discontinued product help
February 7, 2016 10:50 AM   Subscribe

Burt's Bees discontinued my favorite product, that I'd been using for at least 10 years. Can you please help me find a likeness or very similar alternative to their citrus facial scrub?

The product seems to still be available on a few online retail sites, but for 4x (at best) the price, and a total fade-out is inevitable. I'd really like to not pay $30 for a small jar, but I really loved this product.

My skin is very dry, but sensitive and acne prone. Using this in the shower used to really help calm my face down, plus get rid of the dryness. I'm not that familiar with the skincare industry, but here are the ingredients. Is there anything like it around? Has anyone else used this Burt's Bees face scrub, and found something similar?
posted by raztaj to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
I use burts bees peach and willowbark scrub, which sounds like it might be a little less gentle than the citrus scrub you describe(never used it). But I find the peach and willowbark scrub to be very moisturizing and gentler than other exfoliators I've used. I try not to use it more than twice a week though.
posted by a strong female character at 10:55 AM on February 7, 2016


My skin is similar to yours. I alternate between Angels on bare skin and Let the good times roll, both by lush.
posted by Marinara at 10:56 AM on February 7, 2016 [1 favorite]


The Burt's Bees product reminded me of something I used to use before it came out, Aapri scrub. Looks pretty similar.
posted by Dashy at 11:24 AM on February 7, 2016


I can't find a decent match (in the UK, using a limited data set, and without conforming the ingredients to a controlled vocabulary).

However, all those ingredients are things you could buy separately to make your own version. Ingredients are always listed in descending order of quantity. You'd have to fork out some money upfront, but the supplies should last you a good long time.
posted by tel3path at 11:57 AM on February 7, 2016


I have skin similar to yours and have used the Suki exfoliating cleanser before and loved it - it's a citrus scent and the exfoliation is from sugar which tends to be moisturizing. It's a little on the pricey side, though...
posted by honeybee413 at 1:23 PM on February 7, 2016


You might like the Skinfood Strawberry Black Sugar mask/scrub. The base is hydrating, and the scrub is fairly gentle - you can make it a bit gentler by applying to wet skin, or a bit scrubbier by applying to dry skin. I have dry skin that gets irritated easily, and the Skinfood works really well for me - gentle but effective, and leaves my face super-soft.
posted by insectosaurus at 5:17 PM on February 7, 2016


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