Acne.org : Moisturizer with Licochalcone (OLD)

After some trial & error and research, I've concluded that I'm allergic to one of the ingredients: Glyceryl Monostearate/Glyceryl Stearate. Less than 1% of people have this reaction, but based on my personal experience I have to give this 1 star. I'll explain a little... I had been using this with Acne.org's AHA and BP with much success for about 6 months with no reaction. So, when my eyes swelled and got scaly, red, & sore patches around them along with dry, cracking and bleeding skin in the corners of my mouth, I didn't think these products were the culprit. Eventually, I did change everything... No bp, no aha, changed make-up, changed everything. My skin started to heal. Because I had been using my products for a long time before this reaction, the culprit became difficult to pinpoint. I always remember my mom having sensitive skin. I discussed my new issues with her, and she revealed that she didn't have any skin sensitivity issues until sometime in her 30's, which was when I started to have problems. So, it would seem possible to develop an allergy and become sensitive to something that never caused issue before. Over the next few years, I developed a completely new regime that wasn't as effective as the Acne.org's BP/AHA/moisture but also didn't freak my face out. My initial thought was that it had to be the bp or aha causing sensitivity. AHA is notorious for being intolerable to some. When I would get a break out, I'd spot treat with acne.org's AHA and BP, and I'd start to feel the inklings of a reaction- patches under my eyes, itching, watery eyes... Then, I started just spot treating with the BP; that was ok. Eventually, I worked back up to using it all over every night. Other than normal BP dryness, I experienced no allergic action. I came to the (false) conclusion that it was AHA causing harm; however, I still longed for the BP/AHA results I had before my skin went crazy. I did some research on AHA's and found that people could better tolerate them when a blend of AHA's were used. I started on the (ridiculously expensive) Drunk Elephant Glycolic (AHA) serum. I've used that for months, until my first bottle was gone. Things were going well. No reactions. And now, we come back around to the Acne.org moisturizer. After months of being on the same regime (BP/Drunk Elephant AHA/same cosmetics, etc), I decided to revisit Acne.org's moisturizer. Last night, I used the moisturizer, and I woke up with swollen, watery eyes and itchy skin- all the same reactions I had years before and with Acne.org's AHA. I compared the ingredient list of both harm causing products (Acne.org's AHA and Moisturizer), and found 3 common ingredients: Butylene Glycol, Licochalcone, and Glyceryl Stearate. Butylene Glycol was also present in Drunk Elephant's AHA; I ruled that ingredient out. I researched Licochalcone and found no evidence of it as an allergen. Additionally, it's a great product for soothing sensitive skin reactions. When I researched Butylene Glycol, I found that some people can have terrible reactions. It is rare, but if you find yourself reacting to Acne.org's AHA and/or Moisturizer. This very likely could be the culprit.

So unbelievably bad. I made the mistake in thinking that I was using too much BP at the start, until i realised it was this awful stuff. Firstly, In an attempt to recover my skin I stopped using BP for a couple of days and continued with the moisturiser - thats when i realised this product was problem. My skin was just as dry and flaky as before, especially around my mouth, making it almost impossible to eat without completely tearing the skin on my chin and upper lip area. My cheeks and forehead were crazy flaky/dry too. Now i'm left searching for an alternative to use with The Regimen. It's so upsetting as I thought I had finally found something I could truly stick to and trust, but it's not the case. Plus without sounding too dramatic, I feel as though since this product is still available to be purchased and is still being sold, let alone being sold without a warning - it takes away from the legitimacy and good nature of this whole organisation/website and Dan Kern himself. With so many bad reviews and complaints it would be impossible for Dan to just 'not realise' that for most people this is an awful product and we hate it; meaning he's just turning a blind eye to the whole situation. I just don't see why? To make the most money out of it as you can to recoup research and development costs? Or has Dan finally come to the point where he just doesn't care about helping people anymore? I don't know. Im just upset that he hasn't even addressed this situation and he's pretending everything's okay.

I recently wrote a review on this and decided to update. This moisturizer is terrible. I had high hopes for this moisturizer but it is awful. I received a sample and I was so excited to try it, Okay, the smell is decent but it takes forever to soak in and when it does, my skin is back to being flaky and dry beyond reasoning 20 minutes after I use it. I'm so glad I did not purchase the big bottle. This is a waste of money. I suggest getting a sample before you commit to the bigger bottle. You'll thank me later.

Ineffective. The old formula was better, but caused shininess and small clogs. I've since switched to Bioderma's Hydrabio Light, and it's the best! Way better than the old and new formulas. It's more expensive though, but my face is worth it. Completely clear now!!!

I dislike both the AHA+ and the new moisturizer because of the licochalcone. The added licochalcone in the moisturizer makes the product yellow and causes a weird-looking yellow tone to my skin (something I put up with in the AHA+ because I only use the product at night). Another downside to the new moisturizer with licochalcone is that I cannot use it around my eyes. The old moisturizer was very delicate and after washing my hands, I could use a small amount of it to moisturize the skin around my eyes. Not a chance I can do so with the new moisturizer, I've had very stingy eyes, and tender skin when I've tried. Also, what's up with only being able to rate it 1.5 stars? I wanted to give it a 1 star.

I decided to try this new moisturizer out despite the negative reviews and now I wish I had listened and stayed away. The first couple of uses I was impressed and thought it was just like the old moisturizer because it made my skin look greasy. After using this for a month my skin gets drier and drier everyday to the point that my skin cracks when I move my face. I have tried using three pumps and using three pumps with three drops of jojoba oil, but it was basically the same as using two pumps of product. In addition, this moisturizer made my face look darker compared to the rest of my body. Besides some acne scars, my face is the same color as my neck, but not when I use this. I would give anything to have the old moisturizer back. Granted, it made my skin look greasy, but at least it moisturized!

Ugh I beg you please bring the old moisturizer back. this one clogs ur pores so much. It is way too thick, heavy and yet it doesn’t moisturize properly. When you’re using benzoyl peroxide spot treatment you need the extra moisture. This does not offer it. I had to stop buying from here because the new moisturizer makes me break out. The yellow moisturizer was light and made your skin soft and glowy. Please just bring it back. My skin got so bad because this routine no longer works for me like it did - the only thing that changed is the moisturizer. Idk why people complained about the old one just because it was yellow. Now they aren’t happy with this one. I always liked the yellow one. Now I’m struggling to find a replacement and I haven’t shopped from here in ages because it just doesn’t work anymore. Sorry I’ll come back when u change the moisturizer.

Hi Dan, I have been using you ACNE.ORG regimen since 2008. It worked and still working for me except the new formulated moisturizer. I used to love your old moisturizer because it was so nice to use, it actually moisturize my skin and it smelled so refresh. Ever since the moisturizer was re-formulated, no matter how many times I applied or how much drops of jojoba oil that I added, my face will end up very dry and flaky after an hour or so, it also leaves horrible yellow film on skin which makes my face look so wired, people will look at me and goes: why is your face darker than your neck? Your face got sun burnt? What are you wearing on your face? Recently I decided to gave up your moisturizer because the other reason is that I found that it will make my eyes so blur, when it combines with BP, after applied for 6+ hours, my eyes will get blur, stings badly, makes me need to close my eyes. I afraid it will affect my eyes sight. It never happened when I was using the old moisturizer. Also I notice so many people raise up this issue online but no one is paying attention to this problem. So many people are complaining about the new moisturizer, it rated 2.8/5 ' over 364 reviews. It's a bad moisturizer, it's a fact. I can't understand why you can't bring back the old moisturizer? Why can't you just keep both. I'm not asking you to throw away the new one, just bring back the old one, please! Tell us why's you reason. You claim that you wanted to help people with acne then why you are not listening to what we say! I'm so disappointed!

I had high hopes for this moisturizer since I have very dry skin, but I was highly disappointed when my skin went from FAIR to WTF! Within the first week I developed three cystic pimples between my eyebrows, week two I developed 3 more cystic pimples on other areas of my face. Process of elimination, I decided to stop using the moisturizer. I contined to use step 1&2 of the acne.org system, however I have added Clinique toner and Clinique moisturizer. As of right now I do not have any active breakouts, however I was left with huge scars from the cystic acne caused by this moisturizer.