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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Cleanser Versus Celimax The Real Noni Acne Bubble Cleanser

Face Cleanser
Face Cleanser
French Brand France
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on March 03, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
The Real Noni Acne Bubble Cleanser

Morinda Citrifolia Extract 35.511%

Astringent

Water

Skin Conditioning

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Cleansing
May worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin Icon

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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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Masking

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

Learn more about Sodium Chloride
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

8 Routines
38% use in am
63% use in pm
75% use every day
126 Routines
40% use in am
60% use in pm
97% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Cleanser 23 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Hydrating (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)
KadenLunt's avatar

KadenLunt

1 month ago
Review

Swapped out the Differin 10% Benzoyl Peroxide wash for this and am loving it so far. The Differin cleanser caused all my skincare to foam up no matter how much I rinsed, but I’ve had no issues with this cleanser. Noticeable reduction in breakouts within 1-3 days + the formulation doesn’t feel like it strips my skin after using it. Highly recommend to combine adapalene gel with this if your skin Show more

#hydrating
#no scent
#works well

Celimax The Real Noni Acne Bubble Cleanser 44 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Great Value (1) Hydrating (1) Light Scent (1)
sirilakinunchot's avatar

Shewava In

4 months ago
Review

I love her she is great for acne prone skin unclogged skin super gentle I use it two time a day and don’t have any issues recommend for everyone cuz she is great

#great value
#hydrating
#light scent
#works well