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Origins Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub
Summary
Highlights
Origins' Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub is a gentle yet effective exfoliating cleanser that uses polishing power from nature - Bamboo and Mineral Silica to reduce the look of pores and reveal smooth, baby-soft skin.
Benefits
- Face scrub whisks away dull, dead skin cells and surface impurities with the natural polishing power of Bamboo & Mineral Silica for a refreshed and more radiant look
- Immediately reduce the look of pore visibility
- Unclogs pores after just 1 week
- Infused with Mint Essential Oil to help balance the senses and Tourmaline, believed to cleanse energy and detoxify
Key Ingredients
- Bamboo: Nature's gentle and effective skin buffer
- Mineral Silica: Nature's gentle and effective skin polisher
- Tourmaline: Believed to possess energy cleansing and detoxifying properties
Research Results
- 92% showed immediate reduction in the look of pores*
- *Clinical testing on 25 women, immediately after one product use
- Unclogs pores after 1 week*
- *Clinical testing on 25 women after using product 3x week in one week prior to cleansing skin
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After cleansing, massage scrub into damp skin using a circular motion, avoiding the eyes. Rinse and pat dry. Use up to 4x a week.
Water\Aqua\Eau, Silica, Calcium Carbonate, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Esters, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kaolin, Potassium Stearate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Decyl Glucoside, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil*, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil*, Lavandula Hybrida Oil*, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil*, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil*, Styrax Benzoin Gum, Limonene, Linalool, Bambusa Arundinacea (Bamboo) Stem Extract, Tourmaline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Sucrose**, Caprylyl Glycol, Caffeine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Peg-100 Stearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Bentonite, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891). *Essential Oil **Organic Sucrose (Brown Sugar).
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Free gift with purchase
Free gift with purchase
Free Ginzing SPF30 Day Moisturizer deluxe sample with $45 Origins purchase (valid thru 9.20.25 on in store or shipped purchases. Full or partial pickup or same day delivery purchases do not qualify. While quantities last. Subject to in store availability)
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Most Helpful Positive Review
One of the best deep scrubs
I've used Lancer, I've used other brands with a fine pumice scrub.The Origins version is fantastic. It's expensive for the amount you get. But, you don't need much to get a great, invigorating face scrub that removes everything and leaves your skin smooth and more even. I buy this repeatedly now bec...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Disheartened by the results…
I was really hoping to love the Origins Checks and Balances Polishing Facial Scrub because I do really love the brand. However, I am disheartened by my experience with this product after just one use and can definitely never use it again nor recommend it to others. This scrub is extremely intense ...
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Bring back Modern Friction!
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Bring back modern friction! This is not the same in a bad way.
Must bring back Modern friction
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Too harsh on skin. I use the checks and balances cleanser but the scrub is painful on my skin. Bring back modern friction.
Feels like sandpaper!
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This product does what it is supposed to do and my face feels clean and smooth afterward, but it is an unpleasant washing experience. This feels like sandpaper. I dislike using it and would not recommend it. It is a poor substitute for the previous polishing scrub, Modern Friction, which went on smooth and was a pleasurable washing experience.
DOES NOT WORK AS WELL AS MODERN FRICTION
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ORIGINS... Modern Friction was a perfect product to clear clogged pores and soften skin without irritation, why was it discontinued? The C&B Polishing Face Scrub does not work the same magic that Modern Friction did. I have been a loyal Origins customer since the 1990s and each time a beloved product is discontinued - AND THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY! - it's like losing a close friend. If you're going to discontinue a winning product, replace it with one that is at least as good, if not better. Surely you've heard the age-old adage... "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? I will not be purchasing this product again. If I could give ZERO stars, I would have.
Not a good replacement for Modern Friction
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I have used Modern Friction for years. It's a must have for my skin care. After it was discontinued, I tried this Checks & Balances Scrub; it is not a good replacement at all. Doesn't clean my pores as well, nor does is feel as good after. My face is struggling. Please bring Modern Friction back! Please!