Product Description

Reduces blackheads, controls breakouts and improves skin texture. The light, smooth texture helps transform and sooth skin. Blemishes are erased, pores are unclogged and tightened. LHA and salicylic acid is more effective than salicylic acid alone. Formulated with naturally soothing La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water, Effaclar K helps calm the skin.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1816 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: La Roche-Posay
• Model: 0736445
• Released on: 2006-09-21
• Ingredients: Water, DI C12 13 Alkyl Malate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Propylene Glycol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, PEG 100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, PEG 4 Dilaurate, PEG 4 Laurate, Zinc PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates C10 30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, PEG 4, Fragrance
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.25" h x 1.25" w x 1.90" l, .10 pounds

Features

• Reduces blackheads and controls breakouts
• Penetrates and unclogs pores to control acne blemishes
• The light, smooth texture helps transform and sooth skin. The skin is finer, clearer, and softer to the touch
• Helps prevent new acne blemishes from forming
• Non-comedogenic

Customer Reviews

Even Accutane didn't work for me...
I highly recommend this product in combination with other Biomedic products from LaRoche-Posay for the treatment of stubborn acne. I had trouble with moderate to severe acne for most of my 20s. I tried everything - accutane, 5 kinds of antibiotics, differin gel, ortho tri-cyclen + aldactone, stuff from tv, and oftentimes, I used several of the treatments in combination, as directed by my ever-hopeful dermatologist. Finally, I went to a plastic surgeon to see about some scar treatments, and before he did any major procedures, he put me on a combination of effaclar K, a couple of other biomedic products, Retin-A micro, and I had regular micro-dermabrasion and/or facial peel treatments. Retin-A Micro gave me really dry skin, so after I cut that out, everything else worked perfectly. I know other people's recommendations can be annoying, especially when you're certain that nothing will work, but I'd say that this product is worth a try! It really did help me. I continued to use it even after I stopped going to regular microdermabrasion appointments, and I have never had a reoccurence of acne. (As a side note, I also avoided major plastic surgery as a result of the success.)

I Love This Product, I Really Do...
I love this product! I have tried literally hundreds of beauty products from many countries and in every price range. I've used cetaphil and creme de la mer... However, I can say that after two months of using this product it is the best thing I have found for my acne-prone skin. As my dermatologist always emphasizes after I tell him I feel like I'm wasting my money, there is no such thing as a miracle. He's right, and I still get some breakouts, but this has helped- noticeably.

It also did not dry my skin the way all other acne products seem to do. I pair it with LRP's toleriane moisturizer and I get no flakes at all, and almost no zits. Best thing I've ever found for my acne; in my case better than prescription gels or antibiotics. My skin started getting better in a few days, but give it a try for at least 2-3 weeks since it takes some people longer to see results.

Outstanding
I wish I had found this product long ago.

It is the only thing I've actually rated 5-star on Amazon because I believe it rates it.

It reduces visible zits when applied directly to them- sometimes in just a couple of hours.

When applied to the whole face after a warm shower just before bed, you wake up with a clearer, cleaner, tighter face. The acidity kills acne-causing bacteria on and below the surface of the skin, dissolving oily residue, preventing clogged pores, and eating away dead skin.

I found this product in Paris, and a few years later it started to be exported to the USA. Until then, I was spending alot of money to purchase and ship it here into the USA where I live. Now that it is available on Amazon.com, I'm so overwhelmed with happiness.

I cannot possibly say enough. This stuff really is that good. 10/10!!!