St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub

St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub (available here) - Clears breakouts and reduces redness Salicylic Acid Acne Medication With 100% Natural Green Tea.  This dermatologist-tested scrub can actually help to clear and soothe your skin as well as reduce redness.  An active blemish-fighting ingredient fights the flare-ups, while 100% natural exfoliants encourage healthier, clearer skin.  Key Ingredients:  Green tea which is a rich source of vitamins C and E and has soothing and antioxidant powers.  Olive oil and leaf extract for skin softening properties.  Silica which is a soft, gentle exfoliant.

St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub - costs about $1

St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub - Ingredients/Instructions

St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub - Gentle, green scrubby goodness.

The St. Ives Green Tea Blemish Control Scrub is one of the cheapest, effective, oil-control skincare product I have tried in a long time.  This scrub contains 1% salicylic acid - not sure if that really helps a lot with skin exfoliation at that concentration, but I guess something is better than nothing - and very, very fine (silica?) granules that feels almost like a slurry in this creamy scrub.  The scrubbing granules are very gentle yet do a fabulous job at leaving my skin super soft and smooth.  I actually feel like this cleans out every single, stubborn, horrid pore on my face, leaving it brand new, fresh and clean :D  I have oily-combination skin, and to avoid drying out my skin too much I don't use this more than once a week, and I have to follow up with a moisturizer.  If you have really oily, acne-prone, blemish-stricken skin you could probably use this more often, and this just might be the solution for your skincare woes (my opinion - not medical advice :P).  The good thing is the folks at St. Ives make this in a small, travel-size which costs about $1!