I received a deluxe sample from Barney's and decided to give this a try; I applied it alone without any other product before going to bed -so I'm sure this is what caused it. The next morning when I woke up, I found my face and eyes completely swollen, red, blocthy, itchy and warm. My eyes were so swollen that I no longer had the folds of my eyelids! I looked like I had just come out of the Operating Room from having a face lift! I have NEVER in my life (I'm 36) had a reaction like this. I don't consider myself to have sensitive skin....I've used everything from tretinoin, exfoliants, alpha/beta acids etc.....
It's been 3 days since the reaction, and my skin feels like sandpaper. My entire face is now dry and flaky. I look about 5 years older now. There's probably about 3 layers of dead skin cells on my face. When I splash water on my face, it burns! I've been to the Dermatology Dept at Tufts medical center and now have to take prednisone -a steroid to combat this.
I have no idea what's in this stuff, but whatever it is...it's potent. If you're contemplating on trying this, I would highly recommend that you get a sample and than do a patch test on the inside of your wrist first.
So, I cannot comment on how effective or beneficial this product may be, for the obvious reason that I'm allergic to it. Perhaps it is a good moisturizer for some people. As I said, I don't have sensitive skin...I've tried almost everything out there and this is the only product that's made me react like this. So be cautious.