The European life, though
completely exciting and new, had a toll on my skin. Whether it was the drastic
difference in weather compared to India or it was the change in diet, I don’t
know! But, I had a huge breakout on my face that I could not explain. So, my
agenda for this summer was to get my skin back to normal. My best friend in
this process was La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo. I’ve never really struggled with
imperfections and pimples, so I never had the need for any anti-acne
products; this was the first one I ever used.
Effaclar Duo claims to contain
four active ingredients that act on skin imperfections. It contains Niacinamide
and Piroctone Olamine as antibacterial (helps against pimples) as well as
Linoleic Acid that helps get rid of dead cells that are responsible for pore
clogging. It also contains Thermal Spring Water to give a soothing effect and
anti-irritant effect.
I used Effaclar Duo first twice a
day after cleansing and fell absolutely in love with it. Although it’s a cream,
it has a very light almost gel like consistency. It spreads evenly and very easily over the face. Even with it being like a gel, I'm guessing because of the high humidity we face in Mumbai, it left my skin feeling sticky. Initially when I used it, it gave me
a little bit of redness and my skin felt slightly dehydrated around the cheeks.
I stopped using it twice a day and went to using it only at night. After my
skin got used to the product, the redness disappeared and it worked like a
dream! My pimples reduced and now I hardly get any breakouts. My whiteheads
disappeared completely and the pimple marks that were refusing to go, started reducing and fading and now, they are hardly even visible!
One thing that must be mentioned is that it would be foolish to expect these results to happen within a few days. It took almost 2-3 weeks before I could see the difference in my skin. But, it is definitely worth a buy for those who have imperfection/acne prone skin.
Price – Rs. 999 for 40 ml.
Where you can find La Roche-Posay
products in India – I don’t know about other cities, but in Mumbai, I saw them
at Inorbit Mall (Malad) at the Health and Glow beauty shop.