Exfoliating Moisturizer Glycolic Acid in Acne and Keratosis Pilaris from a Memphis Dermatologist

George R. Woodbury Jr. M.D.
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by George Woodbury Jr. M.D. (06/16/2025)

Couple with Acne-free skin enjoying the beach outdoors in the Summer — Couple enjoying the opening of Summer free of Acne and Keratosis Pilaris

Summer’s here, and most of us don’t want to let Acne and a related condition called Keratosis Pilaris get us down. The Dermatologists at Big River Silk Skincare are excited to announce GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion and AmberSoy Soap Gel for Summer 2025, with Refined Shea Butter blended with Glycolic Acid, an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA), for your best smile for 2025.

Dermatologists are doctors of the skin, the hair, and the nails — Memphis Dermatologist George Woodbury Jr. M.D. in his Cordova Dermatology office

As a Memphis Dermatologist since 1993, I have spent a fair amount of my career helping patients deal with prior sun damage and patients who want a more youthful look. I decided to design exfoliating moisturizer products containing Glycolic Acid, an Alpha Hydroxy Acid originally discovered in sugarcane and pineapple. Now, a company of which I am President, Big River Silk Skincare Inc., manufactures and distributes GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion and AmberSoy Soap Gel : fragrance-free Exfoliating Moisturizer and gentle soft glycerine cleanser. These products are parabens-free moisturizer, sulfate-free moisturizer, and formaldehyde-free moisturizer.

Glycolic Acid combined with Shea Butter is GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion — Couple applying Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Moisturizer Cream

Big River Silk Skincare’s GlycoShea Lotions combine the skin-moisturizing properties of Refined Shea Butter with the skin-smoothing antiwrinkle cream ingredient Glycolic Acid. At Big River Silk Skincare, we blend these components into what’s called an emulsion, using some of the purest natural water in the United States, from the Memphis Sands. The GlycoShea Lotions allow your skin to better exfoliate, allowing exfoliation, or release of dead older cells from the skin surface, so that you skin can rejuvenate, with newer cells in the Epidermis, due to their Alpha Hydroxy Acid, Glycolic Acid.

Couple applying Alpha Hydroxy Acid moisturizer to refresh their skin's Epidermis — Couple promoting Exfoliation by Glycolic Acid Moisturizer application

Exfoliation is part of the normal way your skin renews itself, constantly renewing itself. If you encourage exfoliating by your skin, the result is often smoother skin, with better color, texture, and tone.

GlycoShea is an emulsion that promotes rejuvenatoin of your Epidermis through Glycolic Acid Exfoliating moisturizer — GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion is a blend or emulsion of Refined Shea Butter with Glycolic Acid

The GlycoShea Lotions work well with Big River Silk Skincare’s AmberSoy Soap Gel, a soft glycerine skin cleanser. AmberSoy Soap Gel can be used as a deep cleanser in the morning, then GlycoShea Lotion can then be applied afterwards as an Exfoliating Moisturizer, promoting exfoliating by your skin.

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Cream has Exfoliating moisturizer Glycolic Acid — GlycoShea Facial&Neck Cream has a richer content of Refined Shea Butter to complement its Glycolic Aci

Big River Silk Skincare also manufactures GlycoShea Facial&Neck Cream and GlycoShea Facial&Neck Oil as alternate versions of this Exfoliating Moisturizer product for people with drier skin.

Couple with clear skin with the help of Glycolic Acid — Couple enjoying the Summer with control of Acne and Keratosis Pillaris

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion can be a particularly helpful moisturizer if you suffer from Acne, which is the result of clogged pores, or Keratosis Pilaris, a genetic condition due to retention of protein within hair follicles.

AmberSoy Soap Gel can be used as an Acne mask or cleanser — AmberSoy Soap Gel is a soft glycerine best acne cleanser available in No Fragrance Added, Mint, and Lemon

Ambersoy is a helpful cleanser because it can be used as a face or body mask, perhaps 5-10 minutes before rinsing it off. It’s most suitable for people with oily skin or combination skin, for a particularly deep clean. Best of all, Big River’s AmberSoy has no propylene glycol, no sulfates, no dyes, nor parabens. Available in No Fragrance Added. 1 oz: $14.95/2 oz: $22.95/8 oz: $74.95.

A Dermatologist is a doctor of the Skin, the Hair, and the Nails — Memphis Dermatoilogist Dr. George Woodbury with an Acne patient

If you suffer from complexion issues like Acne or Keratosis Pilaris, especially if you suffer from Cystic Acne, consider getting a check-up with a Board-certified Dermatologist. Prescription treatments often include Retin A Cream or Gel (Tretinoin) or Azelex Gel. Sometimes oral antibiotics or even Accutane (isotretinoin) prove helpful. My own Board-certified Memphis Dermatology practice has been with Rheumatology and Dermatology Associates since 1993, at 8143 Walnut Grove Road, Cordova TN 38018 (1-901-753-0168). Or you can find a “Best Dermatologist Near Me” or “Best Dermatologists Near Me” by going to the American Academy of Dermatology website, AAD.org, then plugging your zip code into the “Find a Dermatologist” tab.

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion marries Gycolic Acid with Refined Shea Butter — GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion is available as an Exfoliating Moisturizer in 1 oz, 2 oz, and 8 oz sizes

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion/Standard Strength: 1 oz: $45.95/2 oz; $68.95;8 oz; $229.95

For quicker results, with a higher concentration of Glycolic Acid, Big River Silk Skincare also offers:

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion/High Strength: 1 oz: $55.95/2 oz; $83.95;8 oz; $279.95

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion/High Strength is a more robust fragrance-free Exfoliating Moisturizer — GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion High Strength has a richer content of Glycolic Acid for quicker Exfoliation and a better skin tone and texture

AmberSoy Soap Gel – available in NFA (No Fragrance Added), Mint, and Lemon: 1 oz: $14.95/2 oz: $22.95: 8 oz: $74.95.

AmberSoy Soap Gel is available in No Fragrance Added, Mint, and Lemon — AmberSoy Soap Gel is a soft glycerine best acne wash best acne cleanser

All of Big River Silk Skincare’s products are available for pick-up on site at our company headquarters, at 8143 Walnut Grove Road, Cordova TN 38018: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, or they can ordered by calling 1-901-753-0168, or ordered at www.Bigriversilkskincare.com. Free USPS shipping for orders over $75.00 (otherwise $7.50 shipping and handling).