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    Salicylic Acid Face Wash

    7.8/ 10

    A useful BHA cleanser for oily and acne-prone skin, though the short contact time on a wash-off format limits how much the salicylic acid can actually do.

    Efficacy6.5
    Value for money8.5
    Texture8.0
    SA climate fit8.0
    4.3/5 from members

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    Member discussion

    • VusiL

      Worth layering with a vitamin C serum in the morning, or will they just cancel each other out?

      2026/05/28

    • DrDineshB_Mbombela

      Clinically, Salicylic Acid at this level is reasonable for most skin types. Don't expect overnight change — that's not how this works.

      2026/06/13

    • YusufT

      Recommended this to basically everyone in my family at this point.

      2026/06/21

    • AyandaC

      I have properly reactive skin and this is one of the few cleansers that hasn't set it off.

      2026/08/06

    • Thabo_Durban

      Budget was tight this month and this was the one product I didn't cut. Worth every rand.

      2026/08/25