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Wouldn't use anything else: heavy but unscented, dries fairly quickly, and their skin has never been more consistent.
“I use beauty of Joseon dynasty cream and wouldnt use anything else. It is quite heavy but no scent or anything, and it dries fairly quickly.”
On very breakout-prone skin the Dynasty Cream doesn't break them out or irritate; a fairly thin cream they use in the morning.
“None of these break me out or irritate me at all.”
Has used the Dynasty Cream morning and night for two years: at first it really improved their skin, but over the last year their skin has become dull, sensitive and breakout-prone.
“Initially, they really improved my skin. Over the last year, however, I feel like my skin isn’t benefitting as much anymore”
Nice, but leaves a film on their skin.
“The Beauty of Joseon dynasty cream is also nice but it feels like it leaves a film on my skin”
Has liked BoJ Dynasty Cream at night lately: pretty light but still hydrating.
“Lately I've liked Beauty of Joseon dynasty cream and Pyunkang Yul Calming Moisture Barrier Cream. Both are pretty light but still hydrating”
After patch testing, a user's cheek turned bright red from the Dynasty Cream although their chin was fine.
“My chin is still completely fine, but about half of my right cheek has become bright red.”
An oily-skinned bearded user liked the Dynasty Cream's light, spreadable texture from a sample but finds it pricey.
“I tried a sample of it once and really liked it”
After a week, a user finds the Dynasty Cream leaves a film and feels too thick for daytime, though it hasn't broken them out.
“I never used it daily and noticed it kind of leaves film like feeling after using it.”
Great for hydration but frustratingly pills when anything goes over it.
“The Dynasty Cream was great for me hydration wise but yes it frustratingly pills when anything goes over it”
Used to be their ride-or-die but it has fallen off: less moisturizing and now has a funny smell.
“The Beauty of Joseon Dynasty cream used to be my ride or die and it’s definitely fallen off”
With super dry skin found it not moisturizing enough.
“I have super dry skin and Found the dynasty cream from BoJ not moisturizing enough”
Feels tacky for a while on dry/combo skin but moisturizes nicely at night without causing breakouts.
“I can confirm, it does feel tacky for quite some time on my face but I use it at night. It does moisturize my face nicely, and hasn’t caused any breakouts”
At 66, finds skin glassy, glowy and soft the morning after using it, and it works under makeup.
“My skin looks glassy and glowy in the morning after I use it at night! It works great under my makeup and my face feels so soft!”
The Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream has been lovely and calming on their breakout-prone skin.
“the BoJ Dynasty Cream has also been lovely on my skin. I find it really calming.”
Nearly through their first jar, a user likes how the Dynasty Cream melts into the skin.
“I really like how it melts into my skin and its cosmetic elegance despite reading it seems split among users.”
A user was underwhelmed by the Dynasty Cream and preferred other creams.
“I tried the Dynasty cream and was underwhelmed by it.”
Loves it, especially after a day in the sun, finding it very moisturizing.
“You need to do both before applying this moisturiser. I love it especially after being in the sun all day, very moisturizing”
A 40-year-old has used the Dynasty Cream for years and loves it as a daily moisturiser.
“I've been using Dynasty Cream for years and love it. I'm 40 and have no wrinkles.”
Tried it on oily skin and found it too heavy, slippery and weighing the face down.
“BoJ Dynasty Cream - too heavy. My face felt slippery and weighed down.”
A breakout-prone user's skin loves the Dynasty Cream's texture and hydration, but its fragrance stings on angry days.
“My skin LOVES the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream but it stings a bit due to the fragrance.”
A longtime user has used the Dynasty Cream for ages and is restocking.
“I've been using the Dynasty Cream for ages”
Absolutely loves the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream: underrated, a perfect day and night moisturizer.
“Asian beauty I absolutely LOVE Beauty of Joseon Dynasty cream. So good and underrated, the perfect moisturizer for night and day. Has all the ingredients I want the perfect moisturizer to have (niacinamide, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, squalane).”
Used it as their main moisturizer while healing after cryotherapy on dark spots and calls it a really amazing moisturizer.
“The only products I used were a gentle face wash and really amazing moisturizer (Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream)”
Says it is not absorbed at all and leaves a sticky layer that they wash off after a few hours.
“It is NOT, as in Not at all, absorbed by my skin, and after a few hours I go wash off, that sticy layer from my face”
Got around a dozen new pimples within five days and a full breakout after their acne had been clearing.
“I have just started using this face cream for around 5 days and got around 12 new ugly ahh pimples”
A user found the Dynasty Cream fine but not impressive.
“I tried the BOJ Dynasty Cream once and thought it was fine, but it didn't blow me out of the water.”
After buying it, fungal acne appeared all over their face, with itching, and they blame its fatty acids.
“it caused fungal acne ( pityrosporum folliculitis ) to pop up for me all over my face”
Uses it at night on combination acne-prone skin and says it greatly helped tretinoin dryness; the tacky feel fades, especially with a small amount.
