I just love this gel cleanser, I know that it is recommended the double cleansing steps, but I still don't get used to the first step. Well, I don't put on a lot of make up anyway, basically the sunscreen is the most difficult thing to remove from my skin, so this cleanser works very well for this purpose. If you have dried skin you may feel that your skin is drier after using the cleanser, but in my case I just apply the toner right away and don't have more problems.