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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo [+] SPF 30 versus Humane Maximum-Strength 10% Acne Wash .

Published on January 03, 2023

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne and anti aging

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

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Day Moisturizer French Brand France
Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Day Moisturizer

Day Moisturizers are marketed to hydrate the skin during the daytime.

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

Price

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Starts at $36.99
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Starts at $25.95

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
spf rating
30
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Chemical UV Filter (4)
BHA
Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting (2)
Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating (2)
Rosacea (6)
Eczema (6)

Notable Ingredients

PHA
Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Skin Texture
Anti-Aging
Acne Fighting

Concerns

Drying
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo [+] SPF 30 contains this as ingredient number 1.

Humane Maximum-Strength 10% Acne Wash contains this as ingredient number 2.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

30% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
45% are disliked or very disliked
24% have no rating yet
29% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
57% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet

Usage

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Reviews

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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo [+] SPF 30 33 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Anti's avatar

Anti

3 years ago · Dry Skin
Review

Great product but not great moisturizer
I used this product for a month. It has done great job for my acne prone skin and caused no break outs....

Great product but not great moisturizer
I used this product for a month. It has done great job for my acne prone skin and caused no break outs. However, it is not a great moisturizer itself. I mostly used it before my actuall moisturizer. Plus, it has spf.

Humane Maximum-Strength 10% Acne Wash 7 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 2 ratings
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JulianneDowns_191

7 months ago · Skin
Review

only thing that consistently cleared my breakouts

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