La Roche-Posay : Effaclar Duo

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Active Ingredients:
Benzoyl Peroxide 5.5%.

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, Isostearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Silica, Carbomer, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acrylates C10 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Epilobium Angustifolium (Canadian Willowherb) Flower, Leaf Stem Extract.

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36.5%
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6.3%
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3.2%
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33.3%

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October 15, 2016
Confused - everything turned red!
I used this for a night as per my Doc's recommendation and it seems to have turned all my pimples deep red. Having read all the positive reviews, I decided to persevere and continue using for another night - now they've turned slight brown. Should i continue using the product?
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June 4, 2010

Pros:

Not sticky, dont stink, makes my skin smooth, really worth trying, not expensive, great for scars too!

Cons:

None I guess...

I've been using this for 3 weeks and im seeing a diference on my red marks which some are scars(look like red holes), they are disapearing, i cant even believe it. I'll use it till my skin is totally smooth, i guess its possible, this product gave me hope, lots of it, RECOMENDED!
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July 23, 2014
Really works!
I had terrible breakouts for 5 months, and I mean really massive, cystic acne the type that has people staring at you in the street. I was running out of options and never considered Effaclar until I went to a dermatologist. She had want to put me on Roaccutane but I refused. She gave me some samples of Effaclar as a sweetener but I didn't think anything of it, in fact I wasn't going to bother with them at all until I ran out of moisturiser. Anyway, it wasn't instant but it has definitely cleared my acne so much so that I don't come on Acne.org anymore but have today to tell people to give it a shot. I know how upsetting acne can be and how it can ruin your life so I really just wanted to give my opinion in the hope that others get the same positive results and all without having to go down the dangerous accutane route.
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September 10, 2016
Amazing!!
This is incredible- 12 years of cystic hormonal acne, tried everything ... Clear within 2 weeks of using this with dove soap. 6 weeks later not a pimple in sight not even with my period. So thankful I found fhis.
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October 4, 2015
My face got worst
I did tons of research on this product before I used it and i was super excited to try it so I purchased it at target because I didn't want to wait for shipping. I took daily pics of my face and my face for 5 days has gotten worst I went from minor pimples on my forehead to numerous cyst like bumps on my cheeks and along my jaw bone. I am very disappointed...
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fightingagainstacne
November 15, 2015
If you have more severe acne, the product may be making your face "purge." Acne that lies under the skin doesn't heal itself over the course of a few days. A good acne treatment can make skin better before it gets worse. I would stick with it, as long as it isn't causing an allergic reaction. Even the best skin care needs time to work.
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April 4, 2011

Pros:

lightens scars
prevents and gets rid of pimples
smells good

Cons:

semi expensive

I've been using the effaclar foaming facewash toner and then putting this on after morning and night. This stuff is the ONLY thing that has worked for me. ive been on retin-a, minocycline, acnetox, proactiv, acne free etc. Ive been using it for about a month now and my skin has cleared significantly. i used to have about 6 pimples at a time on my face with many scars but now i have no pimples left and my scars have even lightened. BUY IT! so worth it
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February 4, 2015
Dangerous, WORSENED HORRIBLY my GF's acne problem
I'm really angry with this product, my girlfriend has acne and used this and the product looks like it burned her face, she has a horrible red spot on her cheeks were she had a couple of pimples. even worse, there's no indications anywhere as of what to do when this happens. I would advice anyone not to take the risk of buying this crap. If anyone knows what to do to revert the damage this thing did please respond to this message, my GF doesn't even want to go outside. She used it for a week
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WhiteCrow
July 25, 2015
I know it's quite late, but here's what I do when I accidentally burn my face (on account of overnight spot treatments such as garlic *veeery bad idea*, clay masks mixed with essential oils or any other sh*t) Firstly, apply ice on the spot and leave it there for about a minute. Then apply green tea compresses twice daily (or more than twice, if she feels so. just cut a small part of a cotton pad, to fit the spot under discussion, and soak it in freshly brewed green tea, but not too hot, to avoid getting burned once again; wait for it to dry partially and apply again) Secondly, apply a chamomile toner, and, , while the skin is still damp, apply a vitamin c serum (you can buy vitamin c drops for children from the drugstore). Use this treatment twice daily until the burn heals. Also, she can use a mixture of sweet almond oil and one or two drops of lavender essential oil with a cotton pad on the problematic areas. Hope it helps
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cj1990
September 2, 2015
Google PROFESSIONAL SKINCARAE FORMULA FROM PHILIPPINES...
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Quel
June 5, 2016
I just use this on cystic acne since it's quiet strong, after I wash my face I apply my toner and apply this on top of my zits. They sting horrible, so I wipe them out cottonpads and rose water and then I applied aloevera gel on the zits leave it on overnight, and during the day I use good sunscreen. I did this every day, and on the third day my skin became red and even turned brown yes brown. On the 6th day I can just peel the skin that dried out and viola,beautiful new skin under it. This stuff works on cystic acne, but not as a regular moisturizer for me, but I'm still really happy with this one
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April 20, 2013

Pros:

The small tube lasts long, smell fresh, good base for make up, and the most important : IT WORKED!

Cons:

The high price! (but worth it!)
The fact it is long to see results : so be patient if you try it!! It's worth it!!
Before it started working,after 2 months of use, it kind of burned some areas of my skin(like a sunburn)! I was panicking but after 2 days it was healed, and those areas never had any other breakouts since then!! So don't panic if you feel your skin burning while using it, keep using it : it'll work!

I have been using effaclar duo every morning and night since 2 months and a half now. I first wash my face with the effaclar foaming gel, then apply the moisturizer from La Roche Posay Hydraphase Intense Light and add Effaclar Duo. I learned Effaclar Duo is better as a spot treatment so I apply it only were my face is more prone to acne. It started working for real after 2 months of use : Now my skin is also 90% cleared! My skin is also less red and feel soft!
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May 30, 2017
Didn't work for me
I used this product along with the face wash that is suppose to match with it. After day one I had a horrible breakout and so I assumed it was just the beginning and I would have clear skin after. However my spots only got worse on my forehead and my chin for 3 months. Whenever I applied the cream my spots would burn and i thought it meant that they were working but my skin never cleared. I stopped using the product and only after a week there was a massive change and my skin was clearer but still spotty. If anyone knows any working products please tell me. I've had so many spots for so many years it has definetly lowered my self confidence.
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February 4, 2015
It is not the way you look, it is how you are going to look.
For many years I suffered with acne, now I am acne free, because I discovered one secret, that need to share with any or everyone who want to be free from their acne. Well it is the power to believe that whatever product I am going to use, whatever the choice it is will work. I understand that every skin type and mindset is different, every product and component is different. From the very start, I did not worry about the way I look, I started to believe about the way I am going to look after I apply the medication and it worked.
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