Hi Carolyn, My wife made me curious as I saw her skin improve. I tried this scrub on the top of my hands, first. The round wax beads felt nice. I could feel them getting smaller as I scrubbed. Actually, I really didn't expect much on my skin - these round things, how much could they do? After I washed the scrub off I was surprised how smooth and soft the skin on top of my hands became. To my astonishment I apparently scrubbed too much and made the skin a little red. So when I used it on my face I was careful with this rather powerful scrub. I like the smoothness and softness it gave to the skin on my face after just one treatment. I'm a guy and my face felt almost as smooth and soft as female skin. Very impressive. James