I have been using Soul Owner (by Philosophy) for about 2 weeks. Honestly it is the best thing I've ever used. Don't get me wrong it's not a cure by any means. It is kind of like the sun to me. You have to tame it. It is very powerful. It really does take the top layer of skin off. DO NOT scrub your' skin before or after using this stuff. I'm still trying to figure out the best regimine. Right now I put it all over my body before I go to bed. In the morning your' skin is very smooth but there are still visible spots. I shower with olive oil soap and then I put lotion on. Then before I go to bed I shower again but this time I GENTLY scrub. (The first time I used this stuff I s****ed the skin off my inner elbows. It was red and irritated.) After scrubbing in the shower I put on Jergen's Ash relief or sometimes I use Neutrogena's bump minimizing lotion. Alright, to make this simple: Soul owner seems to be needed only about twice a week. When you get that layer of skin off the weaker lotions penetrate better. Like I said, it is like the sun. You get that nice burn and your' skin is good for a few days. Then you need that extreme exfoliation again. I am still experimenting with this but I will keep you all posted. I also just ordered two tubes of that KP Duty from Dermadoctor. I swear, this is the last product I am spending my money on. If that 4 oz 36 $ stuff doesn't do anything I am going to just stay with this soul owner cycle.