Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
Updated September 25, 2026
Oil-cutting foaming gel that can tame acne; daily use can feel stripping.
What the community says
A foaming gel cleanser with sodium laureth sulfate, zinc PCA, glycerin, and fragrance. People with oily, acne-prone skin like the clean rinse; drier, rosacea-prone, or tret users often say it feels tight, drying, or irritating.
What this means for you
What people love
- Zinc PCA plus glycerin
- Cuts oil without heavy residue
- Useful for acne-prone routines
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Real Reddit threads — 110 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 4 more, summarized.
“LRP effaclar cleanser”
Mentioned
“10% benzol peroxide will Zapp them away”
Mentioned
“Moisturizer is really important”
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“La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming Gel”
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“PM • La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming Gel”
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“every morning I wash my face with La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel Cleanser”
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“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”
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“Cleanser: La Roche-Posay Effaclar cleanser”
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“My routine is pretty simple:”
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“My current routine is Ivermectin, Skinoren (azelaic acid), CeraVe moisturizer and La Roche-Posay Effaclar cleanser.”
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“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
“Effaclar gel changed my life”
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“I just started used La Roche-Posay and am loving the results.”
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“What are your holy grails that you would recommend?”
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