Glycolic Acid Exfoliating Moisturizer in Acne and Eczema from a Memphis Dermatologist

by George Woodbury Jr. M.D. Cordova Dermatologist 05/24/2026

Young couple with acne applying Glycolic Acid moisturizer as in GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion

Dermatologists like myself have long known that certain types of moisturizers – called “Exfoliating Moisturizer” – with Glycolic Acid – and Alpha Hydroxy Acid - tend to be helpful for people who are prone to Acne, Eczema, and Atopic Dermatitis. So what’s an Exfoliating Moisturizer?

Memphis Dermatologist Dr. George Woodbury counseling a young man on Acne Treatment with Exfoliating Moisturizer

  And Exfoliating Moisturizer is a lubricant for your skin which also promotes replenishing of the outmost layer of your skin, the Epidermis. Most Exfoliating Moisturizers contain what are called emollients, ingredients that moisturizer, but also one of a set of chemicals called Alpha Hydroxy Acids, or AHAs, also known as “Fruit Acids,” because they were originally discovered in sugarcane and pineapple.

Memphis Dermatologist Dr. George Woodbury with Big River Silk Skincare staff

  For years, I’ve been recommending that the Acne patients and Atopic Dermatitis patients in my own Memphis Dermatology practice to incorporate an AHA called Glycolic Acid into their skincare routine.

 So after 25 years of practicing as a Memphis Dermatologist, in 2016 I decided to establish a skincare products company  - Big River Silk Skincare™ Inc. – to manufacture and distribute organic moisturizers containing Glycolic Acid. It’s the active agent within GlycoShea™ Facial&Neck Lotion and GlycoShea Facial&Neck Cream. This moisturizer also acts as an antiwrinkle cream to improve skin color, texture, and tone.

Couple applying Glycolic Acid-containing Exfoliating Moisturizer as is in GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion

GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion is a helpful fragrance-free exfoliating moisturizer that acts in skin rejuvenation, helping to even out the appearance of fine lines in the skin, making it an anti-wrinkle cream. 1 oz ($45.95), 2 oz ($68.95), and 8 oz ($229.95).

Couple applying Glycolic Acid-containing Exfoliating Moisturizer as is in GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion

  GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion is a helpful fragrance-free exfoliating moisturizer that helps you to cope with dryness of hands and feet, due to its Refined Shea Butter, but with the added qualities of its Glycolic Acid. We also manufacture GlycoShea Hand&Body Cream as a fortified moisturizer with a higher content of Refined Shea Butter, particularly useful if you use your hands – for young parents doing lots of laundry, electricians, surgeons, bakers, and nurses  1 oz ($22.95), 2 oz ($34.95), and 8 oz ($114.95).

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

The active Antiwrinkle Cream ingredient in GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion is Glycolic Acid with Refined Shea Butter

 GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion/Standard Strength: 1 oz: $22.95/2 oz: $34.95/8 oz: $114.95.

GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion contains Glycolic Acid and Refined Shea Butter

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/HI Stregnth has a more robust concentration of Glycolic Acid for quicker results as an exfoliating moisturizer

GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion/High Strength: 1 oz: $34.95/2 oz: $52.95/8 oz: $174.95. 

GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion/YHI Strength has a higher level of Glycolic Acid which is an Alpha Hydroxy Acid

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

AmberSoy Soap Gel is a soft glycerine cleanser useful as an Acne Cleanser for people with oily skin or combination skin

  Big River Silk Skincare’s GlycoShea Facial&Neck Lotion and GlycoShea Hand&Body Lotion are available for over-the-counter purchase at our headquarters, 8143 Walnut Grove Road, Cordova TN 38018, Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. They can also be ordered at www.Bigriversilkskincare.com (shipping: $7.50 for orders under $75.00; $12.50 handling and shipping for Canadian orders under $100.00). 1-901-753-0168.

Summer is a great time to get a skin tuneup by seeing a Board-certified Dermatologist as can be found at the "Find a Dermatologist" URL on the internet

If you or a family member has complexion issues, Acne, Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema), or Psoriasis, consider getting an evaluation with a Dermatologist. My own Memphis Dermatology practice these past 33 years has been with Rheumatology and Dermatology, 8143 Walnut Grove Road, Cordova, TN (www.Rheumderm.com/1-901-753-0168). Or you can find a “Best Dermatologist Near Me” by going to the American Academy of Dermatology web site, AAD.org, then plugging your zip code into the “Find a Dermatologist” tab. Because the good news is that research in Dermatology has uncovered a growing list of effective therapies.

Memphis Dermatologist Dr. George Woodbury in his Cordova Tennessee Dermatology office

George Woodbury Jr. M.D.

Board-certified Dermatologist and President of Big River Silk Skincare Inc 

8143 Walnut Grove Road 

Cordova TN 38018  

(05/24/2026)