By Harper’s Bazaar Singapore Team - published
Tackle texture and hyperpigmentation with these decongesting formulas. These are the best facial scrubs for a complexion as smooth as a baby's butt.
Infinesse White Clay Gommage, $75, Albion
“I call it the busy girl’s facial—this refines and revitalises my complexion in just one wash. Think peeling agents and a thick clay with fine scrub particles to deeply cleanse pores and dead skin build-up. I use it twice a week to slough away dullness and turn up the brightness.”—Dana Koh
Enzyme Peel, $72, Declaré Switzerland
This powder-type chemical exfoliant uses enzymes to gently slough away dirt, excess sebum and dead skin cells for fresher, younger skin. Activated with water, it is ideal even for those with sensitive skin.
Gentle Smoothing Oatmeal Scrub & Mask, $9.90, St. Ives
Those with sensitive, reactive skin will love this creamy paste. Part soothing mask, part natural exfoliator, it uses walnut shell powder to gently buff away dull and dead skin cells. Leave it on for five to seven minutes, and you can feel the calming properties of oatmeal and honey work their magic.
Volcanic Exfoliator, $45, Make Up Store
Don’t let the name scare you—the volcanic ash in this mild face peel activates skin’s natural exfoliating process, paving the way for unclogged, refined skin; without the discomfort of a chemical peel. Myrtle leaf extract is also part of the mix for its soothing effects.
Micro Cleanse Super Scrub, $55, Alpha-H
Basically a facial in a tube, it deeply cleanses pores, sloughs away dead skin cells and refines skin texture to reduce wrinkle depth and pore size, all with a blend of 12 percent glycolic acid with nourishing jojoba wax beads that work in tandem to polish skin.