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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

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2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Product category and function

Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 13	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%), water, isostearyl alcohol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, silica, carbomer, capryloyl salicylic acid, potassium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium edta, epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract 4	Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), water (aqua), glycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Effaclar Duo Acne Spot Treatment

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%)

Function: Anti-acne

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Isostearyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.