While I never used anchor seal I did a search and wound on on amazon and found the following description
"Anchorseal2 is a hybrid sealer that contains renewable, natural ingredients so there is less petroleum based material used in production. The result is a greener, more economical product that drips less, sticks better, has improved stability and, best yet, better than the original Anchorseal. Now, new and improved Anchorseal 2 is the choice for prevention of end grain checking."
So the formula is changed and like most things I have found when its green , while it may be better for the environment it usually does not work as well as the old products