Product · Cleanser · Foaming · Acne
P. 19 · REVIEWLa Roche-Posay · Cleansers
the oily-skin foaming default.
LRP's foaming gel for oily and acne-prone skin: trace salicylic acid, zinc PCA, thermal-water carrier. Cleans deeper than Cetaphil without the post-wash tightness most acne cleansers leave behind.
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PM cleanse before adapalene or BPO. Sets a clean canvas.
Daily AM workhorse — cuts overnight sebum without stripping.
After clay or sulfur masks, restores skin neutral without re-strip.
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84⁄100
Cheaper; no SA. Same gentleness profile.
71⁄100
pH 5.5 alternate; weaker formulation.
73⁄100
Slightly more drying; budget-tier alternate.
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Routines that include it
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At rinse-off contact-time of 30-60 seconds, expect a 5-10% adjunctive benefit on comedone counts vs a placebo wash. The leave-on Paula's Choice 2% BHA is the actual treatment.
Usually no — but if you're 4-6 weeks into tret and peeling, switch to Toleriane Hydrating for a fortnight, then return.
Same family; gel is the cleanser, Duo is the leave-on treatment. Use them together, not one or the other.
Yes — SA is rinse-off and at trace dose. Far below systemic-absorption thresholds. Dermatology pregnancy guidelines list rinse-off SA cleansers as acceptable.
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