First of all, the peeling part doesn't hurt. I applied it only on my nose since I have blackheads only there. It goes on smooth and dries down in about 15 mins. After I peeled I noticed it removed around 90% blackheads. All those oil heads were pulled out.
The box mentions that we steam first to open up pores and then apply. Maybe if I had followed it, I would have seen a 100% result. Next time I would try that way. Will keep y'all posted about it.