La Roche-Posay | Beauty & Personal Care > Skin Care > Face > Cleansers > Washes
1. Product Information
Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil is La Roche-Posay's lipid-replenishing wash for dry to extra-dry, sensitive and eczema-prone skin, sold as a 13.52 fl oz (400 ml) pump. Despite the word oil in the name, it is a foaming gel-oil hybrid rather than a classic cleansing oil: it lathers, rinses with water, and is designed for use on both face and body, including a baby's scalp. It carries the National Eczema Association acceptance and is stated to be suitable from two weeks of age, unscented and soap-free.
In the brand's Lipikar routine it is step one — the cleanse — paired with the AP+M moisturiser and the eczema cream. The claim set is the familiar AP+ promise: 24-hour hydration that starts in the shower, a non-stripping rinse that protects skin from the drying effect of water, and shea butter to restore the hydrolipidic film. Practically, it is a daily-use product for people who find a standard body wash too drying but who do not want the residue of a true cleansing oil.
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 | 400 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Age Range (Description) | Suitable for babies 2 weeks & older |
| Item Dimensions | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Unit Count | 13.52 Fluid Ounces |
| Net Content Volume | 13.52 fluid ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 2.37 x 2.37 x 7.92 inches; 14.11 ounces |
| Item model number | 3337875853484 |
| Manufacturer | Factory EU - France COSMETIQUE ACTIVE PRODUCTION (C.A.P) (LIDV) |
| ASIN | B0C673PKK3 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,232 in Beauty & Personal Care; #27 in Facial Cleansing Washes |
1.3 What the Brand Claims
- La Roche Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Body & Face Cleansing Oil for dry to extra dry, sensitive skin.
- Provides 24-hour hydration starting in the shower while instantly soothing skin.
- Face & body cleansing oil gently removes dirt and debris from the skin while providing intense moisture.
- Cleanses skin without stripping and helps protect skin from the harsh drying effects of water. Accepted by the National Eczema Association. Suitable for babies as young as 2 weeks, including baby's scalp.
2. Product Rating and Customer Voice
This is a high-volume listing by rating count, and the rating distribution is almost identical to its body-wash sibling. The interesting divergence is not in the stars but in the review-summary layer, which is unusually split for a pharmacy-brand cleanser. Individual review bodies were not rendered during this capture, so the analysis works from the aggregate rating, the published 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 this cleansing oil effective at removing makeup and appreciate its moisturizing properties, noting it doesn't leave skin feeling dry. The product receives positive feedback for its gentle formula that makes skin feel soft and smooth, and its pleasant, no-scent formula. While some customers report it doesn't irritate sensitive skin, others find it too harsh, and opinions on makeup removal are divided between those who find it easy to use and those who say it doesn't work well.
2.3 Aspect-Level Sentiment
| Aspect | Mentions | Positive | Negative | Positive share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| effectiveness | 542 | 448 | 94 | 83% |
| moisturizing | 422 | 314 | 108 | 74% |
| gentleness | 252 | 239 | 13 | 95% |
| skin compatibility | 225 | 133 | 92 | 59% |
| fragrance-free | 124 | 99 | 25 | 80% |
| foaming | 97 | 75 | 22 | 77% |
| enjoyment | 91 | 84 | 7 | 92% |
| makeup removal | 80 | 50 | 30 | 62% |
The star distribution is strong and stable: 83% five-star, 8% four-star, 5% three-star, and 4% across the two lowest buckets. Any product with 6,678 ratings and this shape has a durable core audience, and the residual tail is too small to move the average materially.
The aspect table tells a different and more interesting story. Gentleness is the standout at 95% positive across 252 mentions — the highest gentleness score in this batch and the clearest evidence that the eczema positioning is doing real work. Effectiveness leads on volume at 542 mentions with 83% positive, and enjoyment sits at 92%.
Two aspects are genuinely contested. Skin compatibility reaches 225 mentions with only 59% positive — 92 negative mentions, the largest negative count in the table — and makeup removal lands at 62% across 80 mentions. Moisturising, which for a product sold on 24-hour hydration should be the strongest aspect, sits at 74% with 108 negative mentions. That is the anomaly worth flagging: the property the brand leads with is the second-weakest performer in the customer data.
Read together, the shape suggests a product whose cleansing is well liked and whose after-feel is not universally accepted, with the mismatch sharpest among buyers who expected either a rich oil texture or a full makeup remover. The split on skin compatibility is consistent with the formula: this is a sulfate-containing wash, and the source's sulfate-free claim fails on it. Buyers with very reactive skin should weigh that against the strong gentleness score rather than treating either number as decisive.
3. Product Ingredients
The ingredient layer draws on the only channel that returned a complete table. The COSDNA channel was blocked at the verification layer during this capture and contributed nothing; all 15 rows come from Skinsort. Fifteen ingredients is a short list for a 400 ml wash, and that leanness is itself the most informative thing about the formula.
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 | 6 | 40% | Water, Glycerin, Sucrose, Niacinamide, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Pentylene Glycol |
| Cleansing & Emulsifying System | 4 | 27% | Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coco-Betaine, PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides, Polysorbate 20 |
| Formula Support | 5 | 33% | Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Benzoate |
3.3 Risk Band Coverage
The classification map is dominated by the cleansing and emulsifying system, and there is very little else. Water, glycerin and sucrose form the entire hydration core; sodium laureth sulfate and coco-betaine are the surfactant pair; PEG-75 shea butter glycerides and polysorbate 20 provide the emulsifying and the shea-butter delivery the marketing leans on; sodium hydroxide and citric acid are the pH pair; and sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, pentylene glycol and a chelator complete the formula. There is no ceramide, no hyaluronic acid, no panthenol and no dedicated barrier lipid beyond the shea-derived emulsifier.
