Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
Updated September 17, 2026
Purifying foaming cleanser for oily, acne-prone skin; strips some people dry.
What the community says
A foaming gel cleanser with sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, zinc PCA, and fragrance. It fits oily or acne-prone routines that want a clean rinse, but dry, irritated, or tretinoin users often find it stripping and red.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
Product details
Concerns
Skin Type
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 99 mentions across 20 threads
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 20 threads from r/acne, r/30PlusSkinCare and 4 more, summarized.
“LRP effaclar cleanser”
Mentioned
“10% benzol peroxide will Zapp them away”
Mentioned
“Moisturizer is really important”
Mentioned
“La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming Gel”
Positive
“PM • La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming Gel”
Positive
“every morning I wash my face with La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser”
Positive
“And I've also followed this routine daily with the following products for the last 2 months”
Positive
“The thing is that for some reason this breakup happened while following that routine”
Positive
“My current routine is Ivermectin, Skinoren (azelaic acid), CeraVe moisturizer and La Roche-Posay Effaclar cleanser.”
Cautionary
“I think you should stop the azelaic acid and the Effaclar cleanser (salicyclic acid). Something is aggravating your skin and those are likely culprits.”
Cautionary
“I would get rid of the cleanser. That cleanser tore my skin up badly.”
Cautionary
“Cleanser: La Roche-Posay Effaclar cleanser”
Positive
“My routine is pretty simple:”
Positive
“Effaclar gel changed my life”
Positive
“I just started used La Roche-Posay and am loving the results.”
Positive
“What are your holy grails that you would recommend?”
Positive
