Roche Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Cleanser Reviews Summary

Effectiveness for Oily Skin

Pros:

• "This cleanser is great for reducing oil and build up on your face."
• "I wanted something that help me with my oily skin and I found this cleanser."
• "My skin or my t zone is not oily anymore, my skin feels so soft and smooth."
• "My skin is super oily and this totally saved my skin."
• "Skin is softer and clearer, love the way it foams up."
• "My face was noticeably less oily and also felt nice and soft."
• "I have very sensitive skin and this doesn’t dry it out or bother it at all."
• "It helped clear my cystic acne on my jaw and chin when no other product would."

Cons:

• "Actually this product is not too bad, it cleans your face but in my case leave my face so dry."
• "The sodium Laureth sulfate ingredient used in here has been super drying to the skin."
• "After washing your face you light feel tightness or dryness."
• "It irritated my skin, and I thought I had oily skin, guess not."
• "Unfortunately like the other negative reviews this was very drying."
• "I have oily skin so i thought this product would be good for me however it completely stripped my skin."
• "Was really hoping this would be great for me, there are such good reviews."
• "This was recommended by my friend. It does dry out my face slightly but I have really good creams."

Scent and Formula Change

Pros:

• "I get this wash because it is gentle and doesn't smell strong."
• "It doesn’t have a strong smell which I love it."
• "Love love love! I have very sensitive skin and this doesn’t dry it out or bother it at all."
• "I use it twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. I wet face, pour some into my hand, foam it up."

Cons:

• "Not sure what happened as I’m a long term user of this face wash and have purchased both on Amazon and in store at target among others, but this newest shipment had a noticeable new scent to it."
• "I have been using this product for a while now. They recently changed the formula and the bottle is more blue. The smell is much more fragrant and I’m not sure if it’s the formula is exactly the same. I don’t like the new smell."
• "I really love this cleanser so far but the fragrance is awful!"
• "Lathered well but was way too harsh for my sensitive skin. It also smells like a men’s cologne…which I wasn’t expecting because it says it’s meant for sensitive skin."

Packaging and Product Quality

Pros:

• "The bottle was also much bigger than I thought, which is a great value for the price."
• "I always get the big size and it last more than 6 months."
• "La Roche-Posay is significantly more expensive, but the quality of materials feels at the next level."
• "This facial cleanser was a pleasant surprise. I really like it. It is so generously portioned for the price and I love the pump bottle."

Cons:

• "The face wash itself is great however the bottle came with the pump completely broken off."
• "This is my first time ordering this product (La Roche-Posay Effaclar purifying face wash). I'm very disappointed as it arrived with a broken pump and the top piece missing."
• "The bottle is clearly one that has been used for months! It has that 'film' that can get on items in your shower or grabbed repeatedly with soapy hands, scratches on label and the plastic. There was not any safety wrapping/seal."
• "This is the second bottle I’m using for a pricey face wash but very disappointed as I started using this and when it got to a certain point it wouldn’t pump out."