La Roche-Posay : Effaclar Duo

It is my favorite product from the whole line and I use it twice a day as my daily cream, thus under I put some moisturizing day cream for acne prone skin (previously Rev Acnosal, Effaclar H and now trying out Pergam Acnell) as I find it too light to keep my skin moisturized enough, especially in winter or when using topical skin treatments. It keeps my oils under control. Specifically noticed when sometimes due to my laziness after washing my face/having shower I haven't put this cream immediately on, within an hour my T zone becomes oily like a pancake. Also once while traveling I was in a country where they do not sell LRP products at all (and I didn't know that) and I ran out of my Effaclar Duo - you can't imagine how horrible my skin became just in one week without the cream! Due to overproducing the oils my pores became clogged and I got pimples everywhere - even where I usually haven't got! And I kept all the rest of my routine the same. I should note down I like the new Duo plus version better than the old Effaclar Duo, as it lightens the redness on my cheeks (sensitive skin) and acne scars. After one year of using it my old scars on the forehead and cheeks have become almost invisible, on the chin not so much but only because my acne isn't cured and pimples and cysts keep popping up there (hormonal imbalance). I give only 4 stars because it doesn't moisturize enough for my personal preferences. Otherwise it would be 5.

I was using this more or less 3 months and I didn't saw any progress. Do not put too much hope in this product. I think this is not for real acne problem, maybe just for skin with few pimples.

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...

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.

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

This product is terrible. I've spent the whole summer using it because my dermatologist told me it was THE solution to my acne issues. It simply destroyed my skin and I went from a bad case of cystic acne to scars and disgusting whiteheads all over my cheeks and jawline. I was so disfigured I couldn't even face a mirror or sleep because it hurt. Now that I've stopped using it, my skin looks terrible  '"hypermygmentation all over the face'" + it is oversensitive and I can't put anything on it.

I have had acne for like 5 years since I had my first period. I took oral medications as well several acne gels and creams. And my acne got clear leaving few red scars on my cheeks. Since then whenever my period was about to start I used to have 3 or 4 pimples on my cheeks but they were cleared after a week or so. but two months before my skin broke out severly n my brother in law sent me the acne kit of laroche. It did not help with my acne much. it just dried the pimples and made them cysts. no i have a real bad cystic acne and i dont want to seee mirror. i stopped using this product after two weeks. but since then my skin did not get better. so i wanted to give it another go i have started using the effaclar due again every morning and night. its been a week and i am not seeing any visible improvment. i have now ordered neutrogena acne kit

If you have luxury tastes and love your skin to feel clean in one wash and naturally balanced, this is a wonderful product for mild acne and to prevent acne on oily/combo skin, or to use for recovery from more industrial strength acne systems. Alas, too expensive.

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.

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!