This product can be very disappointing at first. The first week is very difficult and you may instantly want to stop using it. There is ALOT of peeling. My skin is already dry so the peeling was pretty bad. To help this I exfoliated my skin frequently with a scrub type product. You can mix sugar and olive oil to make a gentle scrub that will moisturize. I dont believe that the olive oil made my skin breakout, but everyone is different. If you continue to use the product the redness and peeling is drastically reduces and your skin will start to look and feel better. Be patient!