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In 2016, two women in the US filed a $5million class-action lawsuit against Unilever (parent company of brand St. Ives) over its Apricot Scrub, which contains remnants of walnut shells designed to exfoliate the skin(1).
The claimants stated that the scrub caused irritation and inflammation, as the exfoliating particles could tear the skin and lead to infection.
I have to say that the name ‘scrub’ doesn’t help – encouraging men and women to vigorously rub these products into the delicate skin of the face in the name of beauty and anti-ageing.