A cleanser from La Roche-Posay's Toleriane line, designed to wash away excess oil, makeup and sunscreen from the face and body while staying gentle on the skin.
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10 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Oily and combination skin is where this foaming cleanser finds its fans, who say it lifts off excess oil and sunscreen while staying gentle. Several call it a long-time favorite, and it gets a nod for clogged pores. The wrinkle: washing twice a day left some skin dry, so go easy on how often you use it.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“Oily skin babes who are looking for a drugstore cleanser, that's the one to go to.”
Hyram, watch at 8:48
“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.”
208SkinDoc, watch at 28:17
“If you are oily and acne prone and you want a nice foaming cleanser l p has their toan face wash 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”
Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 12:09
“It is also ceramide and niacinamide enriched so it can help with restoring your skin barrier as well as minimizing inflammation.”
Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 6:32
“It is also ceramide and niacinamide enriched so it can help with restoring your skin barrier as well as minimizing inflammation.”
Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 6:32
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A cleanser from La Roche-Posay's Toleriane line, designed to wash away excess oil, makeup and sunscreen from the face and body while staying gentle on the skin.
Yes. All 10 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 91%.
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleansing Oil holds a Guru Score of 91%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 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 Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleansing Oil is generally suited to oily skin, combination skin and normal skin.
In their reviews, experts say La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleansing Oil is good for excess oil and shine (4 experts), breakouts and acne (2 experts), clogged or visible pores (1 expert), irritated or reactive skin (1 expert) and skin barrier support (1 expert).
4 experts who reviewed La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleansing Oil say it is. Hyram put it this way: “Oily skin babes who are looking for a drugstore cleanser, that's the one to go to.”
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