A 3-in-1 facial product that cleanses, gently exfoliates, and supports moisture retention—all in one simple step. Nourishing plant oils, organic sugar, and our gentle Aloe Soap work together to polish away dull skin, cleanse pores, and leave skin smooth, balanced, and comfortable.
This Citrus & Sugar Cleansing Facial Scrub is a simple, effective way to cleanse, exfoliate, and support skin comfort in one easy step.
Nourishing plant oils and butters are whipped with fine-grain organic cane sugar and a touch of our gentle Organic Aloe Soap to create a creamy facial cleanser that softly polishes the skin without harsh abrasion.
Fine sugar crystals gently exfoliate dull, dry surface cells while naturally dissolving during use, helping prevent over-exfoliation. As dead skin cells are lifted away, skin feels smoother, brighter, and more receptive to oils and creams applied afterward.
The blend of plant oils and butters supports the skin barrier during cleansing, helping reduce moisture loss so skin never feels tight or stripped.
We chose organic, fair-trade fine-grain cane sugar because it exfoliates effectively while remaining gentle on delicate facial skin. Unlike ground shells or seeds, sugar granules naturally soften and dissolve during use, creating a smooth, controlled polish that lifts away dead surface cells without harsh abrasion.
As dull skin cells are removed, skin looks brighter, feels smoother, and is better able to absorb oils and creams applied afterward.
Leaves skin feeling clean, soft, and comfortable—never tight or greasy
An exfoliating facial cleanser removes dead skin cells and other grime from the skin’s surface. If left unchecked, pollutants can build up on your skin’s surface, dulling your complexion and clogging pores which not only leads to breakouts, but also interferes with the absorption of moisturizing skin care products.
Exfoliating the top layer of dead skin cells triggers the skin’s natural renewal process, revitalizes your complexion, and helps skin look more radiant and healthy.
Directions:
Be extra careful when using scrubs on facial acne. Massage gently and do NOT scrub the product into the facial skin. Although it seems like vigorous scrubbing would keep the pores unclogged thereby decreasing blackheads and pimples, the blockages that cause blemishes often occur deeper in the follicle, and excess surface scrubbing will simply irritate the skin.
This is a preservative-free product! To extend shelf-life . . .
The goal is simple: to Harness the Power & Simplicity of Nature® to cleanse, soothe, heal, and protect your skin and hair!
Our unique formulas rely on moisturizing oils and butters, healing botanicals, and pure essential oils. We choose every ingredient with one end-result in mind….the BEST possible natural skin care for YOU!
Organic Cane Sugar*
Organic Mango Butter
Organic Evening Primrose Oil
All of our sugars are organic, fair trade, and vegan (bone-char free).
*Ingredient is Fair Trade Certified
The ingredients above are blended with our Organic Aloe Soap, which is USDA Certified "Made with Organic Ingredients" by OEFFA
Ingredients in Aloe Soap: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Organic Coconut Oil*; Organic Castor Oil; Organic Aloe Vera; Sodium Hydroxide^; Water; Organic Essential Oils Of Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, Eucalyptus; Organic Parsley; Organic Cornstarch; Organic Rosemary Oil Extract
^Used in the saponification process to turn oil into soap. None remains in the finished product.
Overall rating: 4.852459 / 5 from 61 reviews.
This facial scrub combines nourishing oils with organic sugar and aloe soap to cleanse, moisturize, and exfoliate the skin, leaving it feeling clean, soft, and refreshed. Customers appreciate its great smell and gentle exfoliation, making it a highly effective and enjoyable cleansing experience.
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"I'm 70yo and thought that citrus was too harsh for my delicate and aging skin. I was wrong. I loved this scrub! Perfect amount of sugar grains that melted as I scrubbed, and it wasn't too abrasive. Left my face feeling soft and moisturized. I used my Rosehips and Sesame Beauty Oil after."
— Erica G. (5/5)
"I ran out of the product I normally use while I was out of town. I found this in the store. I tried it and just fell in love with it. I have reordered twice!! It’s so moisturizing and leaves my skin feeling clean and hydrated."
— Karen C. (5/5)
"I like this product, and it leaves my face soft and smooth. I only wish it came in a smaller container."
— Morgan (4/5)
"I splurged quite a bit on the citrus & sugar cleansing facial scrub and a few other body scrubs. Each item left my skin feeling clean, refreshed, and hydrated. I'm. so grateful for the care they put into their products and keeping them full of nourishing ingredients!"
— GABRIELA R. (5/5)
"I like the scent and how well it lathers, but would have liked for a bit stronger exfoliation."
— Linda R. (4/5)
"Absolutely love this product! My skin is so refreshed and glowing after each use. Prior to purchasing, I really struggled with dry irritated skin, but now my skin feels so soft and smooth. I only use a small amount so a little goes a long way which is a good bang for your buck."
— Emily M. (5/5)
"I’ve been using this product for the past few days or so, after using it my face always feels hydrated and soft which was something other skin products lacked. I have an appreciation for skincare brands whom take pride in using clean ingredients. The only reason as to why I’m giving it 4/5 stars is because this cleanser has more ingredients than listed online and I would have liked for the company to have been more transparent about the full list of ingredients to the costumer prior to purchase. Aside from this I would recommend this company to friends as it’s made of cleaner ingredients compared to most skincare brands nowadays."
— Diana c. (4/5)
"I felt like the grittiness of the scrub was good upon first application. It scrubbed my face well. But the more I rubbed it into my face, it felt like the main oils were super heavy and too thick to rub off my skin. It made me feel like I had thick makeup caked to my face. I didn’t like that at all. I ordered multiple products for the first time, with this scrub, having been excited to try them out, but am a bit disappointed in several of the products. Either because of smell, certain ingredients used (like this scrub, the very first and main ingredient used is Palm oil. Yes it’s organic, but still not a great oil to be used, IMO. ), or because of texture. :("
— Jessica B. (3/5)
"Very nice scrub, light citrus smell, just wakes up the face and gives you a fresh invigorating burst of renewal to take better care of your skin."
— Patty S. (5/5)
"Love it!"
— steve h. (5/5)
The most important consideration in any business is its customers. Today's world of misleading claims, false advertising, and simple deception, often leaves consumers trying to discover the truth about personal products and their ingredients.
Some of my favorite products are made with ingredients that just do not exist as certified organic. Why? At this time there are no standards created for ingredients specifically used in the personal care product industry. Organic certification of personal care products is based on the organic food standards set by the National Organic Program of the USDA.
But since we are a certified organic company, we are required to submit documentation that even our "non-organic ingredients" were produced without the use of toxic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge, or irradiation.
Why Did We Become a Certified Organic Company?
What Do All of the Organic Labels Mean?
Have you ever enjoyed the scent of a fragrant flower or herb? The fragrance comes from potent, aromatic compounds called essential oils found in the flowers, stems, seeds, bark, roots, fruits, and other parts of plants. It often requires several pounds of a plant to produce a single bottle of essential oil.
Essential oils not only give plants their unique scents but also help lure plant pollinators and protect plants from insects and other predators.
The chemical composition of essential oils may provide valuable psychological and physical aromatherapeutic benefits for some people.
It is important to note that to be a true essential oil, the oil must be isolated from the plant material by physical means only. Essential oils are NEVER extracted using solvents.
Although synthetic fragrances or "nature identical" oils are available at a much lower cost, only natural plant essential oils will provide any aromatherapeutic benefits.
What Are Essential Oils (Much more detail)
How Essential Oils Are Extracted
Why We Use Only Real Plant Essential Oils?
If you are pregnant or under a doctor's care for any medical condition, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.
Pregnancy & Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.
Trying to choose the right natural soaps or skincare products can be a bit overwhelming especially when you have allergies and/or skin sensitivities.
Since we proudly list every ingredient in all of our products, reading the ingredient list will help to eliminate ingredients that may cause you problems.
We always recommend doing a patch test before using any new products especially if you have sensitive skin or allergies.
We receive so many emails asking for help with allergies, we created categories in our “Help Me Choose” section to provide information for those with allergies or sensitivities to nuts, coconut, shea butter and gluten.
Check out our help me choose pages!!
If you are allergic or sensitive to any of the ingredients in our products, they may cause skin irritation. Even natural ingredients may cause sensitivities.
People with severe allergies--please note: If you have severe anaphylactic-type reactions to ANY of the ingredients in ANY of our products, please do not buy our products. We have dedicated soap rooms and product rooms that are kept meticulously clean, but we cannot guarantee against possible cross-contamination of individual ingredients.
We hand make all of our own products in small batches to ensure freshness, consistency, and perfection.
Our products are not made to sit on store shelves for years and years.
Although there are natural preservatives within the chemical structure of many natural ingredients, they not as potent as the synthetic preservatives used in commercial products to prolong shelf-life.
Other than soap, our products are remade every few weeks and none are very old when they are sold. Our non-soap products should be opened within 6 months of purchase.
Since we use no preservatives or chemical stabilizers, the more important question is, "how long will the product last once it has been opened?
Once opened, skin care products become exposed to dirt and microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts, and molds) that are found in the air and on the skin.
As soon as you open and begin to use any product, simply the way in which you use it will affect its lifespan.
So, we use the PAO (period-after-opening) symbol. These symbols are already available on the product pages of our website and we are in the process of adding them to all of our labels.
The POA symbol is a standard symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a skin care product after it has been opened for the first time.
As you can see from the picture, the symbol is an open jar with a written number and the letter "M" for the word "months."
A product with a "9M" would mean that it is good for 9 months after opening.
Tip: write the date you open a product for the first time on its label so you can keep track of the period after opening.
Our POA number represents our best suggestion. There are many factors that can affect the lifespan of a product. If a product is discolored, has an unpleasant smell or looks odd, the product should not be used and should be discarded.
If you’re like me, and you find an old dusty product hiding in a drawer, makeup bag, or even a suitcase from your last trip, you can call us with the lot number and we can verify its age. Obviously, if it seems off in any way, toss it!
Please note: This PAO symbol is widely used in Europe to recommend the length of time a product remains usable after opening, for products that have a shelf-life of at least 30 months. Our products do NOT have a shelf-life of 30 months before opening.
Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve has been Leaping Bunny Certified since 2013.
The Leaping Bunny Program was developed in 1996, by The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), to identify and support companies that are doing their part to help eliminate the unnecessary use and mistreatment of animals to test cosmetic products and ingredients. The CCIC is made up of eight animal protection groups including the Humane Society of the U.S., as well as groups from Canada and Europe.
At Chagrin Valley we do not test our finished products on animals (other than human volunteers). But what about the raw materials, the ingredients we use?
Many products display labels claiming that their finished product is ‘not tested on animals’ but this does not guarantee that the product ingredients are actually free from animal testing.
The CCIC Standard is a pledge that a company makes to remove animal testing from all stages of product development. Our pledge to buy ingredients that are cruelty-free is integrated into the purchase agreement for all of our suppliers.
Personal care products displaying the “real” Leaping Bunny logo are certified ‘cruelty-free' using the internationally recognized Humane Cosmetics Standards. These rigorous standards require that no animal testing is performed or authorized for finished products or any of the ingredients in any stage of product development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers after a fixed cut-off date. All Leaping Bunny companies are subject to independent audits and pledge commitments that are renewed on an annual basis.
This annual renewal is a key requirement that sets the Leaping Bunny Program apart from other cruelty-free certification programs. Companies that manufacture products, as well as their ingredient suppliers, must annually recommit to upholding their promise to not conduct animal testing on any finished products, ingredients, or formulations.
Why is this annual commitment renewal important? "Because product formulations change, suppliers come and go, and manufacturers develop innovative lines to meet consumer needs. But we know that compassionate consumers need to be confident that no animal testing is involved in the products they use."
At Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve . . .
The Leaping Bunny Program provides
the best assurance to consumers
that they are making compassionate shopping choices
by purchasing Cruelty-Free skin care!
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