Skin feels like Antarctica afterwards. It's obvious how drying and stripping the cleaner is. I have not used this in years and I hope they have since reformulated it to be less harsh. I used it for two years before I learned about how harmful a "squeaky clean" feeling after using a facewash can be to your skin barrier but also by that point I noticed that the effects of a new tube wore out after a month. The first month you use a freshly opened tube of this thing it feels very impactful and then by the second month onwards you start noticing it is less and less effective. I must have gone through at least 4 tubes in those 2 years. And this stuff is expensive! The Inkey List SA Cleanser is better, without killing your skin and your purse.