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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Topical Retinoid For Acne Versus Good Molecules BHA Clarify Gel Cream

Facial Treatment
General Moisturizer
French Brand France
American Brand United States

Updated on June 01, 2024

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, oily skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, silicones or sulfates

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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.

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6% use in am
94% use in pm
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58% use in pm
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Reviews

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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Topical Retinoid For Acne 8 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 6 ratings
Drying (1) Irritating (1) No Scent (1)
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Petrichoria

2 years ago
Review

Tremendously helped me control my acne due to PCOS and is fungal-acne safe. It caused a bit of a purge in the first few weeks as my skin acclimated, but it definitely calmed any active acne down, as well controlled my oily skin. 100/10.

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Wren P

8 months ago
Review

update: i did not find the right balance, my skin became too dry and irritated to use any makeup while using this, even while moisturizing a lot, and i also realized this was a rosacea trigger for me. i'm sure it's a good product for some people, just didn't work for me. it did seem to help with my acne.

original review: seems to really help with my acne, and I tolerate it much better than Show more

#drying
#irritating
#no scent
#works well

Good Molecules BHA Clarify Gel Cream 25 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Great Value (2) Strong Scent (2) Absorbs Well (2)
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tatiana manotas

10 months ago
Review

I'm in my second tube and using it daily it have cleared up my bumps in my forehead and my acne around my cheeks.

#great value
#light
#absorbs well
#sticky
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zahraa

27 days ago
Review

first impression: i accidentally used WAY too much and it BURNED. it hurt so bad i genuinely saw stars but i didn’t wanna wipe off the skincare under it so i kept it on as an overnight mask (because of how much i used there was no way i could rub it in lol) but when i woke up, every last blackhead on my forehead was gone and i had a lot. for the first use, thats kinda crazy.
general impression: Show more

#great value
#drying
#absorbs well
#strong scent