La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo [+]
Price: 125.00 AED at Aster Pharmacy
Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Isocetyl Stearate, Niacinamide, Isopropyl Sarcosinate, Silica, Ammonium Polyacrydimethyl Tauramide, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Cetyl Phospate, Zinc PCA, Glyceryl Stearatese, Isohexadecane, Sodium Hydroxide, Myristyl Myristate, 2-oleamido-1, 3-octadecabediol, Nylon-12, Poloxamer338, Linoleic Acid, Disodium Edta, Caprylyl Glycol, Xantham Gum, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide, Pentaerythritly Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Salicylic Acid, Piroctone Olamine, Parfum
Made in France
Whew! Typing the ingredients alone and I want to stop typing! It would have been better if I can just take a photo of it and post it. But unfortunately my camera can't do that. I ended up buying this product as it has been more than a month since I started looking for a moisturizer that doesn't contain Alcohol Denat (I already have too many products with Alcohol Denat and it is not helping my already dry skin on cheeks area), doesn't contain Paraben (I am not exactly avoiding it on 100% basis but then again, other products I am using already have it), Non Comedogenic, No Lanolin and Oil Free. And it is it not too much to ask with SPF too that I can use in the morning. And of course without SPF that I can use at night. Unfortunately that product doesn't seem to exist.
When I first saw this product I didn't have any intention of buying one as I find it too expensive. And I thought this is meant only for those people with acne, especially for teenagers. As I teen I had a breakout too. But then I read somewhere and I am so sorry I am not so good at citing sources most of the time, I am not good at remembering the website nor the writer's name but I can remember what was written... it has been said that this product is a good primer and MOISTURIZER too! That word caught my attention and I was like "finally, what I was looking for really exist!". It is okay if it doesn't have an SPF as I am using Sunscreen in the morning anyway. And it also means I can use it at night so no need for me to buy a separate product that will work as my night cream.
At the side of the box says (I could have just taken a photo if I have a good camera) New Texture: fresh gel cream, 24 hour hydration (this makes me think I don't have to buy a separate product to keep my face hydrated) and lasting mattifying effect, non sticky, non oily finish. Excellent make-up base. Non Comedogenic. It promises to work on the face imperfections such as acne or brown marks. Will unclogged pores.
I am a new user so I cannot comment YET about the brown spots and besides I am already using a La Roche Posay Pigmentclar Serum for that. I cannot comment also about acne as I don't have it. But as a moisturizer I can say thumbs up for this product! This is my day and night cream. So far the best moisturizer that I ever used. It is just too pricey for me. But most of the products in UAE are. This is a tax free country and yet most of the imported goods are pricier here than in the countries where those products came from. If my friend will be able to go to France I'll ask her to buy a few for me or I'll just always wait for a promo/sale.
Until November 30, 2014 Aster Pharmacy is having a promo of buy 2 take 1 product for free. Hope this information helps. But you better call them first before heading to their store. Like in the nearest pharmacy to me, they only have one stock of Effaclar Duo that I had to wait for 2 days to get the other one.
UPDATE: AS OF 27TH OF JANUARY 2015
Since I am using the product religiously every morning and evening, I was able to finish one tube in less than two months. As a moisturizer I don't have complaints about it. But then it was not able to deliver some of what it promises to do so. As of the brown spots it did not help to lessen them. And I am not quite so sure which of the products I am using is helping me prevent to have further brown spots in my face. As I never go out without applying sunscreen as well as the serum for the brown spots. This product is targeted at people prone to acne right? I don't have an acne but only a pimple or two every once in a while and I was expecting this product to prevent my face from having them. But sadly it was not able to help me on that area. I am just finishing the second tube and I will look again for a moisturizer that would suit me but hopefully in a very reasonable price. The price could be justifiable if it is indeed a miracle product as some people claim it to be. If it is indeed a miracle product for others then it is good, but unfortunately not for me. I'll repurchase only if I don't have other options anymore. Till next time. Thanks for dropping by!
