Lala Retro™ Nourishing Whipped Refillable Moisturizer by Drunk Elephant
by Drunk Elephant · skin_care
Editor's Take
A triple-ceramide barrier cream with bio-fermented Green Tea Seed Oil at active levels, doing the heavy lifting where peers reach for petroleum jelly.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 8.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.4 / 10
The Verdict
This is a legitimately sophisticated barrier-repair moisturizer, not a dressed-up emollient. The triple-ceramide complex (NP, AP, EOP) and Cholesterol mirror the skin's own lipid formula, while bio-fermented Green Tea Seed Oil delivers antioxidants in a form the barrier can actually use. The formula stays clean enough to avoid most red flags, though Phenoxyethanol and Ceteareth-20 sit at the bottom of the list. Worth it for compromised skin that needs structural repair, not just surface comfort.
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