Your take on MAC's volcanic ash exfoliator
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free skin care · Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:27 am

I'm a frequent reader of http://lizz1901.blogspot.com/ and there, Liz posted some before and after photos using MAC's volcanic ash exfoliator and WOW Shock

, the results are very noticeable. Her skin is amazing anyway, but after using it, her face is whiter and clearer

I read that some places in the US have sold out on this, has anyone used it yet?

free skin care · Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:24 pm

I just checked out your link, and the results are dramatic!
I tried looking online for it, but US MAC online is sold out. I am going to check out the canadian stores tomorrow to try it.
Hopefully it works as good on me as it did on the lady in the blog.
Thanks for bringing this product to our attention!
CG

free skin care · Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:32 pm

Okay, so I just called around a few canadian mac stores in the vancouver area and they are all sold out of the volcanic ash exfoliator as well. It looks like they are sold out worldwide and are not getting any more in as it was a limited product!

I hate it when MAC does this! They put out a product for a limited time, and everyone loves it and then they never bring it back! This has happened to me with a contour blush brush, and a sophia loren inspired lipstick.

Oh well, maybe it is a good thing that I didn't get to try the volcanic ash exfoliator then!

CG

free skin care · Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:12 pm

Hi CG
I read somewhere that people want MAC to make the exfoliator permanent, so hopefully MAC takes that into consideration. I checked Ebay the other day and wow some bidding wars going on there Wink

. The product was nearly double the RRP
In Liz's blog (link above), she mentions a website called madebeautiful that offers a teaspoon sample of the exfoliator :
http://madebeautiful.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2551638
The S+H is very reasonable but I'm on a no-buy atm Mad

free skin care · Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:53 pm

There were alot of packaging issues with the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator so alot of that is why it's sold out, because of damaged stock. 90% of the shipment we got in at my Home Store [warwick, RI] couldn't be sold. Though, I'm sure that'll be fixed.

free skin care · Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:14 pm

I hope you guys are right and they bring this product back!

But I am on a ban from buying beauty products as well!

I've spent too much money on my last EDS orders!

CG

free skin care · Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:45 am

Nemo!AtTheDisco wrote:

There were alot of packaging issues with the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator so alot of that is why it's sold out, because of damaged stock. 90% of the shipment we got in at my Home Store [warwick, RI] couldn't be sold. Though, I'm sure that'll be fixed.

Thanks for the insider info Nemo!
Do you have any idea when the exfoliator is available for purchase outside of US?

free skin care · Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:57 am

yeahyeah wrote:

Nemo!AtTheDisco wrote:

There were alot of packaging issues with the Volcanic Ash Exfoliator so alot of that is why it's sold out, because of damaged stock. 90% of the shipment we got in at my Home Store [warwick, RI] couldn't be sold. Though, I'm sure that'll be fixed.

Thanks for the insider info Nemo!
Do you have any idea when the exfoliator is available for purchase outside of US?

Aside from the North American launch dates, the Asia Exclusive Launch dates are totally different & I can't guarantee it'll launch anywhere else. Sorry. I'll keep you posted.

HTH

free skin care · Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:26 pm

Was this only available at MAC stores or did the dept stores also carry? I noticed this was sold out last week on the website.

free skin care · Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:36 am

It launched in all MAC Accounts. Stores & Dept. Stores.

HTH!

free skin care · Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:47 am

I ordered this over the weekend, it's on the UK site. I'm happy with my Karin Herzog Mild Scrub as an exfoliant but for some reason really wanted to try this.

free skin care · Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:45 am

Sel, please let us know what you think of the exfoliator when you use it Smile

I might jsut break my no-buy for this exfoliator Embarassed

free skin care · Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:38 pm

I hope they start selling it again. I would love to try this scrub. Can anyone tell me the ingredients listed on the packaging?

free skin care · Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:11 pm

I am quite sure that volcanic ash is just bentonite clay...

I have used bentonite clay masks before and they do leave your skin very white and perfect looking..it might be possibly it is not rinsing cleanly and leaving behind silt..who knows!

free skin care · Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:16 pm

I'll definitely update once I've received it. I'm hoping it'll arive tomorrow morning because i'm not going to be at home for the rest of the week.....

free skin care · Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:35 am

Good luck Sel!

free skin care · Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:09 pm

Here are the ingredients:
sucrose, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium coco-glucoside sulfosuccinate, lauramidopropyl betaine, volcanic ash, methyl gluceth-20, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, ethylhexylglycerin, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, sodium cocoyl glutamate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyetanol, iron oxides

I purchased the last two jars at the counter at Belk last week. I'll post a review after using it a bit. I have very sensitive skin and only test new products on one part of my face (most sensitive) before using it all over.

free skin care · Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:57 pm

Thanks for the list cuties! Can't wait to hear how it turns out.

free skin care · Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:12 am

Okay, so I went a bit crazy.
I ordered 4 jars of this stuff off of ebay. I was going to order only one, but then I got a little out of control after reading all of the good reviews on this product, and thought I better stock up.
Anyways I paid too much for each jar. On average it cost me $40 per jar and then $30 in shipping, for a total of $190 total. Now that I am typing this out- I feel really stupid!
Well I tried this "wonder" product, and to tell you the truth the skin on my face looked exactly the same. I've used it 3 times, and can't really see what all the hype is about.
Nemo is right about the bad packaging. So far I've recieve 3 of the jars and 2 of them were leaking.

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