I purchased this product before for myself. However, my daughter was having really bad breakouts and it seemed everything she was using was too strong and was irritating her skin. I told her to try this product. It feels like a really gentle cleansing, but really seems to get to the pores to clean them, but without any abrasion. It worked really well for both of us. I had also bought another Neostrata cleanser which I also like, but my daughter really liked this one, so I decided to get another one for her. She is 26 and has acne prone skin that appears to be related to stress and reaction to foods.