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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Topical Retinoid For Acne Versus Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner

Facial Treatment
Toner
French Brand France
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on March 31, 2025

Overview

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any 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.

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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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

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner 28 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 17 ratings
Hydrating (7) Works Well (7) Absorbs Well (6)
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prosla_sam_vozacki

2 years ago
Review

Would marry this product.
Hydrating & moisturizing at the same time. If I have a small breakout it would be gone in 3 days max, sometimes even the next day. After focusing on hydration my skin doesn't suffer from hormonal acne anymore.

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JMazzeri

1 year ago
Review

I loved how this toner/essence felt on my skin!! Just the right consistency, just the right glow…
But; I recently discovered that fermented ingredients (and their function) ABSOLUTELY increased the terrible eruption that occurred on my face. I’m sensitive to the fermented ingredients :/. It’s what makes so many of the Korean skincare products so very effective, and now I have to purge hundreds Show more

#broke me out
#irritating
#light
#absorbs well