Drunk Elephant Lala Retro™ Nourishing Whipped Refillable Moisturizer
by Drunk Elephant · skin_care
Editor's Take
For dry, cranky skin, Lala Retro earns its shelf space with real barrier lipids, not just cushiony cream theatrics.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 6.9 / 10
The Verdict
This is top tier for moisturizers on efficacy, with Ceramide NP, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine doing the kind of barrier work dry skin usually has to hunt for. Clean sits in the Strong band, though Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, and Ceteareth-20 keep it from playing in the strictest clean aisle. The texture is plush, but the ingredient story is not just fluff: fermented green tea seed oil and Hyaluronic Crosspolymer add antioxidant comfort and water-binding support. Worth it for compromised, winter-dry, or retinoid-stressed skin that wants a rich cream with substance behind the softness.
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.