La Roche-Posay : Effaclar K

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Active Ingredients:
Salicylic Acid (1.5%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, Isononyl Isononanoate, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, PEG 100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ammonium Polyacrylatedimethyl Taurate, Octyldodecanol, Zinc PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Retinyl Linoleate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra Di T Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Fragrance.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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18.9%
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5.7%
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November 27, 2015
unfortunately does not help
I got this transcribed by my former dermatologist, and I really didn't saw any progress. When I read so many good reviews than I only can think about (once again confirms the fact) t we are all different. The same product unfortunately doesn't help to everyone.
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January 31, 2013

Pros:

None

Cons:

Stings face
Worsens acne
Dries out skin
Makes face red
Causes skin to peel

I was desperate for a product to clear my acne so I bought this and it was the worst mistake I've made in a while. Not only did my skin turn bright red, it also peeled like crazy. My skin would sting when I touched it. I couldn't even apply make up. This product also caused my skin to break out all over my face. My face is now covered with painful pimples and I can't even recognize myself. My skin is the absolute worst it has ever been. I never thought it would get this bad. Now I need to go to the doctor and get a prescribed acne medication to clear up my skin. Please don't buy this product!
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MikaV
September 17, 2016
Same thing happened to me. My acne went from moderate to absolutely horrendous. I saw improvement for the first 2 weeks of using it. However, it all went downhill from there. A full blown breakout all over my face. I ended up being on Accutane 80 mg daily for the next 5 months.
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October 4, 2012

Pros:

I noticed very little change

Cons:

dried my skin out like CRAAAAAZY
was very harsh
very expensive for what it is
made my face red
my face had huge flakes coming off it
couldn't put make up over it at all!

so, I went to the shop with my mum to get some acne treatment when I became aware of my growing acne. I noticed this product and thought I'd give it a go cause it was expensive so it must work! NO. well, that night I put some on and it felt like rubbing velvet in to my skin! it felt so good and I didn't experience any stinging sensation or drying. I kept at it for a while and by the second week I had like 1cm flakes of skin coming off my face! it was sooo embarrassing!!! it also made my face really red after about three hours of application. it was really random and I was at school which was so humiliating! so, I lowered the amount I was putting on my face and my skin still remained burned and red and flakey. I stopped using it immediately! but it took me about three weeks for my skin to get back to normal:( DON'T USE IT ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE DRY SKIN
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January 2, 2011

Pros:

no visable difference to imperfections

Cons:

burnt my skin (red in colour and scaly texture)
drying
expensive

at first i used this product all over my face as instructed but quickly chnaged to only applying this on my problem area (chin) due to its drying effect. It burnt the skin on my chin quite badly after 3 days of day and night-time use. The area is still red and quite scaly in particularly damaged places. Perhaps this was simply too strong a product for my skin as I had seen it get brilliant reviews before i pruchased it
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January 17, 2010

Pros:

nothing

Cons:

dried my skin..broke me out

didnt work for me ...I used it for almost 6 months now together with effecklar Ai and Effecklar cleanser...I thought it was just purging my skin...but am breaking out like crazy..dried my skin...my skin was a lot better before i started... I tried Proactive but developed immunity to it...it only took 3 months for proactive to "purge" my skin and then cleared it on the 4th month... La Roche Posay is expensive too....It might probably work for other but definitely didnt work for me....Good Luck!!
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June 21, 2008

Pros:

it smells good

Cons:

it did not work like the lady said it could my acne got worse i dont like it i like the foaming face wash though my skin is less oily

effaclar k doesnt work for me
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