Once or twice a week. Daily physical exfoliation strips the barrier faster than it rebuilds, and the Blemish Control version also carries salicylic acid, which is a second kind of exfoliation in the same product.

2. Blemish Control or Fresh Skin?

Blemish Control if breakouts are the reason you are buying a scrub — it adds salicylic acid, which works inside the pore. Fresh Skin is the plain version and the gentler starting point otherwise.

3. Is a face scrub bad for skin?

Pressure is the problem, not the scrub. It works by particles moving across the skin rather than being pressed into it, so use the lightest pressure that still moves the product, for about thirty seconds, once or twice a week. Redness afterwards is a warning rather than a result.

4. Can I use it on active acne?

No. Active acne, rosacea, eczema and broken skin should not be scrubbed — dragging particles across inflamed skin spreads the inflammation. A chemical exfoliant or a dermatologist’s advice is the better route.

5. Which scrub is gentlest?

The Gentle Smoothing Oatmeal Scrub & Mask. Oat is genuinely calming rather than decoratively so, and it is the same ingredient used in eczema care. It doubles as a mask, so it can be left on rather than scrubbed.

6. Does the collagen body lotion add collagen to my skin?

Not in the way the name suggests. The molecule is far too large to pass the skin barrier. It works as a humectant on the surface, holding water where it is applied, which is a real effect and a smaller one than the name implies.

7. When should body lotion go on?

Within a couple of minutes of a shower, while the skin is still damp, so the lotion traps the water already there. The same lotion on dry skin an hour later does noticeably less.