“It has greatly helped with the dryness caused by Tretnoin. The tacky feel goes away after a bit”
A user finds the Dynasty Cream amazing and hydrating all day.
“Dynasty cream is amazing. For me it's the perfect feel on my skin and keeps my skin hydrated all day.”
A user found the Dynasty Cream too sticky at first, but it grew on them with sunscreen on top.
“I didn’t like the dynasty cream when I first tried it- too sticky!- and I was kicking myself”
A user finds the Dynasty Cream has to be tapped in to avoid pilling.
“I feel like you have to tap dynasty cream in for it to not pill”
A user with very dry, flaky skin calls the Dynasty Cream their holy grail and a tacky primer that stops concealer creasing.
“BoJ dynasty cream is actually my HG! But I have super super dry and flaky skin, and this is the one thing that seems to save it without fail.”
A user calls the Dynasty Cream a game changer: the most hydrating cream that doesn't break them out, with no pilling.
“nothing has ever hydrated my face more *without* breaking me out than dynasty cream.”
A very dry-skinned desert dweller has used the Dynasty Cream for about two years and loves it; a bit sticky at first but dries quickly.
“I’ve repurchased this product several times and have used it in the morning for about 2 years now. I love it.”
A user loves the Dynasty Cream daily under makeup as a smooth base.
“That's so interesting because I love the dynasty cream!! I use it every day under my makeup, and it helps create a smooth base for me.”
A dry-skinned user in a dry climate has loved the Dynasty Cream for over a year; it keeps their face hydrated overnight and doesn't pill.
“I absolutely love the dynasty cream. Been using it for over a year now”
A user finds the Dynasty Cream super tacky and it pills under anything on top, even BoJ's own sunscreen.
“gave it a 1 star bc it’s super tacky/sticky and pills if you wear anything on top”
A user hated the Dynasty Cream, finding it tacky and pilling.
“as for the dynasty cream itself, i hated it and had the same experience as you”
A user really likes the Dynasty Cream at night; sticky but leaves skin moisturised and refreshed by morning.
“I actually really like the BoJ Cream. It *is* sticky, but no worse than snail mucin products.”
A user finds the Dynasty Cream sits on top of the skin as a sticky mess, even in winter.
“Dynasty cream just sits on top of my skin too. It's a sticky mess even in the winter when my skin really needs moisture.”
A user hated the Dynasty Cream.
“That's good to know, I personally hated the Dynasty Cream.”
Newly bought on dry/combo skin; unsure about the stickiness and shine it leaves.
“What I am not sure I like is the fact that it leave a sort of stickiness and shine”
A user's Dynasty Cream pills if they rub their face after it dries.
“Dynasty Cream pills on my skin after it dries if I rub my face at all. :(”
Used nearly two years; helped with baseline redness.
“I started using Beauty of Joseon’s Dynasty Cream and used that for nearly two years. It definitely helped with baseline redness, consistency was key.”
On oily skin found it too heavy and shiny.
“I am oily skin type, I somehow felt this was too heavy , like it was making my face too shiny & oily”
Gave the cream away after realizing it contains coconut oil, which their skin does not tolerate.
“I ended up giving the actual cream away because I didn't realize it had coconut oil in it (my skin does not do well with it”
A retinol user loves the Dynasty Cream but its niacinamide irritates their skin.
“I love love love boj dynasty, but this niacinamide… 😭 I’m using retinol and my skin gets irritated easily”
A user loves the Dynasty Cream in their morning routine.
“I love the dynasty cream and the glow serum. I use them both in my A.M. routine.”
A very sensitive, dry user on tretinoin calls the Dynasty Cream their new holy grail and will replace their LRP moisturiser with it.
“I stumbled on a good deal on the dynasty cream and holy cow, new holy grail product.”
A user loves the Dynasty Cream as a nighttime moisturiser.
“I love the Dynasty Cream, it’s such a nice moisturiser for nighttime.”
Disliked the film on their hands and had a very shiny nose the next morning on combination skin; worried about breakouts.
“It let this film on my hands and it felt just weird. I wore it in the morning today and my nose was shining like Rudolph the reindeer”
With extremely dry skin they mix Vaseline into it because it alone doesn't stop the tightness.
“I literally mix Vaseline into any moisturizer I use (currently the Dynasty Cream), even during the day, because its the only way to give my skin some life and stop it from feeling tight”
Super gentle and very hydrating; they absolutely love it.
“Honestly it’s a super gentle but VERY hydrating moisturizer. I absolutely love it!!”
Finds it tacky and sitting on top of normal skin for hours.
“There is nothing smooth about how their Dynasty Cream feels on skin. It's tacky and just sits on top for hours later. My skin type is normal.”
Uses it in winter for dry, dull skin and switches to hyaluronic acid only in summer.
“I have dry/dull skin and use BoJ during winter, while I use hyaluronic acid only during summer”
With dry, eczema-prone skin, loves it: no flare-ups and moisturized all day, needing only a little.
