Acne.org : Moisturizer with Licochalcone

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Water, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Methyl Gluceth-20, Squalane, Saccharide Isomerate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, PEG-12 Glyceryl Distearate, PEG-23 Glyceryl Distearate, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.

Items marked with red have tested a 3 or above (out of 5) in comedogenic (pore-clogging) testing.

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September 12, 2011

Pros:

Light
No scent
contains licorice root
doesn't sting

Cons:

doesn't take care of flaky skin
greasy/doesn't absorb well (probably b/c of jojoba oil as 2nd ingredient)

i just started the regimen last month..the cleanser and bp are really goood..but the moisturizer doesn't cut it..it does moisture for like an hour...but after that my face feel like i have never put it on..in my opinion, dans should put less jojoba oil in the moisturizer (too much jojoba oil in the moisturizer make it hard for my skin to absorb) and instead put more Methyl Gluceth-20 in there as a second ingredient behind water...or use some other moisture ingredient..thats just my opinion...
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August 7, 2011

Pros:

Doesn't break out my skin

Cons:

Yellow color is too noticeable
Takes a long time to dry
Difficult to wear under makeup

I was excited that Dan was putting out a new formula but I've tried this for three months and I've found that I can only use it at night. It is too greasy for day time use and the yellow color is noticeable when I use a lot of it. I've used acne.org moisturizer since 2008 and now I'm having to change :(
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August 4, 2011

Pros:

- Doesn't make me break out

Cons:

- Liquid-like consistency
- Takes forever to dry
- Still have flakes
- Makes skin look greasy
- Burns/stings and causes redness

I really want to like this moisturizer, but I just can't. I've been using this moisturizer, along with the cleanser and BP for about 3 weeks now and I just don't feel like it's that great. I have oily, acne prone skin and while this doesn't seem to make me break out... it's not doing anything else. Once applied it sits on my skin forever. When it finally absorbs it looks really greasy. Throughout the day my skin will noticeably flake. I don't feel like it moisturizes as well as it should. Maybe I'd prefer a thicker cream, but I'll take a thicker cream making me look oily if it acutally works. Also, the lotion causes me more irritation than the BP! Once the BP dries, my skin feels fine (if anything it's tight), but once I apply the lotion... red/burning/stinging sensation. Has to be the moisturizer. I know I should probably give it a little more time, but the tomato redness and burning it causes around my mouth isn't worth it. I'll take the flakes. On a mission to find someting more agreeable for me.
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August 4, 2011

Pros:

- Does not leave skin as shiny as the old formula
- Feels less greasy when used with Dan's BP than the old formula
- Doesn't have the weird cinnamon smell the old formula had

Cons:

- Not moisturizing enough. My skin has been basically perfect for four years, and making the switch to this from the old formula has ended that. The skin around my mouth is dry to the point where when I smile, it almost cracks.
- Burns on application and causes redness
- Need to use a lot for it to do anything. I could use two pumps of the old formula and be good all day; with this I use three pumps in the morning, plus jojoba oil, and still need to use more throughout the day.

Huge disappointment. It may be fine if you are in a humid climate; I'm not, so I don't know. I am in air-conditioned rooms all day, so the air is cool and dry, and this moisturizer just isn't up to the task. It leaves my skin cracked, flaking, red, and burning. From a veteran Regimen follower and guy who truly respects Dan for the work he has done for us: avoid this product.
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August 1, 2011

Pros:

No smell

Cons:

Takes ages to dry
Does not work unless heaps is applied

I had high hopes for this product. However, I am very dissapointed with it and will not be buying it again. First off, it takes at least 4 pumps on the face for me to control all the flaking caused by the Cleanser and BP and this is just not economically viable for me, using 8 pumps each day.
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July 31, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Gave me strange bumps under the skin. Also gave me red streak marks and itchiness. Doesn't appear to be allergy tested.

I was so eager to try the new moisturizer, but I must have some type of allergic reaction to the ingredients. My skin felt itchy after I applied it. Then I started getting little red streak marks and under-the-skin bumps. Still I continued to use the moisturizer over the acne.org BP for the next four days, despite the under-the-skin bumps and little red streak marks. But the red streak marks and under-the-skin bumps did not go away-- they persisted and increased!!! Now I have four under-the-skin bumps and two red marks on my face. My face was nearly clear until I used this moisturizer!!!! To make matters worse, when I get these red marks and bumps, I get scars. And I scar very badly since my skin is olive-colored and prone to hyperpigmentation scars that last forever. Looking at another review, I see I'm not the only one experiencing this weird allergic reaction to the new moisturizer. I don't wear makeup at all. I stay out of the sun so I don't wear sunscreen -- so that eliminates any other possible irritants or culprits. I don't normally wear anything on my face except acne.org BP, and honestly I did not mind all the flakes from dryness. It looks like I'll have to go back to being my flaky, dry, BP-only bare-faced self again. I am VERY bitterly disappointed. Sorry, but I would rather walk around with my skin FLAKING TO DEATH than be moisturized and experiencing all these weird bumps and red streak marks. At least flakes don't scar my skin.
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July 21, 2011

Pros:

- Doesn't sting
- Makes skin less shiny in comparison to the old moisturizer

Cons:

- Doesn't moisturize very well
- Have to use much more which makes it more expensive
- Gave me strange under the skin bumps

I've been using the regimen for about a year now with great results. I was quite enthousiastic about the new moisturizer and did not believe all the negative reviews, but it really is a step back. In order to get the same results I have to use six full pumps which is way to much. Additional moisturizer has to be ordered which makes the regimen a lot more expensive. Besides these extra cost it also gave me these strange under the skin bumps which went away when I started using extra benzyol peroxide. The old moisturizer seemed to work on the acne too something which the new moisturizer seems to be lacking. If you can tolerate it I recommend using the AHA as a moisturizer. Gave me better results and far less is needed. Adding extra virgin olive oil to the moisturizer at night seems to work too.
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July 19, 2011

Pros:

....

Cons:

it has made my skin realllll greasy

i apply a minimal amount of moisturiser, the baaaare minimum, wait for it to absorb, apply my make up, looks great then WHAM, within a couple hours my face is the shiny show. honestly? i hate it ¬ ¬ this is definitely recommended to those with dry skin, but for us with oily skin, it's literally frying pan to fire.
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June 27, 2011

Pros:

Didn't add to my pimples

Cons:

Ran into my eyes everyday by the end of the night!
Must use large quantities.
Really hard to put makeup on over, since it takes so much to moisturize.
Never really got rid of the flakiness no matter how much I use.

I haven't had too much luck using the new version of the moisturizer, but I would be interested in trying the old. I have used new moisturizer for several months, with just "okay" results. I initially thought that I was just not using enough moisturizer, so I started using about 4 pumps, in addition to 3-4 drops of jojoba oil. My biggest problem with this is that all the oil from the moisturizer will actually start getting into my eyes toward the end of the day. I am a contact lenses wearer, and I couldn't figure out why my vision was getting so cloudy. I stopped wearing all my eye makeup and i narrowed it down to the moisturizer! I started using a different moisturizer and the problem has disappeared completely. I'm surprised that no one else has complained of this problem yet. Even when I was using massive quantities of the moisturizer along with AHA, I was never able to fully get rid of my dryness. I am currently in pursuit of a new moisturizer.
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June 13, 2011

Pros:

none.

Cons:

made face oily.
yellow tint to skin.
made face burn.
caused deep acne... wtf??

I want the old moisturizer back! If I could I would rate this product a zero.