My skin has recently blown up with deep, painful acne, that is unfortunately under the skin and therefore sticks around for a bit. I've tried spot treating with clay masks, tea tree oil, Clinique spot treatment, etc. While I saw a slight improvement with these, improvements would either plateau or my skin would get very dry and irritated, making the blemishes red and more noticeable. I purchased this along with the Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser and Mario Badescu Special Cleansing Lotion C.