La Roche-Posay Effaclar Effaclar Micro-Peeling Purifying GelIngredients

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Effaclar Micro-Peeling Purifying Gel is a product with 18 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
BHA - Salicylic Acid
Antioxidant - Citric Acid

Provides following positive effects: Cleansing, Antiseptic, Soothing, Moisturizing, Acne fighting and 7 more.

Organic score: 28% natural, 72% chemical.

Made by La Roche-Posay, from France.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Cleansing agent, Emulsifying agent, Surfactant

Decyl Glucoside

Cleansing agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Surfactant

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Sodium Chloride

Flavoring agent, Viscosity controlling agent

Coco-Betaine

Skin conditioning agent, Antistatic agent, Cleansing agent, Foam booster, Hair conditioning, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Salicylic Acid

Skin conditioning agent, Antiacne agent, Antidandruff agent, Exfoliant, Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Keratolytic, Masking, Preservative

PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate

Emulsifying agent, Viscosity controlling agent

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Glycerin⁴, Hexylene Glycol¹⁷
Cleansing agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Decyl Glucoside³, Coco-Betaine⁶
Emulsifying agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate⁸, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides⁹, Hexylene Glycol¹⁷
Surfactant: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Decyl Glucoside³, Coco-Betaine⁶, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides⁹, Hexylene Glycol¹⁷

All the Positive

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Cleansing - 6 components: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Decyl Glucoside³, Coco-Betaine⁶, Salicylic Acid⁷, Citric Acid¹⁴, Hexylene Glycol¹⁷
Antiseptic - 4 components: Sodium Chloride⁵, Coco-Betaine⁶, Salicylic Acid⁷, Sodium Benzoate¹⁸
Soothing - 2 components: Salicylic Acid⁷, Citric Acid¹⁴
Moisturizing - 1 component: Glycerin⁴

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ², Hexylene Glycol ¹⁷

Sulfates

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ²

PEG

PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate ⁸, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides ⁹

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 1Negative: 1

Glycerin^#4Sodium Laureth Sulfate^#2

Oily skin

Positive: 2Negative: 0

Salicylic Acid^#7Menthol^#15

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 3

Salicylic Acid^#7Citric Acid^#14Menthol^#15

Detailed view

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Effaclar Micro-Peeling Purifying Gel

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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