SkinFood Orange & Mint Foot Scrub Review

SkinFood is known for using produce as key ingredients in their products, such as combining oranges and mint leaves to create this foot scrub. While I'm a sucker for cute packaging, I bought this product despite its lacking design. This is simply a white squeeze tube with a printed label on top. This scrub also contains 120 g of product.

Since I bought this from the SkinFood branch in San Francisco, a US label was plastered on the back of the packaging with a caution (to only use externally and avoid eyes) and a list of ingredients.

Underneath the extra label are directions and ingredients in English and other information in Korean. It says that this scrub uses orange extract for vitamins and mint extract to soothe skin that while combined, refreshes and exfoliates skin. SkinFood's webpage elaborates, stating that ingredients include pumice, orange powder and cocoa powder to exfoliate the skin, resulting in smooth and healthy feet. Instructions say to use an adequate amount and work into a lather/until it foams and massage on feet, especially the heels, and rinse with water. The first time using this product, you have to remove a silver seal underneath the screw lid.

Here is how the scrub looks like. First off, the scent is not strong nor sweet; there is no prominent orange or mint fragrant. And the scrub is actually a white, creamy scrub (the lighting and reflection from my bathroom walls discolors it) with small black, uneven beads to combat the roughness of feet. I use about 3/4 to 1 inch of scrub per foot and rub my foot thoroughly, without adding water to the scrub. It creates a smooth lather that contrasts the beads. It is more effective using this not while in the shower, because the scrub becomes too diluted and less effective. Afterwards, it's nice to use the remainder to scrub my hands.

Overall, I'm not impressed nor unimpressed by this scrub; it is exactly as I imagined (though I was hoping for a more refreshing scent true to its name), beads to soften feet and cream to moisturize skin.

SkinFood Mini Haul!

Today I stopped by SkinFood in San Francisco's Stonestown Galleria, my favorite store of the city (it used to be YesStyle, until they closed this past January).

This location is lacking employees and therefore hiring (I'd love to work here!). There was only one woman working here, and she was super friendly, knew products to recommend and definitely knew how to sell products.

My original intention was to buy a body scrub, and I only found one kind in the entire store. So my first purchase was the Pink Salt Body Scrub for roughly $19. His purchase came with a plastic spatula and a bag of samples, including Gold Caviar Toner, Black Sugar Scrub and another mask for my skin type (I chose dry and therefore was given Rice Mask). I had forgotten that I chose "dry" before...should have asked for a different sample! Also California charges for bags now. I had the choice of this free paper bag or a slightly bigger plastic bag for $0.10.

This sales representative is so smart; she saw that my stamp card was one away from completion and suggested I buy another $10 worth to get the free nail polish. I agreed and added on the Orange & Mint Foot Scrub for roughly $13. My free Vita Nail Essence was chosen from approximately half of SkinFood's entire nail polish collection, wish gave me from plenty to choose. This additional purchase also came with the Royal Honey Gift Set!

The sales rep offered me to purchase an additional $20 worth to receive another free gift, but I seriously had to stop myself from going overboard! Now I'm excited to try out all the samples and scrubs, which I'll review!