I am on day 20 of carac once a day on my face and like everyone else on this stuff I am miserable but determined to see it through. I had Mohs surgery last summer for basal cell and so no matter how bad this gets, I feel it's worth it. I just found this message board and believe me it is a relief to know I am supposed to look like this. Many of you have said vaseline helps but right now I am afraid to use it since washing it off would be tough ( right now even water hurts). How do you remove the vaseline without soap or wiping hard?