"i had the same problem with the start of this product as others mentioned before--it does break you out for the first few months (i think 2-3 months). however, after that short period of problems it got better &amp; my face started to clear up. i have been taking birth control with this product to control my hormonal balance. the birth control does the job overall but whenever i get a few pop up pimples i put the ziana on it for like 2 days &amp; it pretty much kills the pimple. i can&#039;t use ziana everyday because it does dry out your skin. so i wouldn&#039;t recommend this be in your daily skin routine...after your face gets use to the product i&#039;d say use it for controlling spots."