I've been buying this for ages. I think I've bought dozens of bottles. I try a lot of different lotions and emulsions, but I always come back to this one. The recommended usage is three pumps onto a cotton pad, but like a regular emulsion, I pump one pump after applying lotion and press it into my hands. Other emulsions make me itchy, but this one doesn't. It doesn't sting even when my skin is rough, so I always keep it in stock as a talisman. In the winter, I use it with cream after applying it.