Acne.org : Moisturizer with Licochalcone

The moisturizer lives up to its purpose as a calming lotion. It is very very gentle. It feels nice to put on and a good base if you want to add more oils to it. However, it contains TRIETHANOLAMINE! It is also called TEA. It is an ingredient in many drugstore and chemical-laden products. Please read up on TEA. I have doubts about using it two pumpfuls every time. Skin does absorb substances into our body. This lotion is a 'continuous use' application as opposed to 'rinse off'. A better substitute to triethanolamine would be good.

I purchased the entire regimen last year and two months after using it, my acne never came back! It was such a miracle that I did not need to keep using the regimen. I was not impressed by this moisturizer at that time so I returned to my old, expensive moisturizer. Recently, my old moisturizer starts drying me out so I decided to use this moisturizer (I still left some when I stopped using the regimen last year) under my regular creme to add extra moisture. I'm so glad I did!!! The moisturizer is very light and easy to absorb (2 pump is too much for me so I use 1 pump each time, maybe that's why it's much easier to sink in my skin than before). I also gently massage until it's fully absorbed. OMG!!! It makes my skin supple and glow naturally without leaving any yellow stain or a greasy feeling! I love how it works on my skin and I'll continue purchasing this product.

I wish I'd tried this moisturizer sooner! I've tried almost everything out there and I've spent hours reading the labels of moisturizers in the drugstore. This is the best moisturizer that I've ever tried, and it's also the best value. This moisturizer is about half the price of anything comparable in the drug store, even when factoring in the shipping. The only downside is that I've had to find a good sunscreen that isn't too smelly and doesn't irritate my skin. I feel like this is a small price to pay for such a fantastic moisturizer. Thank you Dan!!

I have used moisturizers to soften skin from BP treatment for years. I have tried a lot of really expensive brands, and most of them left my skin really oily (i had to pat my skin with a tisse after applying so my face didn't look shiny throughout the day) and this is the first moisturizer EVER that doesn't leave my skin oily, doesn't ball up and doesn't make me break out even if I apply a lot. I found that the yellowish tone of the moisturizer helps in making my skin more even, like it's a very, very light foundation. It helps with the texture of the skin and leaves it incredibly smooth. It's more difficult to apply without the BP underneath (I don't know why, though) but it's a great complement to the regimen and works perfectly well with the treatment and the cleanser.

I use the BP treatment gel and this moisturizer. Despite the reduction of acne, I still continue to get one or two. Once an area has healed, I will get a break out in a different area of the face. It cannot be the BP treatment gel because its purpose is to help heal acne. And my acne heals with continued use. I tested the moisturizer by itself. After washing my face and dabbing it dry, I applied the moisturizer. No eye creams no sunscreen and no BP. The next day, I got a breakout on my left cheek. And, this is a problem free area.

I have never used any other moisturizer other than dramatically different, and moisture surge by Clinique. I love this one. It works great!!!

I really have a love and hate relationship with this product. I love how lightweight it is and how it feels like water on my skin once absorbed (it absorbs pretty fast), but I absolutely HATE how my skin looks afterwards. The yellow/brown stain is horrible, and while my skin glows from using the regimen cleanser and treatment and from the after effects of AHA used the night before, the moisturizer covers it all up with the staining (I'm following the regimen to the letter). My sincere wish is to see this product work. I'd like to see the absence of the staining and a little more moisturizing power. I honestly think that the product is amazing in terms of price and the amount that we receive. No product on the market shelves have please me so far because they are too thick or too small in quantity (thus expensive). I really hope Dan re-develops this product! The Regimen has saved me and I can never go back to any other acne cure again, I just wish that this moisturizer can be re-developed so that I can continue to support Dan's products.

This moisturizer is a good moisturizer for acne but I think it could be a little bit better! It definitely moisturizes and it's very easy to apply. However, the biggest con, in my opinion, is the greasiness that comes with the it. No matter how long you leave it to dry on your face, my face is consistently greasy and sticky and it's probably (I'm pretty sure) because of the jojoba oil. Taking a while to absorb isn't a HUGE deal because if you think about it, you're putting 1-2 pumps and that's a lot of moisturizer; you can't really complain about that. This slight stinging is manageable b/c it's temporary but the greasiness is quite bothersome. But overall it's not a bad moisturizer! I would, however, consider looking into other moisturizers to supplant.

I bought the whole set of the regime incl a bottle of jojoba oil. As instructed, I apply 2 full pumps for the whole face with few drops of jojoba oil. After 2 weeks of using, my cheek was always in a very dry condition with flakiness and redness, especially the under eyes area (where i never had acne). My forehead has never had acne and the skin was really smooth with no marks there. So I only used this moisturizer without treatment and my forehead became very flaky and dry. I guess 2 weeks might not be long enough to see the result of acne controlling function of the regime but it should be there where your skin gets adapted to the new moisturizer. Then I decided to stop using this moisturizer for a couple of days. No redness and flakiness no more! My cheek has become normal again and my forehead has gone back to its original smoothy condition. Now I'm still using the cleanser, treatment with jojoba oil but will never touch moisturizer! Not recommended.

I have been using this moisturizer (as part of the Regimen) for about 3 months now, and I have been very pleased with it. At first I was wary due to the negative reviews regarding the new formula, however it has worked fantastically for me. I love the healthy-looking glow it gives my skin and it greatly helps to reduce the dryness that comes along with benzoyl peroxide treatment. You do need to give the moisturizer an adequate amount of time to set and absorb -- your skin may appear yellow during this time. You may have to wait around 15 minutes for this, but in my opinion it is worth it. Bottom line -- I am very happy with this moisturizer and felt compelled to put in my positive review since there seem to be many complaining about the new formula. It is the best moisturizer I have found for me and I hope Dan continues it as it is.