I alternate between using this as an all-over face cream (when my skin feels super irritated everywhere) and a spot treatment when I just have a few breakouts. As a spot treatment, it helps calm red or irritated areas and I noticed that my pimples seem to heal faster when I apply this consistently. When I feel like I’m about to have a breakout, I apply this over the area and it seems to stop it in its tracks—which is amazing. As a face cream or moisturizer, I honestly expected it to be cooling, but it’s not; just generally soothing. I do need to use a lot of it at once if I want my skin to feel supple and hydrated by morning, since (for me) it’s a bit on the thinner side for a cream. Dear Klairs has a few other moisturizers that I like better for long-lasting hydration (the Rich Moist Soothing Cream and Fundamental Water Gel Cream are my favorites!), but this truly shines as a spot treatment. It doesn’t dry out my spotty areas like some treatments do, while still giving me the calming results I’m after.