L'Oréal Paris Age Perfect Cell Renewal Midnight Cream
by L'Oréal Paris · fragrance
Editor's Take
Among drugstore night creams, this earns its treatment claims with Pro-Xylane and LHA, but the perfumed, petrochemical-heavy base makes the bargain less tidy.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.1 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 4.9 / 10
- Sustainability: 2.3 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Excellent: Pro-Xylane supports skin density, while LHA encourages gentle surface renewal. Technology is Modern, and Shea Butter plus Meadowfoam Seed Oil give dry skin useful overnight occlusion. Clean is Weak because Dimethicone, synthetic polymers, and numerous fragrance allergens weigh down the formula, while sustainability is Mixed. A credible treatment cream for resilient, dry skin, with performance taking clear priority over clean credentials.
Full INCI list
Aqua / Water / Eau, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Bis-Behenyl/Isostearyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil / Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Peg-20 Stearate, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Panthenol, Silica, Adenosine, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Potassium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Octyldodecanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Peg-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Propylene Glycol, Trideceth-6, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Ci 14700 / Red 4, Ci 19140 / Yellow 5, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum / Fragrance Fil T296346/1