What is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is good for excess oil and shine (6 experts), breakouts and acne (3 experts), skin barrier support (3 experts), irritated or reactive skin (2 experts), clogged or visible pores (1 expert) and redness (1 expert).

Is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser good for excess oil and shine?

6 experts who reviewed La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser say it is. Dimma Umeh put it this way: “This will get rid of all the oil on your face.”

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser

Q: What is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser?

A water-based foaming gel face wash from La Roche-Posay's Toleriane line, designed to cleanse away oil, makeup and impurities from normal to oily skin while being gentle on the skin barrier.

Q: Is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser worth it?

Mostly yes. 13 of the 14 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 87%.

Q: What is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser's Guru Score?

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 87%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 14 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Q: Who is La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser best for?

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is generally suited to oily skin, normal skin and sensitive skin.

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"For patients with more combination to oilier skin types, I like La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser, that blue bottle. It also has niacinamide to help regulate sebum production [...] and support the skin barrier, and ceramide which helps support the skin barrier."

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"In the morning, I'll do a gentle cleanser, whether it's La Roche-Posay Toleriane foaming cleanser or Cetaphil's gentle skin cleanser."

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"Use warm water in the morning and get it to foam up really nicely, and then you can use it as a shaving prep and you can shave with all that foam on the face, and then it cleanses your face. Use cool water to rinse off, and you can also use it in the afternoon or in the evening as your evening cleanse. This has niacinamide, the thermal spring water, it has ceramide 3 in it, so helps repair the skin barrier. I've been using this for over four years, one of my favorite cleansers of all time."

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"The L Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is a niacinamide containing cleanser that's very nice for those with oily skin to combination skin in the morning."

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"I also like La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser and I even have a sample of it right here that I take with me traveling this summer and this is nice because it has niacinamide it has the ceramides and it has this Prebiotic thermal water this is great you know maybe 17 bucks for the pump bottle and it just lasts forever when you see your dermatologist ask for these cute little mini sizes samples so that you can take it with you when you travel I'm going to [...] be bringing that for sure it's going to be hot and humid."

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"If you have an oilier skin type or combination skin meaning you have an oilier T-zone and dry cheeks like myself I really love La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. This one has nice ceramide as well but foaming cleansers are nice at picking up excess oil so I recommend this for oilier skin types."

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"If you have oily skin, go for La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. [...] I like La Roche-Posay's Purifying Foaming Cleanser and I lather it up and then I use a razor to shave."

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"La Roche-Posay's foaming cleanser has niacinamide in it, which helps brighten the skin but also helps regulate sebum production. So when I recommend something for my patients with acne, I want niacinamide a lot of times so that doesn't clog up the pores and it keeps the oil down. [...] This is good for combination skin if you have an oily T-Zone like myself, oily here on the forehead, the nose, the chin, drying the cheekbones."

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"The La Roche-Posay Purifying Foaming Cleanser is great for people with oily to combination skin."

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"You find your cleansers like La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser and your moisturizers like La Roche-Posay their matte moisturizer. Very nice that has niacinamide."

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"The purifying foaming cleanser by La Roche-Posay is great for combination to oily skin. [...] A little goes a long way. It has niacinamide and ceramide. It's very gentle for sensitive skin."

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"My ultimate favorite has to be the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. That one's so good, I love it. It has niacinamide and a really nice blue bottle that lasts forever. A very small amount goes a long way."

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"La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser, which I love. It's one of my favorite cleansers of all time and I've used that the longest. It foams up really nicely and works well when I have to shave. I get it all lathered up and I use it as like a shaving gel. So it's a nice gentle cleanser that just a little goes a long way and that bottle will last you a long time."

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"I like La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. This is great for combination skin or if you have oily skin. I like foaming cleansers to help pick up excess sebum."

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"I like it in my cleansers like the La Roche-Posay Purifying Foaming Cleanser has niacinamide."

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"La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser has niacinamide in it, which is great [...] because niacinamide is brightening, can regulate sebum production, and can work on barrier repair."

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"I also like La Roche-Posay the foaming [...] purifying foaming cleanser that's great for combination of oily skin or their hydrating cleanser that is good for dry skin"

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"My favorite all time would have to be La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. One of my favorites, really suds up well. You know, Father's Day is coming up. It's a great way to get your face all lathered up and then use it as a shaving cream."

