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Clarins Total Cleansing Oil Versus La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil

Makeup Remover
Face Cleanser
French Brand France
French Brand France

Updated on January 02, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or silicones

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Buffering, Masking

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and even out skin tone.

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

Learn more about Citric Acid

When to use

24 Routines
17% use in am
83% use in pm
96% use every day
295 Routines
35% use in am
65% use in pm
94% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Clarins Total Cleansing Oil 16 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Expensive (2) Light (2) Light Scent (2)
Lapaki's avatar

Lapaki

3 months ago
Review

It’s an okay cleansing oil. There are better ones and worse ones. It has a lightweight formula and a nice scent, but it doesn’t remove makeup and heavier sunscreen as effectively as other cleansing oils I’ve tried. For the price point, I would have expected better.

#expensive
#light
#light scent
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Sara

1 year ago
Review

It's a very lightweight formula, easy to emulsify and rinse that will erase the majority of your makeup, but still not completely. I've found other makeup removers to be more effective for half the price, so I was expecting a better performance for such a price point. Plus, i won't recommend it in case you have oily/acne-prone skin: Even after rinsing it thoroughly it still breaks me out. I guess Show more

#expensive
#broke me out
#light
#oily

La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil 18 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 5 ratings
Drying (1) Great Value (1) Irritating (1)
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nora fitzsimmons

6 days ago
Review

Even though this is labeled as non-fungal acne safe, I’ve never noticed any breakouts because of it. It is not overly drying and I can double cleanse with it without my skin feeling parched.

#great value
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Larissa Pean

4 months ago
Review

Very drying to the face and body

#drying
#irritating