I've been using this product for only about 3 weeks and have seen an incredible change in my skin. I use it once or twice daily as instructed under a very light application of moisturizer (apricot oil) after it dries. On the nights I don't use it I only use this same brand's 1 retinol moisturizer. Important note: I have sensitive combination skin, very oily enlarged pores with hormonal acne and blackheads, but also dry patches. Many products make me break out and have weird skin texture.In ONLY 3 WEEKS my pores are smaller, my skin texture is so smooth, and my blackheads are going away. I feel like my skin is somehow both much less dry and less oily from using this, maybe because the dead skin wasn't retaining moisture as well? I was experimenting with different face washes for like, my whole life to try to achieve this effect and everything was either too harsh or not cleansing enough (combo skin lol), but now I use this same brand's "hydrating cleanser" and it seems to be fine because I'm using this exfoliant.At first I did experience some of the "purging" that some people refer to when their acne flares up and some increased flakiness, but that went away after about a week. Now when I get a pimple it usually is on the way out the next morning if I use this exfoliant the night before, and the flakiness is gone. My sensitive skin does not react to this at all, I haven't experienced any redness, itching, or burning. Everyone else says to use sun protection with this so I listened for them (I usually do spf 50 and a hat for outside stuff) and no problems there either.Overall, I don't know how this product compares to the competition, but I know it really works for me and has made me a lot more confident in my skin. My bottle still has about a or left after 3 weeks and I used it pretty liberally so it's a good amount of product. As I mentioned, I also got the hydrating cleanser and 1 retinol cream (for fine lines) from this brand and I feel like they work well together without being harsh on my skin. This is the best my skin has ever felt!!!!
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]