What's with the microbeads?

[Nixxxed]

So, I ran out of my normal Neutrogena face wash, and decided to try something different. I got this new St. Ive's cream face scrub - Apricot Radiance - that, among other things, claims to have "Gentle microbeads".

The cream part of the cleanser was awesome - left my face smooth and tight and tingly. But the microbeads... AIEEEEEEE!

I know microbeads help with exfoliation, but I thought they were supposed to dissolve, or break apart to release oils or moisturizers, etc. Oh no - not these. Even though I followed the directions to "avoid contact with eyes", I *still* got them in my eyes and spent the last few minutes of my shower flushing them out.

And, to make matters worse, I finished my shower, dried off, and got dressed, and then felt something weird in my eyebrows. Microbeads! And then something faintly scratchy on 3 of my 4 chest hairs. Microbeads! And ... well, let's just say "further south" and leave it at that.

Why? Why? Why? I had to go take another shower just to get them off!

Anyone else have any grooming product disasters?