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Hyram

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"I've recommended it for years on my channel. It was actually featured in the best cleansers of multiple years videos that I've done. I absolutely love it. It's a great gentle but effective cleanser at dissolving any impurities that are in your pores, dirt, sweat, particularly if you are someone who has more combination to oily skin. Although it's not super stripping or really intense. [...] Great formula, dermatologist focused, science-backed formula, fragrance-free, great for sensitive skin."

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"Really since the beginning of my channel, that is the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Cleanser. It's one of my favorites that you can find at the drugstore for really deeply cleansing the skin, particularly if you have more oily skin or combination skin. [...] I first fell in love with the purifying form of that cleanser and it's such a good one. I've always believed that La Roche-Posay can be a little bit of like an expensive bougie type brand, but that product is always a really good price."

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"If you have oily skin the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is great to get that excess oil off your face for a drugstore price."

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"The La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Cleanser, I've talked about that in so many videos I've literally lost count, I love that product. Oily skin babes who are looking for a drugstore cleanser, that's the one to go to."

Dimma Umeh

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"I've talked about this cleanser to you guys so many times. It's the La Roche-Posay Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser for oily skin. This will get rid of all the oil on your face. It will help combat breakouts. It will help prevent breakouts. I always have this cleanser, at least one jar somewhere in the house. And it's become a family thing now because it's not just me. My husband kind of has oily skin and we both use this. So I always get big bottles at any given time."

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"This is my ride or die. This is my ride or die cleanser. The one I always come back to. It's never let me down. In the past 3 years, it hasn't. I've been using this consistently since 2022, and I have not had any issues with it. It's perfect for acne prone skin. But what makes it different is that it adapts. It's a cleanser that I feel like once you're done using, you can tell that it's really gotten rid of all the excess oil you have on your skin, but your skin doesn't feel stripped or dry."

Kelly Driscoll

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"I would say this one is more for balanced folks, slightly drier skin types, this one's more for oily skin types. [...] It says for normal to oily skin. [...] I don't have oily skin and I do find this the tiniest tiniest bit drying. Not really like terribly stripping or anything, just tiniest. Because I already know I love the other one from the brand, I don't usually grab for this one. [...] This one is good for body. It's so good for the body."

Dr Dray

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"You can actually put it on to a dry face, rub it around almost like a cold cream approach. [...] You just massage it on, it breaks up most of the cosmetic film. It's a little less forgiving with water resistant mascara, but it works well to remove cosmetic residue and debris. [...] If you don't wear a lot of makeup, it is great to use as just a facial cleanser and then rinse it off."

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"They also have the foaming cleanser if you have oily skin the purifying foaming cleanser really good."

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"The La Roche-Posay Toleriane foaming cleanser, for me personally I find if I'm washing my face twice a day with that it's almost like a little bit too much the degasing aspect and I find I end up getting a little dry."

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"This is a fragrance-free foaming cleanser that's a great little travel size to have. It is a little on the drying side compared to the Toleriane creamy cleanser, but it has ceramides and niacinamide."

208SkinDoc

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"The La Roche-Posay purifying foaming cleanser is going to be better for somebody with a little more oily skin, maybe a little bit of acne. This foaming cleanser is going to remove excess oil from the skin, and it's still very gentle. I've used that face wash and liked it."

Doctorly

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"Because of the surfactant system and the way that it's formulated, I do feel like it leaves you a little bit more [...] hydrated with a little bit of a silkier finish. As far as texture and performance, I personally prefer the La Roche-Posay one."

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"I'll follow that up with something traditional like the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser, and that's like a super robust cleanse. [...] It's not like an everyday thing, but it's for that thick sunscreen day. [...] It's a good hack for double cleansing."

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"The Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser, this product is the one that comes in a clear blue bottle, it's a large bottle, it's going to last you a long time. I find that it leaves my skin clean without overly drying my skin. This product is a tremendous cleanser from La Roche-Posay that is definitely one of my all-time favorite cleansers."

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"It's a perfectly balanced cleanser. It's less lathery than the blue one, doesn't strip, and [...] I don't even know how to explain it - it's [...] just not as harsh. It works for all types throughout the year. I love this one even for the summer. I actually [...] use this on body and face, and it's a really good option."

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"The La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser has niacinamide in it. I would not think that your rinse-off niacinamide is complete and would have an effect enough to replace niacinamide in any of your leave-on steps. So if you're doing it in your cleanser, I would still say you might benefit from a leave-on product and again that could be in a toner, essence, serum, lotion, cream, ointment, or sunscreen. One of those derivatives of niacinamide would be sufficient."

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"I use it on my face but also because I use it as a body wash. [...] It's gentle, lather is excellent. [...] It's big, like that's the thing with La Roche-Posay with their body care in particular you're going to get a large volume. This face wash, with their washes too, big volume, good amount for your money."

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"The La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser has lather that is just extraordinary. I love a lather and I personally enjoy foaming cleansers quite a bit. [...] This is like SSS tier lather. I love it. [...] There was a period where I was traveling [...] and I only brought this cleanser—I didn't have shampoo, body wash, or a dedicated facial cleanser—and this was able to fill all three of those roles. That's how good this product is."

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"Their thermal spring water and some of the prebiotics and probiotics that are in the water as well contribute to a really well-tested product. What's nice about this product is it also has a light green tint to it, so this is not a heavy tint where it's going to completely mask your redness, but it may give you mild immediate sort of makeup relief while using this product in addition to the ingredients that are actually going to calm the skin down and help with some of that irritation."

The Style and Beauty Doctor

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"I like the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. It's $19.99 for 13.5 ounces, or you can get the refill for a couple bucks less. You can get a smaller container if you just want to try it out for $14.99, but to me, the bigger size makes more sense for more bang for your buck."

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"I usually use this in the warmer months. [...] The texture is quite runny and it does feel really gentle, so I do like that. [...] There's so many different sulfates, so they're not all as drying as others, but this felt very gentle."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"My second cleanser at the moment is the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. This has no actives in it but it does such a good job at removing all makeup, especially any leftover mascara. It removes all the oil from my T-zone but does not leave me dry. It is ideal for normal to oily skin types, it helps maintain skin barrier, and it removes all the makeup and oil and grease from my skin without stripping any of the natural oils."

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Dr. Shereene Idriss

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"If you are oily and acne prone and you want a nice foaming cleanser, La Roche-Posay has their Toleriane foaming wash. The pH there is a little bit higher at 6.5 to 7, just be careful that you don't overuse this so it doesn't over strip your skin. It is free of oil and it lathers so it's good for clogged pores."

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"If you're an oily person and you're looking for a cleanser to help your skin, the La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is a great one to start with if you have a lot of acne. Two to three times a week, use this on your face, let it sit and wash it off. I usually apply it before I go into the shower so it could be in the morning or at night, but it is a great medicated cleanser and it only works if you allow it to sit on your face."

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"La Roche-Posay has their Purifying Foaming Cleanser as well. These are all foaming cleansers that are great for acne or if you have a lot of acne prone skin."

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"I love this one by La Roche-Posay, their Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser. It is a beautiful cleanser. It is unscented, I do not smell anything. It is also ceramide and niacinamide enriched so it can help with restoring your skin barrier as well as minimizing inflammation. So it is a nice one, tried and true."

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"I love this guy. The La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser is French and I like it."

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"I love this guy by La Roche-Posay, their purifying foaming cleanser. It has a beautiful texture. If you're very oily, you can really knock yourself out with a foaming wash like this one."

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"If you have a lot of oily skin or if you live in a very humid climate and you're trying to get your skin a little bit more regulated, their foaming cleanser is also a very nice one as well."

Dr. Somji Skin

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"It's a water-based cleanser that's great for [...] the skin barrier. [...] It's got jojoba seed oil in it, mafengpro seed oil in it, also nice triglycerides and things that will just help with the skin barrier. There's nothing really terrible here. It's not going to really get rid of absolutely everything, so you probably need a double cleanse to get rid of a full face of makeup, but it's not going to damage the skin and that's the main thing."

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"That one's very gentle as well this one's also super gentle"

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"It has a very refreshing feel. [...] Just from that cleanse, my face is feeling super clean. It feels like I just had some stuff checking out my face. [...] I like it. [...] My face feels so refreshed right now like it's amazing. So far I'm loving it."

The Budget Dermatologist

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"The La Roche Posay Gentle Foaming Cleanser is one of my all-time favorites to use as a gentle cleanser in your skincare routine."

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"I'm choosing the La Roche-Posay Purifying Foaming Facial Wash [...] for several reasons. Number one, it has niacinamide in it which will help acne redness and the skin barrier. Number two, it has no fragrance, and I strongly recommend choosing fragrance-free products like this one when treating acne."