
About this product
A gentle oil-based cleanser with light foaming action for face and body, containing La Roche-Posay thermal spring water, shea butter, niacinamide, and glycerin.
Full ingredients
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Sucrose, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Niacinamide, PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides, Sodium Hydroxide, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Benzoate
Guru Score
Yay
8 experts · Strong agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.
What the gurus are saying
This cleanser strikes an unusual balance: it foams lightly like a gel but feels milky and hydrating like an oil, so people who want that clean, lathery feel without the tight dryness get both. Dermatologists and cosmetic experts praise it for not stripping the skin barrier even with daily use, and for working across the whole family, it's gentle enough for babies as young as two weeks and for people with sensitive skin, yet still removes sunscreen and makeup in one application. The light foam means it doesn't leave skin feeling greasy, and the nourishing ingredients (shea butter, glycerin, niacinamide) add a hydration layer rather than just clean away.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
A gentle oil-based cleanser with light foaming action for face and body, containing La Roche-Posay thermal spring water, shea butter, niacinamide, and glycerin.
Yes. All 8 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 89%.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil holds a Guru Score of 89%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 8 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.
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