ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Cream
by Round Lab · skin_care
Editor's Take
The birch story earns its shelf space here, but the fossil-heavy base keeps an otherwise thoughtful moisturizer from feeling fully modern.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 8.4 / 10
- Sustainability: 4.5 / 10
The Verdict
Clean is Excellent and efficacy is Strong, with birch juice, Panthenol, and Glyceryl Glucoside supporting sustained daily hydration. The Agar hydrogel texture adds modern polish without turning this into empty botanical theater. Sustainability is the clear compromise: Isododecane and persistent acrylate polymers underpin the base. A credible daily moisturizer for dehydrated skin, with better hydration credentials than environmental ones.
Full INCI list
Water, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Isododecane, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Polydecene, Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Jojoba Esters, Panthenol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Acacia Senegal Gum, Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esculentus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Agar, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA