Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 4, 2026
Foaming cleanser that calms oily acne-prone skin; strips some faces dry.
What the community says
A foaming gel cleanser with glycerin, zinc PCA, and fragrance. Oily or combo skin tends to like the clean feel; dry, reactive, or tret skin often finds it tight, red, and a bit stripping.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Daily use can leave skin tight, dry, and red
- Fragrance and stronger surfactants bug sensitive skin
- Too harsh once tretinoin or barrier damage enters the chat
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Concerns
Use caution
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Real Reddit threads — 124 mentions across 19 threads
La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 19 threads from r/acne, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 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:”
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“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?”
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