La Mer The Moisturizing Fresh Cream for Clarity and Firming
by La Mer · skin_care
Editor's Take
Priced like absolute luxury and driven by highly advanced ferments, yet the entire formula is suspended in a throwback silicone base that feels purely 1990s drugstore.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.4 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.2 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 4.6 / 10
- Sustainability: 3.5 / 10
The Verdict
The formula presents a classic luxury trade-off between cutting-edge actives and pre-modern chemistry. On the performance side, this is a highly advanced blend that punches above its weight, using a dense concentration of algae extract and firming peptides to deliver highly efficacious results. Yet those premium ingredients sit inside a conventional mix of silicones and synthetic stabilizers that keeps the sustainability profile firmly in the past. Worth the premium price for the undeniable firming benefits, provided you are comfortable with an old-guard cosmetic finish.
Full INCI list
Water\Aqua\Eau, Dimethicone, Algae Extract, Glycerin, Yeast Extract\Faex\Extrait De Levure, Trisiloxane, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Alcohol Denat., Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Isopentyldiol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Peel Extract, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Seed Powder, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seedcake, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Meal, Eucalyptus Globulus (Eucalyptus) Leaf Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Tocopheryl Succinate, Niacin, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Powder, Bis-Peg-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Trehalose, Squalane, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis (St. Paul's Wort) Extract, Caffeine, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Whey Protein\Lactis Protein\Proteine Du Petit-Lait, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Sucrose, Saccharide Isomerate, Peg-8, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Oleth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bht, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Disodium Edta, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tromethamine, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate.