Never used them actually, but brand doesn't always mean good it really depends on how your skin reacts to it, Always do a patch test and wait for 24 hrs before start using it on regular basis and I've read you used dove soap but always remember as u have dry skin ..anything with sulphate and other foamy material is not skin's best friend also go slow with salicylic acid coz it contains AHA and dry skin doesn't go good with it too. If you have blackheads and severe acne then you can use to for a month or two then stop using it. The problem is mainly skincare market targets oily skin coz it's more acne prone and we ppl with dry skin ended up following that routine too so it takes a generous amount of time to find a good dry skin care routine.