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13 Best Microbead-Free Exfoliators for Face and Body

Ban plastic microbeads from your beauty routine with these ocean-friendly scrubs
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A New-and-Improved Take on a Favorite Scrub
St. Ives Radiant Skin Pink Lemon & Mandarin Orange Face Scrub, $4.49
Exfoliates with: apricot pits, walnut shells, corn kernel meal

Who doesn't love St. Ives' classic apricot scrub? It's dirt-cheap, widely available and deeply exfoliating, scrubbing dry patches into oblivion. This new iteration is a little gentler than the original product and offers radiance-boosting citrus fruit extracts to make fresh-scrubbed faces look even fresher.

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An Affordable New Drugstore Scrub
Yes to Coconut Polishing Body Scrub, $7.85
Exfoliates with: coconut husk powder

Yes to Coconut's new body scrub is like a tropical vacation in a tub. The gritty texture comes from (surprise!) coconuts, whose husks and shells are pulverized into a fine scrub. With organic virgin coconut oil and sweet almond oil to soften skin, it's free of petroleum, sodium laureth sulfate and parabens.

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An All-Natural Scrub That Smells Good Enough to Eat
Frank Cacao Coffee Scrub, $18.95
Exfoliates with: cacao, coffee beans, brown sugar, sea salt and walnut shells

Frank's dry body scrub might be the most delicious-smelling thing that has ever been in our bathtubs. (Think: fresh-made mocha latte.) Rub it on by itself or combine with a scoop of coconut oil for an extra-softening treat. Yes, it will leave your skin polished to perfection. Yes, you will have to clean your bathtub afterward. Yes, it will be worth it.

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An Antioxidant-Filled, Far East-Inspired Scrub
Lather Forbidden Rice Body Scrub, $21
Exfoliates with: black rice, lotus leaf and beans

Chock full of antioxidant-rich botanical ingredients, Lather's body exfoliator features powdered black rice, lotus leaves and adzuki beans combined with aloe vera and green tea. Jasmine, rose and bergamot extracts scent this artificial-fragrance-, paraben- and sulfate-free scrub.

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A Supermodel-Approved, Sustainable Scrub
Kora Organics Exfoliating Cream, $58
Exfoliates with: oat flour and bamboo

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr's skin-care line includes this eco-friendly cream cleanser for face and body. Sustainable, organic bamboo and oat flour slough dead skin cells gently and essential oils help lock in moisture.

BY KATIE MCCARTHY | OCT 21, 2014 | SHARES
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