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La Roche Posay EFFACLAR MEDICATED ACNE FACE WASH.

La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash
Ingredients Explained

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This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Cleansers

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Salicylic Acid

Percentage: 2.0 %

Full ingredient list

Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, zinc gluconate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-47, menthol, capryloyl salicylic acid, citric acid.

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Ingredient functions

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Ingredients Function (What it does)
Salicylic acid (2%) Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium laureth sulfate Surfactant/Cleansing
Decyl glucoside Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Sodium chloride Viscosity controlling
Coco-betaine Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate Surfactant/Cleansing

Ingredients explained

1

Salicylic acid (2%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

2

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.

3

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

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