I have used many cleaning pads for my acne for many years. Very few had little effect and if they did it only lasted for a brief period. I also had the tendency of not using the pads on a daily basis. I have been using the Oxy Maximum cleaning pads for a few months on a regular basis and have achieved great results. I did not use the treatments prior to the Oxy Maximum pads on a regular bases because they took too much time to apply, re-apply, and resolve. I am a single mother who has baseball, basketball practice, FFA meetings and all of the fun things that a teen feels the "need" to do and all the meanwhile working a full-time job. The Oxy Maximum pads only take a few minutes to apply, there is no time of trying to dissolve "gunk" off of my face, therefore leaving me with plenty of time to do things that are more important. The Oxy Maximum pads have reduced my acne greatly and I would recommend them to anybody who has a life other than trying to dissolve their acne!