I had never used a scrub before this because I thought, "How much difference could a little scrub do?". I am in love with this scrub because it smells great and leaves your skin feeling so soft you won't beleive it's your skin! You do have to scrub regularly though to keep the skin feeling super soft. But that's not the scrub's fault..that's just due to our dermal cells regenarating and lifting dead cells to the surface of your skin. One thing I would recommend is if you are doing it in the shower, scrub down your body first using this without turning the water on. That way, a little goes a long way. If you turn the water on first, the excess water will make the little crystals slide off of you and make you use a lot more (learned the hard way!). I use this the most on my hands because they start getting the white, dry look this time of year. It makes your hands softer than silk! Also, it has some elastin and collagen properties. I gave one to my sister and she loved it as well..and we are very picky about our beauty products!