Avène Cleanance Cleanser: a Guru Score of 64% from 4 experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"This is an amazing product, really gentle, a well-formulated option, with 2% salicylic acid, lactobacillus ferment lysate to support the skin microbiome, and Avène thermal spring water for its well-documented soothing properties, together giving you the perfect cleanser. It will help control oil without stripping your skin, and it's also appropriate for sensitive, acne-prone skin that can't tolerate more aggressive formats."

All 2 takes from Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"A great product recommendation in this category is Avène Cleanance Cleanser. It provides a gentle yet effective cleanse to keep oil control at bay, keeping pores clean and minimized. It also helps minimize triggers for oil excess production and keeps your skin barrier intact. The key ingredient here is 2% salicylic acid, it unclogs pores by exfoliating deep within the pores and preventing further buildup."

Salicylic Acid vs Benzoyl Peroxide: Which One Do You Actually Need?

"This is an amazing product, really gentle, a well-formulated option, with 2% salicylic acid, lactobacillus ferment lysate to support the skin microbiome, and Avène thermal spring water for its well-documented soothing properties, together giving you the perfect cleanser. It will help control oil without stripping your skin, and it's also appropriate for sensitive, acne-prone skin that can't tolerate more aggressive formats."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"Avene Cleansing For Moderate Blemishes Cream. That one I'll probably just give to a friend."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

~Nay

"This line also contains two cleansers which are fine but for the price I prefer more affordable options like Vanicream or CeraVe. I do not think that you should spend your budget on cleansers in your routine. Save it for the Cleanance products, so skip these two."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Mixed

"It does have gentle surfactants and some proprietary extract. [...] The marketing says it's for oily skin, which leads me to think she may have oily skin. [...] This also has fragrance in it which for sensitive skin depends on what you're sensitive to, but I don't love this. It isn't horrible and the price is right, but there's not really anything in here that's amazing that's really blowing my mind."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid dissolves in oil, so it can get into a pore rather than just working on the surface. That is why it has long-standing evidence for blackheads and milder acne.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Avène Cleanance Cleanser?

A gentle gel cleanser designed for acne-prone and oily skin, formulated with 2% salicylic acid, lactobacillus ferment lysate, and Avène thermal spring water.

Is Avène Cleanance Cleanser worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

What is Avène Cleanance Cleanser's Guru Score?

Avène Cleanance Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 64%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.