Noo, oil makes it better <3 on me at least. I've been giving it to other people to test and they seem to like it. Everything I tried just fucked my face up, drugstore, high end, nothing worked. But it's nice, just sugar, olive oil, some pink salt and honey and then you rub it all over your face until the sugar dissolves. I like to tone with apple cider vinegar after but the oil keeps my face soft and moisturized. And it actually tastes pretty good. I've used it as a lip scrub before. CUE ALL THE EVERYTHING!