That structure explains both the strengths and the complaints. A 15-ingredient wash with three humectants and one shea-derived emulsifier can genuinely be gentle — and customers score it that way — but it has almost no capacity to leave a moisturising film behind, because nothing in the list is designed to stay on the skin. The 74% moisturising score is the predictable consequence, and it is the clearest gap between the brand's 24-hour hydration claim and the formula that carries it.
Risk coverage is thin. Three of fifteen ingredients carry a rating — glycerin and polysorbate 20 at 0/0 — and the remaining twelve are unrated. The source separately reports one ingredient associated with its dryness concern and two against its fungal-acne screen, without naming them in the summary layer. Sodium laureth sulfate at position 4 is the structural reason the sulfate-free badge reads NO, and it is the ingredient most worth noting for a buyer who chose this product specifically for reactive skin.
On the claim matrix, eight of twelve badges hold. Fragrance-free, alcohol-free, oil-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, EU-allergen-free, pore-clogger-free and reef-safe all read YES. Sulfate-free, cruelty-free, vegan and fungal-acne-safe read NO. The oil-free result is worth pausing on: a product marketed as a cleansing oil clears the oil-free test, which is a useful reminder that the name describes the sensorial format rather than a lipid content.
3.4 Benefit Claims and Ingredient Backing
| Benefit | Description | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Barrier Repair | Strengthen and restore your skin's natural barrier. | 4 ingredients |
| Hydrating | Boosts hydration and relieves dry, tight skin. | 2 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. (1 ingredient)
These are ingredient-class warnings, not predictions about this product or about any individual user.
3.6 Complete Ingredient List
15 of 15 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 | Sucrose | Humectant | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 4 | Sodium Laureth Sulfate | Cleansing | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 5 | Coco-Betaine | Cleansing | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 6 | Sodium Chloride | Masking | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 7 | Niacinamide | Smoothing | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 8 | PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides | Emulsifying | EM | EM | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 9 | Sodium Hydroxide | Buffering | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 10 | Vitreoscilla Ferment | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 11 | Citric Acid | Buffering | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 12 | Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate | Chelating | EM | EM | Formula Support |
| 13 | Pentylene Glycol | Skin Conditioning | EM | EM | Barrier & Hydration Core |
| 14 | Polysorbate 20 | Emulsifying | 0 | 0 | Cleansing & Emulsifying System |
| 15 | Sodium Benzoate | Masking | EM | EM | Formula Support |
4. Product Price
This is the most mature of the three listings in this batch, tracked since June 2023 across two live channels with complete all-time data on both.
4.1 Price History Summary
| Price type | Lowest ever | Highest ever | Current | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $13.48 (2026-06-21) | $19.99 (2026-05-05) | $17.99 (2026-10-12) | $18.23 |
| 3rd Party New | $13.98 (2026-10-07) | $17.99 (2026-10-04) | $17.99 (2026-10-12) | $15.81 |
| 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 2026-10-12, 18 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 | +33.5% | -10.0% | -1.3% | -10.0% |
| 3rd Party New | +28.7% | +0.0% | +13.8% | -10.0% |
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 headline is a product priced near the top of its own history but under list. Amazon's all-time band runs from $13.48 to $19.99; the current $17.99 sits 33.5% above the low, 10.0% below the high, and 1.3% below the $18.23 average. It is also exactly 10% under the $19.99 list price, which is the discount the listing itself advertises. Two independent readings agree, which is the strongest kind of price statement available here.
The average is the more useful benchmark than the range. An average of $18.23 within 1.3% of the current price means this listing normally trades in the high teens: the current price is unremarkable rather than elevated, and the single $19.99 observation in May 2026 was not sustained. A buyer waiting for a structurally better price is waiting for the promotional windows, not for the norm to change.
The two channels behave differently and the difference is instructive. Third Party New has a higher ceiling ($17.99, reached on 4 October 2026) but a much lower average ($15.81) and a deeper floor ($13.98 on 7 October 2026) — a classic marketplace pattern of aggressive intermittent undercutting around a stable Amazon price. Current values are identical at $17.99 on both channels as of 12 October, so there is parity at the moment of observation and no marketplace premium to pay.
The comparison with the body-wash sibling is the sharpest structural signal in this batch. Both products share a $19.99 list, both hit the same $13.48 Amazon low on the same date in June 2026 — which reads as a coordinated brand-wide promotion rather than a product-specific move — and both are currently being sold within a dollar of each other. This is one pricing strategy applied to a product family, not two independent listings.
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; the 10% saving is stated on the listing |
| Rating and star histogram | High | Published aggregate across 6,678 ratings |
| Aspect-level sentiment | Medium-High | Listing's own summary widget; mention counts are model-derived |
| 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 (15 of 15); no second-database cross-check |
| Ingredient risk ratings | Low | Only 3 of 15 rows carry a rating |
| Price history | High for values, Low for shape | Two live channels, complete all-time values; 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, with price observations last recorded on 12 October 2026 — 18 days before this report. Rank, price and review counts move between captures. No reviewer identity appears anywhere in this report by design. The ingredient analysis rests on one database because the second was unreachable, and an unrated ingredient is reported as unrated, never as zero risk. The brand's hydration claim is reported as a brand claim, not verified here. Nothing in this report is a regulatory or dermatological determination.