My skin loves this cream, it calms acne or irritation like itching and redness almost immediately. Its smell reminds me of medicine, but in a good, natural, earthy way. I think it must be the centella extract. The cream leaves a white layer on my face after applying. I have to massage a bit more than usual to make is absorve, but that's not a problem for me since it functions wonderful. Honestly, I was concerned about this at first but after two weeks it turned out to be one of the best products to my combination skin.