A daily exfoliating wash that clears persistent blemishes and smooths texture
Avène Cleanance Comedomed Peeling Cleansing Gel is a daily gel cleanser with a gentle peeling action, made for oily, blemish-prone skin from 13 years old. It pairs 3% succinic acid and 2% lactic acid, which loosen dead cells and help unclog pores, with Comedoclastin, a milk thistle extract that helps control shine. With no oily phase, it rinses off cleanly and respects the skin at pH 5.5. In Avène's studies, persistent marks look smoother and skin becomes twice as receptive to the care that follows.
The texture
A clear green gel that foams lightly on damp skin and rinses off without leaving any film. Skin feels clean and fresh, without the tight feel of harsher blemish washes. It has no added fragrance.
Who it suits
- Oily skin with persistent spots and blackheads
- Uneven, rough skin texture and visible pores
- Blemishes on the face, chest or back
- Teenagers from 13 and adults
Worth knowing before you buy: the acids can tingle on sensitive or freshly shaved areas, so start once a day and build up. It contains sulfates. If your skin is dry or irritated from other blemish products, the Cleanance Hydra Soothing Cleansing Cream is gentler.
How long one bottle lasts
With a pea-sized pump for the face twice a day, the 400ml bottle lasts around four to five months. Using it on the back and chest too brings that closer to two months.
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- Texture: gel
- Skin type: oily, blemish-prone skin
- Skin concerns: blemishes, uneven skin texture, excess sebum
- When to apply: morning and/or evening
- Age: 13+
- Main benefits: purifies, exfoliates, smooths skin texture, helps control shine
- Formulated without: fragrance
How to use
Apply to damp skin on the face, chest or back and gently massage in. Rinse thoroughly with water. Use morning and/or evening. Avoid the eye area.
Active ingredients
- Succinic acid (3%) and lactic acid (2%): exfoliate dead cells and help unclog pores
- Comedoclastin (milk thistle fruit extract): helps reduce the look of blemishes and controls shine
- Zinc gluconate: purifies and soothes
- Avène Thermal Spring Water: soothes and softens the skin
Ingredients
AVENE AQUA · AQUA · SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE · COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE · SUCCINIC ACID · COCO-GLUCOSIDE · SODIUM HYDROXIDE · LACTIC ACID · CI 42090 · CITRIC ACID · GLYCERYL OLEATE · CI 61570 · HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL · HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE GLYCERIDES CITRATE · ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL · OLETH-10 · PEG-6 · SILYBUM MARIANUM FRUIT EXTRACT · SODIUM BENZOATE · TOCOPHEROL · ZINC GLUCONATE
Formulations are updated by the manufacturer from time to time. Always check the packaging you receive.
Manufacturer information
Brand: Laboratoires Dermatologiques Avène
Address: Les Cauquillous, 81506 Lavaur Cedex, France
EAN: 3282770399479
