Acne.org : Moisturizer with Licochalcone

Not moisturizing and leaves skin dry and flaky. Please bring back the old one!

Unfortunately this moisturizer is really bad for the skin - after reading the other reviews here I am glad I'm not the only one experiencing this, but it also concerns me. This lotion should not be sold any longer and I would not recommend it to anyone, let alone to someone with sensitive, acne prone skin! I am really hoping to get a refund.

I didn't use the "old" formula, so I cannot compare. I came to this formula from a variety of commercially available moisturizers, and this is the one I have stuck with. Why? Simply, it doesn't cause more breakouts. None of the other sensitive skin-safe moisturizers I used left me feeling confident that they weren't contributing to my breakouts. This does leave a film on the skin. It shows up yellow under my fingernails if I scratch my face, and has stained my white pillowcases yellow. It also takes some time to absorb, so I can't apply it shortly before going out in public or I'll be all greasy-faced. It does sting when applied to dry skin; however, I find that the stinging fades quickly and does not produce any lasting pain. It also has not caused me any redness or visible irritation. It does need to be reapplied frequently to dry skin; I apply it up to three times over the course of the day, just to cut down on flakiness. In short, if you, like me, find that all else has failed, this lotion suffices. However, if I found another non-comedogenic, hypoallergenic lotion that was safe for acne-prone skin AND moisturized well, I would switch in a heartbeat.

I can't see how I can give a moisturiser that doesn't moisturise my skin properly anything more than 1 out of 5. Whilst the old acne.org moisturiser stung a little sometimes, it always took care of flakiness for me, even if it was a bit shiny in the summer. I've been using this new formula for a fortnight now (3 pumps, as is now recommended) and my skin feels tight and itchy like it did in my first few weeks on the regimen back in 2008. The flakes formed straight away, and what's more, they're yellow! I'm now having to use less BP than I'd like and I'm worried that my reasonably clear skin may breakout for the first time in a while. I panic-ordered some jojoba oil from Amazon. I never had to add jojoba oil to the old moisturiser, and frankly, I don't see why I should with this one. After all, it does contain it. Anyway, by the time I receive the jojoba oil, I will be using a different moisturiser. I've ordered some Cetaphil Moisturising Lotion as I feel my skin is better off with a Glycerin-based moisturiser like before. I just hope it works and doesn't have any adverse effects - on the 'Products Guide' page, Dan seems to question its non-comedogenic claims, so I'm slightly apprehensive. But most reviews seem positive or very similar to reviews of the old acne.org moisturiser, which I was satisfied with. It's a shame that I've had to look elsewhere for a moisturiser, and I'm quite surprised at the amount of people who are having similar experiences. One thing's for sure though, I will keep importing the acne.org BP for as long as I have acne-prone skin - it's second to none. It's just, the moisturiser used to be too.

this is not a moisturizer I'd recommend. it takes forever to dry and the whole time it is drying you are in agony because of the pain!

I get that a lot of people love the new moisturiser, but it doesn't suit everyone. What I cannot understand is that why we can't have a choice so that the people who love the new one can keep buying the new one and the people who love the old one can keep getting a supply of that too! Everybody's happy then, right? I don't even care if I have to pay more for the old version ( I already pay about $200 for a 6 months supply by the time it ships to me in England and custom charges are applied, and am very happy to pay that for calm skin), just please make it available again.

after being on the dkr for nearly a year, and taking the all familiar path (bad acne, bad acne and dry skin, better acne and dryer skin, mild acne and red skin, clear acne and still red skin, beautiful skin), i was apprehensive about, as dan always says, throwing a variable into the mix. my regimen of jojoba as cleanser, followed with dkr bp and moisturizer has worked perfectly since january. however, when the new moisturizer came in, i felt like i should simply use it in the exact same way i used the last: two full pumps. made no other changes, my first application was at night. woke up the next morning with tight skin that i hadnt felt since february. showered, and 5 minutes after the shower.... FLAKES!!! i thought i was done with dry skin! i only do the regimen at night but moisturize with aveeno in the morning, so i went ahead and did that like normal, on application it stung like i did when i was starting the regimen, and my face was bright red all day! unfortunately, that one application was enough to turn me off of this god awful moisturizer for good. please, dan, as a loyal customer and follower, bring back the old moisturizer, as i am currently worried i'm going to have to stop the regimen if i cant find a good replacement, and all i know is that acne.org no longer offers it.

I'd rather not use lotion with the jojoba oil already in it because it irritates just the skin around my eyes, though I use jojoba oil in varying amounts on the rest of my face. I used the first moisturizer when initially clearing my skin and now that it's clear I don't want to use a different moisturizer! Please bring back the old one Dan! --Thanks

Dan, The old moisturizer made my skin sting sometimes but was deeply moisturizing. We love your products, so please bring back glycerin in your moisturizer (maybe in a smaller proportion to reduce the sting) and remove licochalcone to cut down the price.

The old formula was much better. I had been using the old formula for about 2 years, but now I think that I am going to have to find another brand. This new formula just isn't going to cut it.