- Price
- €17.02 · ≈€1.22 per useest. 14 uses
- Size
- 100 ml
- Format
- Clay
- Brand from
- France
- Ingredients
- 20
Where we found it
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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Purifying Clay Mask
€17.02
Clay mask with kaolin and argilla plus 5% panthenol that absorbs excess sebum and helps unclog pores on oily, blemish-prone skin in five minutes.
What stands out in the list
Worked out from the ingredients, not the packaging claims.
Contains fragrance
Listed as Parfum/Fragrance, which can stand for dozens of undisclosed aroma chemicals. Fragrance is one of the most common causes of cosmetic contact allergy.
2 concentration-capped ingredients
EU law sets a maximum for Titanium Dioxide. Products on sale in the EU must comply. It also sets one for Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, which products must comply with from 1 January 2027.
No drying alcohol
No ethanol, alcohol denat. or isopropyl alcohol in the list. Fatty alcohols such as cetearyl alcohol are not drying and do not count.
Nothing flagged for pregnancy
No ingredient on this list is one our encyclopaedia marks as avoided or used with caution in pregnancy. That is not the same as a clearance, so check with your midwife or doctor.
Barrier-supporting actives
Contains Panthenol, ingredients with reasonable evidence for calming and supporting the skin barrier.
The panel
All 20 ingredients, in the order they appear on the pack. Tap a name to read the full entry.
- Well tolerated
- No meaningful concern for most people; irritation is possible but rare.
- Depends on you
- Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
- Worth knowing
- EU-restricted, a common contact allergen, or subject to live debate.
- Avoid
- Banned in EU cosmetics or credibly linked to serious harm.
- Not yet documented
- No encyclopaedia entry for this ingredient yet, so we make no claim about it.
- 03Argilla·
- 13Ceteareth-20·
- below ≈1% - ingredients may be listed in any order
How to use it
Apply a thin layer to cleansed skin, leave to dry for 5 minutes, then rinse off with cool water or remove with Effaclar astringent lotion.
What the brand claims
Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.
- Suitable for oily and blemish-prone skin
- Contains 5% Panthenol B5
