A soap-free gel that cleans, purifies and cuts shine on oily skin
Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel is a gentle cleanser for the daily care of oily and blemish-prone skin, on the face and body. Avène Thermal Spring Water soothes and softens, and zinc gluconate helps purify and mattify. Its key active, Comedoclastin, a milk thistle extract, helps regulate sebum, reducing excess shine and limiting the appearance of blemishes. It lathers into a pleasant foam and cleans without drying, and most users felt their skin immediately clean and matte.
The texture
A green gel that foams softly with water and rinses off easily, with a light, fresh scent.
Who it suits
- Oily and combination skin
- Blemish-prone skin with blackheads
- Teenagers and adults
- Back and chest breakouts
Worth knowing before you buy: It contains fragrance and colourants. A cleanser alone will not clear breakouts; follow with a targeted care such as Cleanance Comedomed.
How long one tube lasts
Used morning and evening on the face, the 200ml tube lasts around two to three months.
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- Texture: gel
- Skin type: oily and blemish-prone skin, including sensitive
- Concerns: excess sebum, shine, impurities, blemishes
- When to apply: morning and/or evening
- Age: 12+
- Main benefits: cleanses, purifies, mattifies, helps limit blemishes, face and body
- Formulated without: soap, parabens
How to use
Apply morning and/or evening to damp skin, massage into a lather and rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. Pat dry.
Active ingredients
- Comedoclastin (milk thistle fruit extract): helps regulate sebum and limit blemishes
- Zinc gluconate: purifies and mattifies
- Avène Thermal Spring Water: soothes and softens
Ingredients
Water (Aqua) · Zinc Coceth Sulfate · Lauryl Betaine · Decyl Glucoside · Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol · PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate · Polysorbate 20 · Citric Acid · Fragrance (Parfum) · Green 5 (CI 61570) · Isopropyl Alcohol · PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil · PEG-6 · PPG-26-Buteth-26 · Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract · Sodium Benzoate · Sodium Chloride · Sodium Hydroxide · Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate · Yellow 5 (CI 19140) · 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: 3282770139204