“I loveeee the BoJ dynasty cream. Never had an eczema flare up with it and it leaves my skin so moisturized for the entire day”
Fine as a daytime moisturizer under sunscreen but not enough as a last layer at night, where they prefer Illiyoon.
“BOJ is fine for a daytime moisturizer under sunscreen. It's not enough for a last layer at night”
Holy grail for dry, sensitive skin; silicone-free, which matters because silicones break them out.
“Dynasty cream is my HG for dry sensitive skin.i avoid silicones bc they break me out”
Liked it but felt it did little, calling it an ordinary moisturiser at an inflated price; now prefers Illiyoon.
“It was just an ordinary moisturiser at an inflated price”
Loves it for summer because it's light, but wouldn't rely on it as a super hydrating cream.
“I love the BOJ for summer because it’s so light. I wouldn’t depend on it as a super hydrating cream”
Found it much less nourishing than Illiyoon and very sticky, which they heavily disliked.
“Illiyoon most definitely. The BOJ one wasn't nearly as nourishing and was very sticky which I heavily disliked”
Found it an unpleasant experience, really greasy and less soothing and hydrating than Illiyoon.
“wronged a bit, and was really greasy, while not having the shooting/well hydrated/protected properties of the illiyoon”
Couldn't wear it because its heavy scent made them nauseous as the day went on.
“Back when I tried it, it had a heavy scent that made me nauseous as the day went on”
Personally really likes it, though they haven't tried Illiyoon to compare.
“I personally really like the BOJ Dynasty vut I've never used the Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream”
The best moisturizer they've tried; very dry skin looks hydrated.
“I LOVE the beauty of Joseon dynasty cream. It’s the best moisturizer I’ve ever tried. I haven’t used it long but with my horribly dry skin it makes my skin look so beautiful and super hydrated!”
Liked the texture of the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream, but it broke them out in a red, scaly rash.
“I also tried the dynasty cream and while I like the texture it broke me out in a red scale rash too.”
Uses it and finds it very moisturizing, never oily or dry.
“I use the dynasty cream and it has such a nice formula and leaves my skin feel super moisturizing and never oily or dry”
Uses it at night, finds it super moisturizing and wakes with great-feeling skin.
“using the dynasty cream right now at night and love it. Super moisturizing and my skin feels great in the morning!”
Calls it a steal with a nice formula that makes skin plump and glowy.
“such a nice formula, that makes your skin plump and glowy”
Bought it after reading a thread and is loving it so far.
“ended up getting the cream after your post and so far im loving it!”
On oily, dehydrated acne-prone skin, samples felt heavy even in low humidity.
“It felt heavy on my skin on a low-to-medium humid place. I can only imagine how heavy it would feel on a humid climate”
Calls it their holy grail moisturizer, glad it is getting attention.
“This moisturizer is my HG. I am so glad it’s getting some love!”
After struggling with wounded skin, found redness and healing scars nearly gone overnight and healed within days; a lifelong fan.
“the literal overnight transformation was almost hard to believe. Redness, red healing scars, almost entirely gone.”
Finds the moisture amazing and, on tretinoin, needed no extra layer over it.
“Absolutely agree- the moisture is amazing! I use tret and didn’t need an extra layer over this!”
Finds it lovely and very moisturizing but too thick for daily use on oily, acne-prone skin in a humid climate.
“I find it too thick to use daily, even if it’s just at night (I have oily, acne prone skin)”
Uses it at night: it plumps and keeps skin healthy, absorbs faster than a comparable cream and wears well under makeup.
“I use the BOJ at night which plumps up my skin and seems to keep it healthy. Both wear beautifully under makeup as well”
Uses it to deal with perioral dermatitis flares.
“I use it specifically whenever I get perioral dermatitis, still don't know what causes the flares but I at least know how to deal with it when it happens”
Thought it was great and considers it a watery cream like Tatcha's.
“Agree with you and thought it was great. I consider it a watery cream like Tatcha”
Finds it light and gel-like, hydrating without stickiness, and comfortable on oily, dehydrated acne-prone skin without breakouts.
“light and gel-like, leaves me hydrated but not sticky. I have oily but dehydrated acne prone skin, doesn’t break me out and is very comfortable”
Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.
Good, but too light and watery as a night cream: it was completely absorbed by morning.
“It was good but I definitely felt it was too light and water-y based, and I would wake up with it completely absorbed”
Used it before switching to a more nourishing cream; thinks it gives value for money.
“I used the dynasty one before i switched to the Dr G one and I think the dynasty one does give value for money for the price”
Their first Asian-beauty moisturizer: lightweight, not heavy, and still on skin at midday, though it went fast and they wanted more pizzazz.
“the cream is lightweight and doesn’t feel heavy and i know it stays on my skin when i check midday at work”
Loves how it makes their skin feel and smell.
“Joseon Dynasty Cream**: Bae. Makes my skin feel like angels oughta feel. Makes my skin smell like angels oughta smell.”