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Effaclar
La roche-posay Effaclar's recognized actives are present, but the brand doesn't disclose their concentrations — so we can't confirm they reach effective doses. We withhold a grade rather than guess.
Actives pyramid
What's actually in it, ranked by how well it's dosed.
What it does
Evidenced benefit intensity, derived from dosed actives.
The receipt
Every point of this grade, traced to the active, its dose, and the evidence.
Glycolic Acid present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~5% dose.
Niacinamide present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~2% dose.
Salicylic Acid present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.
Citric Acid present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~10% dose.
Pros & cons
The honest tradeoffs.
- Recognized formulation base
- Glycolic Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Niacinamide concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Salicylic Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Citric Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
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