s you can see from the picture above the Avene Cleanance Expert has similar claims to the Effaclar Duo+, but it focuses more so on the removal of blackheads which was obviously something that screamed out to me. Unlike the Effaclar Duo+, this isn't a gel and it looks like your typical creamy moisturizer. Since the consistency is different I expected it to be a little more hydrating, but my skin around my nose peeled like crazy for pretty much the entire time I used this product. In terms of breakouts, I broke out a little bit more while using this than I did when using the Effaclar Duo+. I found that it did help prevent blemishes and it quickly healed the ones that were already there, but in a drying way if that makes sense? A better way to describe it is that instead of shrinking the blemishes, it would dry them out leaving my skin really really flakey in areas I had spots or even spots that were barely formed. Hopefully that's clear and I'm not completely rambling! Like the Effaclar Duo+ this did nothing for my blackheads either.
Put really simply, both products are good, and if you have normal/oily skin you'll be able to use both as a moisturizer on it's own without any problems. If you have acne prone skin, both will help eliminate your breakouts but neither will significantly get rid of your blackheads. All in all, the Effaclar Duo+ is better, but for $10 more the results might not be THAT much better than the Avene Cleanance Expert.