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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Dual Acne Treatment with Benzoyl Peroxide
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What can the product work for?
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
benzoyl peroxide
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A potent anti-bacterial ingredient that is effective against acne. Often leads to skin dryness and can be irritating
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
glycerin
4.9% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
isostearyl alcohol
7.2% -
10.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
pentylene glycol
3.8% -
5.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
Anti-oxidation
epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract
0.1% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that might contain antioxidants
tocopheryl acetate
0.45% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Exfoliation | |
Anti-blemish | |
Moisturizing | |
Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
87/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
benzoyl peroxide
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish
A potent anti-bacterial ingredient that is effective against acne. Often leads to skin dryness and can be irritating
capryloyl salicylic acid
1.2% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
User reviews (2)
Recommend
2 reviews
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How would you describe the texture?
2 reviews
heavy
Light
How much does it pill under makeup?
1 review
A lot
Not at all
How much does this product clog
pores?
2 reviews
Definitely clogs pores
Doesn't clog pores
How would you describe the smell?
2 reviews
No smell
Light fragrance
Strong fragrance
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
capryloyl salicylic acid
1.2% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish
benzoyl peroxide
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish
A potent anti-bacterial ingredient that is effective against acne. Often leads to skin dryness and can be irritating
Show more
Potential irritants
benzoyl peroxide
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish
A potent anti-bacterial ingredient that is effective against acne. Often leads to skin dryness and can be irritating
capryloyl salicylic acid
1.2% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
benzoyl peroxide
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish
A potent anti-bacterial ingredient that is effective against acne. Often leads to skin dryness and can be irritating
isostearyl alcohol
7.2% -
10.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
Show more
Ingredient list view
Benzoyl peroxide, Water, Isostearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Silica, Carbomer, Capryloyl salicylic acid, Potassium hydroxide, Tocopheryl acetate, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Disodium edta, Epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract