Acne.org : Moisturizer with Licochalcone (OLD)

So I bought this stuff as soon as it came out, hoping it'd be as good as the old formula without the shine and redness the other formula gives me. I luckily still had some of the old formula, so I was able to compare the two over the last few months. What I found was that the new formula isn't as good on flakes, makes my face just as red (if not moreso) than the old formula, my face is still pretty shiny, and it doesn't absorb as well. So essentially, it takes longer to absorb and doesn't do as well on flakes. That wouldn't be too bad if it weren't winter time, when flakes are there worst... Needless to say, I've gone back to the old formula. Too bad I don't have an unlimited supply...they need to bring it back.

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.

Please bring back the old formula! I loved it and my skin has never been more clear when I was using it. The new formula just doesn't work for me.

Worst moisturizer I've ever used. My face was very dry but I kept on using it, applied more and more to take care of the dryness but just ended up looking like a lemon. If you accidentally rub your face on your clothes or anything, it will turn yellow. Did not hydrate one bit, dries yellow. If you have any flakes, it will dye them yellow. Bottom line, does nothing for your skin besides, once again, making it yellow. Bring back the old moisturizer pleeeease!

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

I really did try to like this product but the reality is that this moisturizer just doesn't work at all. I made the mistake of applying it to my neck and it just made it horribly dry, itchy, and I broke out in a rash. Save your money.

The old stuff worked sooooo well for me Dan. Why did u take it away. I thought you wanted to help people. My acne is worse then it has ever been. I wish I could buy the old stuff.

I initially reviewed this and gave it a 2. I decided to give it another shot and realized that you absolutely have to use more than the old formula to receive the wonderful benefits. I used to use half a pump of the old formula because it made my face so greasy and red, but with this new formula I can use a pump and a half, and not appear as greasy, red, or flaky. Very pleased after my second go around with this lotion. :) Overall, this gets a 4.5 from me.

I was very excited to try Dan's new moisturizer. However I was disappointed for the first time with one of Dan's products. The first day I used it I got really flaky and had very tight skin. I kept an open mind and continued to use it in hopes that my skin would get used to it. I read in Dan's blog about using 3 pumps and I believed that would fix the issue as I was only using 1 or 2. After about 2 weeks of using 3+ pumps I am still very dry and have decided to switch back to the old moisturizer. Maybe I could use more and be okay but there comes a point where one must balance time and benefit. I already spend 10-15minutes for the regimen and it works great. However, there comes a limit to how much time is practical and adding in the 'soaking in' time for 3+ pumps of moisturizer is pushing the line for me Dan seem's very open minded to suggestions so I'm sure it won't be long before we see an update to the new moisturizer. Until then I hope my old formula will last!

It worked at first and I got my hopes up believing it would work, but after about a week it just stopped working even when I used a huge amount of the product with jojoba. I decided I would still give it a chance and kept using it for about 3 months (plus I didn't trust any products but Dan's, until now) but it still wouldn't solve the dryness and flaking. Eventually I gave up on it and starting using Cetaphil DailyAdvance Ultrahydrating Lotion, which did solve the flakes, but makes my face red and kind of greasy. It's a shame, because all of Dan's other products are marvelous, but the moisturizer just ruins it. We need the old one.