La Roche-Posay | Beauty & Personal Care > Skin Care > Body > Cleansers > Body Washes
1. Product Information
Lipikar AP+ Gentle Moisturizing Body Wash is La Roche-Posay's syndet-style cleanser for dry to extra-dry, sensitive and eczema-prone skin. It is positioned as the cleansing step of the brand's Lipikar routine: a fragrance-free, soap-free foaming wash built around glycerin, shea butter and niacinamide, with the brand's prebiotic thermal spring water as the supporting carrier. The listing sells it as a 13.52 fl oz (400 ml) pump bottle, unscented and tear-free, and states it is accepted by the National Eczema Association and suitable from two weeks of age.
In use it is a medium-foam gel that rinses without a squeaky finish — the formula leans on a sulfate-plus-betaine cleansing pair buffered by glycerin and a small shea butter load, rather than on the high-surfactant, high-pH format of a traditional body wash. The brand claims 24-hour hydration starting in the shower, meaning the wash is meant to leave a conditioning film behind rather than strip and let the moisturiser do all the work. It is a daily-use product for face and body, and the intended routine is cleanse, then seal with a Lipikar moisturiser while the skin is still damp.
1.1 Product Gallery
Listing imagery published for this ASIN. The listing exposed 6 gallery images and no buyer-uploaded photos at capture time.
1.2 Specification Sheet
| Brand | La Roche-Posay |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Item Dimensions | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Unit Count | 13.5 Fluid Ounces |
| Net Content Volume | 400 ml |
| Product Dimensions | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches; 1.01 pounds |
| Manufacturer | AmazonUs/LOSQH |
| ASIN | B08BJVHYSC |
| Best Sellers Rank | #916 in Beauty & Personal Care; #45 in Bath & Shower Gels |
1.3 What the Brand Claims
- Dermatologist recommended moisturizing body wash for extra dry, sensitive skin provides 24-hour hydration starting in the shower.
- Accepted by the National Eczema Association. This face & body wash for eczema is suitable for babies as young as 2 weeks, children & adults. From the #1 Body Care Brand in European Pharmacies.*
- Moisturizing body & face wash provides long-lasting, 24 hour hydration. Sensitive skin body wash that gently cleanses skin and helps alleviate dryness restoring the skin's moisture barrier.
- This non-stripping, foaming cleanser for dry skin helps protect from the drying effects of water and leaves the skin clean and instantly soothed.
- Shea Butter helps restore the skin's hydrolipidic film and help skin feel soothed while locking in moisture. Helps to comfort and soothe dry skin.
1.4 Manufacturer Q&A
Can this wash be used on both the face and body?
Yes. The manufacturer states it is formulated for daily use on both the face and body, providing lasting hydration without stripping skin.
What are the key nourishing ingredients in the formula?
Shea Butter and Glycerin to replenish moisture, Niacinamide to soothe irritation, and antioxidant-rich prebiotic thermal spring water.
Is it suitable for sensitive and eczema-prone skin?
The brand states it is accepted by the National Eczema Association, soap-free, fragrance-free and paraben-free, and dermatologist-tested for dry to extra-dry sensitive skin.
Can this wash be used on babies and children?
The brand states the tear-free formula is suitable for the whole family, including babies from two weeks old.
2. Product Rating and Customer Voice
The listing carries a large established rating base rather than a thin launch sample, which makes the star distribution and the aspect-level sentiment breakdown the most useful evidence available for this ASIN. Individual review bodies were not rendered during this capture, so the analysis works from the aggregate rating, the published star histogram and the listing's own review-summary widget.
2.1 Star Distribution
Shares are the rounded percentages published on the listing; buckets of 0% do not prove that no such rating exists.
2.2 What Customers Say
Customers find the body wash effective and gentle, noting it leaves skin feeling clean without drying it out and is soft on the skin. The product is particularly suitable for sensitive skin, helping to alleviate itchiness, and customers appreciate its fragrance-free formula and foaming texture. While some customers consider it well worth the money, others find it overpriced, and opinions about rinsability are mixed, with some saying it washes away quickly while others won't use it again.
2.3 Aspect-Level Sentiment
| Aspect | Mentions | Positive | Negative | Positive share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| moisturizing | 506 | 437 | 69 | 86% |
| effectiveness | 431 | 399 | 32 | 93% |
| gentleness | 235 | 211 | 24 | 90% |
| skin compatibility | 156 | 113 | 43 | 72% |
| value for money | 125 | 79 | 46 | 63% |
| fragrance-free | 115 | 100 | 15 | 87% |
| rinsability | 46 | 28 | 18 | 61% |
| foaming | 45 | 34 | 11 | 76% |
The shape of the distribution matters more than the headline average here. With 84% of ratings at five stars and only 3% spread across two- and one-star, the negative tail is small enough that a single review moves a rounding bucket. The two-star bucket sits at 1%, which is a rounded share rather than proof that exactly one rating landed there.
