i bought this to use as a spot treatment, and in the first 2 weeks it worked fine. but then i started breaking out in tiny little bumps around the areas where i applied the product. im really sad because i wanted this to work for me as well, since there are so many great reviews about it. it contains a fair amount of propolis so i think i might be allergic to that. i might try patch testing this again after my breakouts have cleared up, but for now it's a no.