
About this product
A foaming gel cleanser containing 2% salicylic acid, designed to remove excess oil and help prevent and combat acne breakouts.
Full ingredients
Guru Score
Yay
Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This cleanser earns consistent praise for removing oil and helping with breakouts without leaving skin feeling stripped or dry. Gurus highlight that it works well alongside active treatments like benzoyl peroxide, retinol, and exfoliating acids, and remains effective even in simple routines. One expert has relied on it for over three years with no issues, and found it cleared breakouts when recommended to her husband alongside a matching moisturizer.
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A foaming gel cleanser containing 2% salicylic acid, designed to remove excess oil and help prevent and combat acne breakouts.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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