The aspect table is where the friction sits. Moisturizing (506 mentions, 86% positive) and effectiveness (431 mentions, 93% positive) are the load-bearing themes, and gentleness follows at 90%. The two weakest aspects are value for money at 63% and rinsability at 61% — both near the midpoint rather than clearly negative, which reads as a split audience rather than a defect. Buyers who expect a rich, creamy lather find the rinse thin; buyers who came from a stripping gel wash read the same property as the point.
Skin compatibility is the aspect worth watching: 156 mentions with 72% positive leaves 43 negative mentions, the second-largest negative count in the table. That is consistent with a formula that is genuinely gentle for most dry and eczema-prone users while still failing a minority — the sulfate in the cleansing pair is the most likely structural reason, and it is the one claim the product does not make: the label is fragrance-free, not sulfate-free.
3. Product Ingredients
The ingredient layer draws on the only channel that returned a complete table for this product. The COSDNA channel was blocked at the verification layer during this capture and contributed nothing; every row below comes from Skinsort, which published all 23 ingredients in declared order with function labels. The table is complete for its source, not cross-validated against a second database — the gap is disclosed rather than papered over.
3.1 Claim Matrix: What’s Inside
Each row is the source’s own verdict. A NO row means the claim does not hold for this formula.
3.2 Ingredient Classification by Level
Classification rule: each ingredient is assigned to one of four functional levels from its published function label. The levels describe the role a material plays in the formula, not its safety.
| Functional level | Count | Share | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrier & Hydration Core | 9 | 39% | Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Mannose, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycol Distearate, Pentylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol |
| Cleansing & Emulsifying System | 7 | 30% | Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coco-Betaine, Polysorbate 20, PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Cocamide MEA, PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate |
| Formula Support | 5 | 22% | Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate |
| Unclassified Function | 2 | 9% | Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11 |
3.3 Risk Band Coverage
Read the classification as a map of what the formula is doing, not as a safety ranking. The largest block is the barrier and hydration core — water, glycerin, mannose, shea butter, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, propylene glycol and vitreoscilla ferment — which is exactly what a wash marketed on 24-hour hydration should look like. The cleansing and emulsifying system is the second block: sodium laureth sulfate plus coco-betaine as the surfactant pair, with polysorbate 20, PEG-200 glyceryl stearate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, cocamide MEA, glycol distearate and PEG-55 propylene glycol oleate doing the emulsifying and pearl-building work. Formula support is small: sodium hydroxide and citric acid as the pH pair, a chelator, sodium chloride for viscosity, and sodium benzoate as the preservative.
Two structural facts follow from that map. First, the cleanser is a syndet-plus-sulfate hybrid, not a pure syndet — sodium laureth sulfate sits at position 3, which is high for a product aimed at eczema-prone skin, and it is why the source's sulfate-free claim reads NO. Second, the formula is unusually lean on actives for a product with twelve benefit claims: niacinamide is the only material the source groups as a key ingredient, and the twelve benefits are distributed across a formula where most claims rest on one or two materials.
The risk-band chart is deliberately blunt about coverage. Only 3 of 23 ingredients carry any rating at all — glycerin, polysorbate 20 and propylene glycol, all at 0/0 — and the other 20 are unrated. That is missing data, not a clean bill of health: an unrated surfactant is not a safer surfactant, it is an unmeasured one. The source separately flags one potential pore clogger and six ingredients against its fungal-acne screen without naming them in the summary layer, so those two counts are reported as published and not attributed to specific rows.
On the claim matrix, seven of twelve badges hold and five fail. Fragrance-free, alcohol-free, oil-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, EU-allergen-free and reef-safe all read YES. Sulfate-free, cruelty-free, vegan, fungal-acne-safe and pore-clogger-free all read NO. For a buyer whose reason for choosing this product is eczema or reactive skin, the two that matter are fragrance-free (holds) and sulfate-free (does not hold).
3.4 Benefit Claims and Ingredient Backing
| Benefit | Description | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Barrier Repair | Strengthen and restore your skin's natural barrier. | 5 ingredients |
| Hydrating | Boosts hydration and relieves dry, tight skin. | 3 ingredients |
| Redness Reducing | Soothes visible redness and calms irritation. | 2 ingredients |
| Scar Healing | Improves the look of marks and scars. | 2 ingredients |
| Acne Fighting | Fights acne and helps prevent breakouts. | 1 ingredient |
| Anti-Aging | Softens lines and helps skin look youthful. | 1 ingredient |
| Brightening | Restores radiance to dull, tired skin. | 1 ingredient |
| Reduces Irritation | Eases discomfort and supports skin resilience. | 1 ingredient |
| Good For Oily Skin | Balances oil and helps reduce shine. | 1 ingredient |
| Reduces Large Pores | Minimizes the look of enlarged pores. | 1 ingredient |
| Dark Spots | Fades dark spots for even skin tone. | 1 ingredient |
| Skin Texture | Smooths rough patches and refines texture. | 1 ingredient |
3.5 Concerns Flagged by the Source
- May Worsen Dryness — Can strip moisture and worsen dryness.
- May Trigger Acne — Can clog pores or trigger breakouts.
- May Worsen Eczema — May worsen itching or irritation for eczema.
- May Worsen Oily Skin — May increase shine or excess oil.
- May Worsen Rosacea — Can trigger flare-ups in rosacea-prone skin.
These are ingredient-class warnings, not predictions about this product or about any individual user.
3.6 Complete Ingredient List
23 of 23 ingredients captured, in declared order. Comedogenic and irritancy are read low-is-safer; EM means the source published no rating, which is missing data rather than a zero.
| # | Ingredient (INCI) | Function | Comedogenic | Irritancy | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 2 | Glycerin | Humectant | 0 | 0 | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 3 | Sodium Laureth Sulfate | Cleansing | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 4 | Coco-Betaine | Cleansing | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 5 | Polysorbate 20 | Emulsifying | 0 | 0 | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 6 | PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate | Surfactant | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 7 | PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate | Emulsifying | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 8 | Niacinamide | Smoothing | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 9 | Mannose | Humectant | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 10 | Sodium Hydroxide | Buffering | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 11 | Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate | Chelating | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 12 | Vitreoscilla Ferment | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 13 | Butyrospermum Parkii Butter | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 14 | Glycol Distearate | Emollient | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 15 | Acrylates Copolymer | EM | EM | EM | Unclassified Function |
| 16 | Citric Acid | Buffering | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 17 | Cocamide MEA | Emulsifying | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 18 | PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate | Surfactant | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 19 | Pentylene Glycol | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 20 | Polyquaternium-11 | EM | EM | EM | Unclassified Function |
| 21 | Propylene Glycol | Humectant | 0 | 0 | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 22 | Sodium Chloride | Masking | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 23 | Sodium Benzoate | Masking | EM | EM | Formula Support |
4. Product Price
Price is tracked across two live channels for this ASIN. The tracker has monitored the product since September 2020, so the all-time range below spans more than six years of selling history rather than a single season.
4.1 Price History Summary
| Price type | Lowest ever | Highest ever | Current | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $13.48 (2026-06-21) | $19.99 (2026-07-31) | $19.99 (2026-10-28) | $19.29 |
| 3rd Party New | $13.98 (2026-10-06) | $20.99 (2023-02-22) | $19.99 (2026-10-13) | $17.93 |
| 3rd Party Used | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The source labels the third column “Current +”. The plus sign is a page control, not part of the value. A current price carries the date it was last observed, not a live quote; the most recent observation here is 2026-10-28, 2 day(s) before this report.
4.2 Price Comparison Across Benchmarks
Every bar is a transcribed figure from the table above, compared side by side across price types.
4.3 Current Price Position
| Price type | vs lowest | vs highest | vs average | vs list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | +48.3% | +0.0% | +3.6% | +0.0% |
| 3rd Party New | +43.0% | -4.8% | +11.5% | +0.0% |
Derived here from the transcribed values; these percentages are not published by the source.
4.4 Price Trend
The source publishes five values per price type and no observation-level table, so this line connects the three dated points that exist. It shows the direction between recorded extremes, not the true path of the price.
The structural signal is a narrow band sitting at list. Amazon's all-time range for this ASIN is $13.48 to $19.99 — a spread of $6.51, or 48% of the low — and the current price of $19.99 is the top of that range, not a discount from it. The average of $19.29 sits within 3.5% of the current price, which means the current price is the normal state of this listing rather than a spike: buyers are almost never paying much below list.
The two channels have converged. Third Party New last observed $19.99 on 13 October and Amazon last observed $19.99 on 28 October, so the marketplace carries no premium and no discount at the current price — parity rather than competition. That is unusual, and it usually means the buy box is effectively single-sourced. The third-party average of $17.93 is pulled down by older, deeper offers rather than by anything live today.
The one genuine discount event in the record is the June 2026 dip to $13.48, roughly 33% below list, which the price path then recovered from within six weeks. For a buyer, the practical read is that this is a list-price product with occasional promotional windows, so a watch at the $16 level is a realistic target and a wait for a sub-$14 price is a long one. No used-market data exists for this ASIN at all, which is a finding about the secondary market rather than a gap in the capture.
5. Method, Confidence and Limits
| Element | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Price and list price | High | Rendered on a US-context page with a New York delivery ZIP, native USD |
| Rating and star histogram | High | Published aggregate on the listing |
| Aspect-level sentiment | Medium-High | Listing's own summary widget; mention counts are model-derived, not audited |
| Individual review text | Not available | No review bodies rendered at capture |
| Buyer photos | Not available | No image tiles rendered at capture |
| Ingredient table | Medium-High | Single complete channel (23 of 23); no second-database cross-check |
| Ingredient risk ratings | Low | Only 3 of 23 rows carry a rating |
| Price history | High for values, Low for shape | Five transcribed values per type; no observation-level series |
| Specifications | High | Transcribed from the listing's detail table |
This report is a single snapshot taken on 30 October 2026 from a US delivery context. Rank, price and review counts move between captures; two runs a day apart on the same ASIN routinely differ on rank. No reviewer identity appears anywhere in this report by design. The ingredient analysis rests on one database because the second was unreachable, and the absence of a rating on an ingredient is reported as unrated, never as zero risk. Nothing here is a regulatory or dermatological determination.