PRODUCT REVIEW

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo+ SPF 30
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Sun protection
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
- Anti-oxidation
Can it cause trouble?
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Sun protection
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
It works to reduce the appearance of blemishes and blackheads and visibly blurs fine lines and redness for a mattified and velvet finish.
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
It works to reduce the appearance of blemishes and blackheads and visibly blurs fine lines and redness for a mattified and velvet finish.
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo+ SPF 30 reveals a more unified and even complexion.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A dual action daily gel moisturiser that reduces the appearance of spots and blackheads, controls shine and helps to reduce inflammation in order to prevent red and brown coloured marks that are often left by spots.
Exfoliation
Anti-oxidation
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Sun protection | |
Moisturizing | |
Anti-aging | |
Evens skin tone | |
Anti-blemish |
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
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User reviews (6)
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Ingredient list view
Water, Octocrylene, Glycerin, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Alcohol denat., Niacinamide, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dimethicone, Sorbitan stearate, Silica, Isopropyl lauroyl sarcosinate, Styrene/acrylates copolymer, Propylene glycol, Potassium cetyl phosphate, Diisopropyl sebacate, Unknown, Peg-8 laurate, Zinc pca, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, Inulin lauryl carbamate, Mannose, Carnosine, Poloxamer 338, Ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, Disodium edta, Sucrose cocoate, Capryloyl salicylic acid, Vitreoscilla ferment, Xanthan gum, Salicylic acid, Parfum
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
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- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
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- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Amended Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Zinc L-pyrrolidone carboxylate inhibits the UVA-induced production of matrix metalloproteinase-1 by in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts, whereas it enhances their collagen synthesis
- Zinc Therapy in Dermatology: A Review
- Safety Assessment of Ceramides as Used in Cosmetics
- Biological activities of the natural imidazole-containing peptidomimetics n-acetylcarnosine, carcinine and l-carnosine in ophthalmic and skin care products
- Safety Assessment of Acryloyldimethyltaurate Polymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
- Beta Hydroxy Acids
- A review of toxicity from topical salicylic acid preparations