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Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil.

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil
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About this product

A gentle foaming cleansing oil for face and body that combines oil cleansing with light foam to remove makeup and sunscreen while hydrating the skin.

Best for

Dry skinSensitive skin
Cleansers

The Guru Index verdict

89%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus unanimously praise this cleanser for its ability to remove heavy sunscreen and makeup effectively while remaining gentle on sensitive skin. The recurring highlight is that it foams despite being an oil cleanser, delivering a satisfying clean without dryness or tightness. Community consensus emphasizes its versatility for face and body, affordable price point, and minimal formula free of fragrance and harsh surfactants, though one reviewer noted the lack of cruelty-free certification as a missed opportunity.
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Key actives & flags

NiacinamideFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

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

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What the gurus are saying.

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Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs · 5k devotees
✓Approved
"I'm using the La Roche-Posay Lipikar gentle foaming cleansing oil as my face and body wash. This is super gentle, great for my sensitive skin."
Dr. Jenny Liu
Dr. Jenny Liu
315k subs · 6k devotees
✓Approved
"If you are looking for a gentle cleanser that is helping to cleanse your skin effectively at the same time minimizing dryness and irritation, I love the one from La Roche-Posay, the Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil. In fact, I think my family and I have gone through like two bottles of it. I love it for myself and for my kids. It's just a lovely oil cleanser but that foams readily so you feel like you're getting a good cleanse but at the same time it is very gentle and does not strip your skin barrier. It's even been tested and suitable for individuals that have cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy because we know in those patients they tend to have more skin sensitivity and dryness. Ingredient-wise, it contains La Roche-Posay's famous thermal spring water that we know helps to balance the skin microbiome, shea butter that's very rich and nourishing, niacinamide and glycerin that are all wonderful ingredients to help support your skin barrier. I use it on myself as well as my kids in the shower and when they bathe and it's super gentle, even suitable for babies 2 weeks and older. So just all around a really nice cleanser that you can use for yourself as well as the whole family."
All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu
10 winter skincare hacks from a dermatologist | Dr. Jenny Liu
"The lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil is really nice because it's got wonderful hydrating ingredients but foams ever so slightly, so for those individuals who just absolutely need a foaming cleanser in their routine this would be one to consider when switching to for the winter. It can be used on face and body, and that's what I do in the shower. I use it on my kids as well, so it's really truly multi-functional. The light foam really gives you that clean feel but also has really nice nourishing ingredients to help hydrate the skin and not over strip the skin barrier. It contains La Roche-Posay thermal spring water along with shea butter, which helps to smooth down skin and add nourishment to the skin, and glycerin. All wonderful ingredients that really help to support the skin barrier, gets the job done without being overly aggressive."
Dermatologist's top picks for body anti-aging products | Dr. Jenny Liu
"If you are looking for a gentle cleanser that is helping to cleanse your skin effectively at the same time minimizing dryness and irritation, I love the one from La Roche-Posay, the Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil. In fact, I think my family and I have gone through like two bottles of it. I love it for myself and for my kids. It's just a lovely oil cleanser but that foams readily so you feel like you're getting a good cleanse but at the same time it is very gentle and does not strip your skin barrier. It's even been tested and suitable for individuals that have cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy because we know in those patients they tend to have more skin sensitivity and dryness. Ingredient-wise, it contains La Roche-Posay's famous thermal spring water that we know helps to balance the skin microbiome, shea butter that's very rich and nourishing, niacinamide and glycerin that are all wonderful ingredients to help support your skin barrier. I use it on myself as well as my kids in the shower and when they bathe and it's super gentle, even suitable for babies 2 weeks and older. So just all around a really nice cleanser that you can use for yourself as well as the whole family."
Doctorly
Doctorly
3.55M subs · 99k devotees
✓Approved
"I'm pretty darn obsessed with this cleansing oil right now. It really is the only cleanser I've used for probably the last month and I just don't want to move on from it. It's the perfect balance between a hydrating cleanser and it still has a decent amount of lather to it, so I don't feel like it leaves me greasy or oily at all. It's functionally very effective. It's interesting because it doesn't have a strong robust skin oil as the core component, but it is just an oil-based cleanser with surfactants, and anecdotally it's outstanding for drier skin. I feel like this one doesn't feel like your prototypical cleansing oil, and maybe that's why it's going to have a chance, because I'm not the biggest fan of a real creamy cleansing oil where you feel it too much."
The Budget Dermatologist
The Budget Dermatologist
718k subs · 9k devotees
✓Approved
"Use a cleansing oil in the shower for optimal hydration. This one from La Roche-Posay, from the Lipikar line, I use in the shower. It just gives another layer of hydration to the skin, and then when you get out within 30 seconds you are putting moisturizer on your skin and you are going to have optimal hydration even through the winter months."
No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs · 2k devotees
✓Approved
"La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil won favorite oil-based makeup remover and cleanser. The reviewer notes it is a new product this year and describes it as amazing. They use it every day and noted all nominees in this category are great products they have repurchased."
Top Pick: oil-based makeup remover and cleanser
All 8 takes from No BS Beauty
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"I've been testing and I am just absolutely loving it, the La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil, and this solved a major problem for me. I've been putting a lot of sunscreen on, especially on my arms and the backs of my hands, and at the end of the day when I shower at night, my typical body cleanser just doesn't quite get it off because it's a pretty thick sunscreen. This one is getting the job done removing the sunscreen from my arms before I go to bed."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"I picked it up and I was covered in sunscreen and it did a great job and it removed the sunscreen within like one light layer. With this you can apply it to face or body. They recommend applying a pump of it to damp skin and it foams up really nicely and cleanses really cleanly. It rinses off nicely and doesn't leave your skin feeling dry in the least, which is also nice because lately I've been having to put body lotion on the second I get out of the shower because it's been so dry, but this stuff just was amazing. The ingredients in here use sodium laureth sulfate, which is the gentle version, and cocoa betaine, which is another gentle cleanser, and then we've got niacinamide in here and shea butter in there."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"I was covered in sunscreen and I used this guy and it did a great job and removed it within like one light layer. You can apply it to face or body. They recommend applying a pump of it to damp skin and it foams up really nicely and cleanses really cleanly. It rinses off nicely and doesn't leave your skin feeling dry in the least, which is really nice because lately I've been having to put body lotion on the second I get out of the shower, but this stuff just was amazing. The ingredients in here use some gentle cleansers. They use sodium laureth sulfate, which is different than sodium lauryl sulfate. Sodium laureth sulfate is the gentle version; sodium lauryl sulfate is the one that's kind of irritating for some people. And then it uses cocoa betaine, which is another gentle cleanser. There's also niacinamide, shea butter, and glycerin in there as well."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"You can apply it to face or body. They recommend applying a pump of it to damp skin and it foams up really nicely and cleanses really cleanly. It rinses off nicely and doesn't leave your skin feeling dry in the least, which is also nice because lately I've been even in the summer having to put body lotion on the second I get out of the shower because it's been so dry, but this stuff just was amazing. The ingredients use sodium laureth sulfate, which is the gentle version, and cocoa betaine, which is another gentle cleanser. There's niacinamide and shea butter in there. Water and glycerin are the main ingredients. There's nothing super irritating like fragrance or any strong surfactants, but it still does an amazing job rinsing everything off."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"The main ingredients are water and glycerin, so there's nothing super exciting and nothing irritating though, such as like fragrance or any strong surfactants, but it still does an amazing job rinsing everything off. I've been using this on my face and body for a few weeks now and one pump is about enough to do my whole face and body. The bottle's gigantic, 13.5 ounces I think, it retails for 19 which is also pretty darn affordable. This one's a good one, worth mentioning."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"This stuff is just amazing. One pump is about enough to do my whole face and body. The bottle's gigantic, it's 13.5 ounces, and it retails for 19 which is also pretty darn affordable. I've been using this on my face and body for a few weeks now and you can see it's barely been really touched."
La Roche-Posay 🆕 New! Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil Review
"I'm really just happy with this one, impressed it's got a minimal formula but it's affordable still. I wish it was cruelty free because then I'd be even more excited about it, but as far as foaming cleansing oils go this one has been one of my favorites and I've been a game changer. I love the fact that I do use it on my face and body and I don't really feel like guilty, like I'm doing something wrong, because a lot of times when things say face and body it's like it's only going to be used on my body, but this one I don't feel guilty about. So it's one of my favorite most exciting purchases I've made in the last couple months. The Lipikar care line is pretty great for sensitive skin."
2023 NOBSBEAUTY Best in Beauty Awards Show 💚🎉🏆 Fifth Annual
"La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil won favorite oil-based makeup remover and cleanser. The reviewer notes it is a new product this year and describes it as amazing. They use it every day and noted all nominees in this category are great products they have repurchased."
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