Skincare is my favorite topic in the beauty world, but its so difficult to find a good product that really does what
it promises to. I'm usually very careful
with new products, especially with my dry-oily combination acne
prone sensitive skin!. I know it sounds very problematic.
I had tried several products from the French brand La Roche-Posay
and it's a brand that I trust! I find that it works very well on oily
acne prone skin. Today I will review one of my must haves products from this brand the : La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo (+)! I have suffered from acne since I was a teenager, trying many 'anti-acne’ product out there without real improvements? The only thing
that kind of helped my skin were prescriptions from the doctor.
This version is actually an update (thats the +) that targets scars
and blemishes. Here is what the product promises (from the official site)
Sounds great right, now about the ingredients, which are so important when it comes to skincare and it's effectiveness.
- procerad™ is there patented ceramide that promises to protect against the appearance of red or brown spots by suppressing the excessive production of melanin that is present when spots first appear.
- Further there is also Niacinamide, a very famous and effective cell-communicating, anti-inflammatory ingredient. Many studies have shown that it increases barrier function and ceramide levels and also lightens hyperpigmentation.
- Piroctone Olamine is an anti-yeast anti-bacterial ingredient, also used as preservative and antidandruff in shampoos. Here it's function is to combat bacterial proliferation on the skin.
- LHA and Salicylic acid these are often used as acne treatments. Numerous studies showed improved skin barrier function and increased collagen production. It's antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and exfoliating! Additionally, very easily absorbed by the skin compared to other ingredients.
- Linoleic Acid is anti-inflammatory, moisturizing and healing supportive ingredient. Furthermore, it penetrates the skin and can help facilitate the penetration of other active ingredients.
OMG it's amazing, what a great ingredient list ! The
texture is gel-like and a little bit is enough to cover the whole face. I used
it regularly when my skin was troubled and it definitely reduced redness and
active acne. Skin cleared up, the red nasty pimples reduced in size! Every time
when I feel like my skin is prone to blemish I use this product after
cleansing. It's really good for combating oily skin, but much to drying for my
combination to dry skin. When I used it as a moisturizers I had dry patches and
my skin was dehydrated. But you can use a moisturizer after and the problem is
solved. This is actually what I did later, used it like a 'treatment' before a
moisturizer. Nowadays, after several facials and another skincare
routine which I love, I still reach for this product every time I see some
blemishes. The product gave my over sensitive skin no adverse reaction! The
only thing I didn't like about it, is that it didn't do much for my clogged
pores. I saw a reduction in clogged pores but still had many left (my skin is very problematic, others may not experience this).
Overall great
product. A must have, will be on my dress table for a while.)
Pro's
- effective
against blemishes and redness
- Reduced
appearance of red inflamed pimples
- Takes down
oiliness, anti - shine function
- Good for
sensitive skin
- helps to unclog
pores
- Not expensive
compared to other brands, 20 euro for 40 ml tube in a French pharmacie (maybe
be more expensive elsewhere). Not very cheap but ingredients are so effective
and well formulated
Con's
-not moisturizing enough for dry skin but this is ok because it's not supposed to be a real moisturizer
-did not really help unclog 'many' pores
I love this product, my fiancée uses it all the time as he gets quite a few blemishes, probably because of his beard!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, this seems to help calm his skin right down and it always helps me when I'm having hormonal breakouts. I just use this all over my face for a couple of days and the redness goes right down :)
Thanks for your super thorough review :D
Laura x
Same for me the product is great. Have you tried other products from the brand? The Efaclar K is great, it's more concentrated
DeleteI recently purchased this the other day after hearing many good things about it! Glad to know it worked super well for you so I'm looking forward to using it for myself! I'm also skeptical about how it would 'unclog' pores but as long as it reduces redness and blemishes, I'm happy !
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Hope you will like it) it is indeed a good product
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