Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
Updated November 10, 2026
Ceramide NP and niacinamide foam for oily-skin cleansing; dries some skin out.
What the community says
A gel-to-foam cleanser with glycerin, ceramide NP, and niacinamide, built to remove excess oil without adding an exfoliating active. It fits oily or combination routines, but tretinoin users and dry, reactive skin may find twice-daily use too stripping.
What this means for you
What people love
- Foaming cleanser that doesn’t strip oily skin
- Basic formula with no exfoliating active
- Niacinamide doesn’t bother some users in cleanser form
Watch out for
- Can leave dry skin tight after washing
- Too strong for some tretinoin users and compromised barriers
- Some users report breakouts or increased oil
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Product Traits
What TikTok says
From 6 TikTok videos1 sponsored, marked with outlined numbers
Creators say this cleanser removes oil without stripping skin, and most who describe their skin type say it suits oily or combination skin 123456. A sponsored creator says the hydrating version suits dry skin instead, so the foaming cleanser is for oilier skin 1. One review roundup reports that multiple users with dry or sensitive skin found it drying and it caused redness 6. One creator calls it gentle and good value at about $17 to $20 4.
Sponsored means the creator disclosed a brand partnership or the video ran as a paid ad.
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Where to buy
Full ingredient list · 19
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser ingredients
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Ceramide Np, Niacinamide, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopherol
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 237 mentions across 9 threads
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 9 threads from r/tretinoin, r/SkincareAddiction and 3 more, summarized.
“I use La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser”
Positive
“wash face same as AM”
Positive
“AM -Wash face, I use La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser”
Positive
“Cleanse with La Roche-Posay purifying facial cleanser.”
Positive
“Cleanse with La Roche-Posay”
Positive
“My current routine:”
Positive
“I use La Roche-Posay Purifying Toleriane Foaming Face Wash for Oily Skin”
Positive
“Cleanser (that does not strip my skin, I use La Roche-Posay Purifying Toleriane Foaming Face Wash for Oily Skin)”
Positive
“I started washing my face regularly with La Roche-Posay products. Not long after, I started breaking out.”
Cautionary
“Washing my face every morning and every night with La Roche-Posay Purifying Foaming Cleanser”
Cautionary
“Ironically, that’s the same cleanser I was using when all of this seemed to start 2 years ago.”
Cautionary
“maybe switch to the boring Vanicream cleanser or La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser.”
Mentioned
“AM gentle cleanser”
Mentioned
“I have used Cerave, Vanicream, and LRP products”
Mentioned
“La Roche-Posay Toleriane Foaming Cleanser”
Positive
“→ rinse with distilled water only”
Positive
“Night”
Positive
Dupes & Alternatives
Often paired with
Products Redditors use alongside this one
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer
Mentioned together in 8 threads
“I use La Roche Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser only at night before Soolantra. In the morning I only wash with water, apply La Roche Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face moisturizer”