Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides

Editor's Take

Among rich creams, this one earns its shelf space: ceramides, cholesterol, and fermented green tea make the barrier-care story more than expensive jar dressing.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.7 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 8.2 / 10
• Clean Standards: 7.9 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.5 / 10

The Verdict

The formula gives dry, barrier-stressed skin immediate cushioning and a credible lipid-replacement stack, led by Ceramide NP, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine. Crosslinked hyaluronate supports sustained hydration, while seed oils and fermented green tea filtrate add emolliency and antioxidant backup. Ceteareth-20 and conventional synthetic texture aids keep it from the strictest clean-beauty tier, but this remains a high-performing daily moisturizer with serious barrier-care credentials.

Is Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides clean?

DARE scores Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides by Drunk Elephant 7.9 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides?

The formula leads with Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cetearyl Alcohol. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Moisturizer with Ceramides by Drunk Elephant scores Performance 8.7 / 10, Clean Standards 7.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 8.2 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.5 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Isostearate, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cetearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Ximenia Americana Seed Oil, Cholesterol, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Ceteareth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin