When I started to use this cleanser, I had combination type skin, was prone to breakouts and had large pores. Over the next year, my skin settled down to a more normal skin type with far less breakouts and best of all my pores are tiny. It really is a great product but key to its effectiveness is how you use it. I strongly recommend going to see a Dr Hauschka therapist who can demonstrate how to use it properly before purchasing. Its quite different to most other cleansers and the entire Dr Hauschka system is a bit of a mind set change. However, as someone who has always been obsessed with skincare, it is the first product range I tried and have remained devoted to (its been 4 years now).