Drunk Elephant Marula Oil: a Guru Score of 65% from 4 experts

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

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"Drunk Elephant Marula Oil sample. No issues with that. It's Marula Oil. Very expensive Marula Oil at that."

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"Drunk Elephant Marula Oil sample. No issues with that. It's Marula Oil. Very expensive Marula Oil at that."

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"A little baby Drunk Elephant Marula Oil that I got as a sample in something I don't remember when it's probably pretty old but it worked just fine."

Nipun Kapur

401k subs

~Approved

"The Marula Oil by Drunk Elephant has been duped by Ordinary, and Ordinary initial years back in like 2018. If you are someone who wants to use Marula Oil and you don't want to spend like 5,000 bucks on it, you can definitely get the Ordinary Marula Oil, it is a cold pressed formula and it is fabulous. But Marula Oil is ideal if you have dry skin. If you're someone with combination skin, acne prone skin, I'm not going to recommend facial oils."

Cassandra Bankson

2.45M subs

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"Drunk Elephant still sells their $68 to $78 Marula Oil, but The Ordinary gets the exact same stuff from the exact same manufacturer and charges $11.40 for it. Is it any cheaper in quality? Is it worse? No, again it's the exact same stuff, it's just without the fancy packaging, without the fancy marketing."

All 2 takes from Cassandra Bankson

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"Drunk Elephant still sells their $68 to $78 Marula Oil, but The Ordinary gets the exact same stuff from the exact same manufacturer and charges $11.40 for it. Is it any cheaper in quality? Is it worse? No, again it's the exact same stuff, it's just without the fancy packaging, without the fancy marketing."

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"I have beef with Drunk Elephant. It's not personal beef, I just hate the way that they've attacked their customers online. I also hate the way they can't take criticism and they essentially tell people that you have to use their entire line all together, otherwise it's your fault that you have skin concerns and skin issues. The founder of the Ordinary, the late Brandon Truaxes, actually did as well. He looked at Drunk Elephant's Marula Oil and it's just pure Marula Oil, and Brandon said I know exactly where that comes from and I know how much it costs as a base price, why are they selling it for $68? Brandon went out and with his company the Ordinary literally packaged the exact same Marula Oil from the exact same manufacturer into the Ordinary bottle and sells it for $10 in a recyclable bottle. This is the exact same oil literally from the same manufacturer and it works extremely, extremely well. Brandon did this because he was sick of the beauty industry price gouging. I'm sorry, $68 for this Marula Oil is absolutely price gouging."

Dr. Somji Skin

358k subs

~Mixed

"Marula Oil I actually like this one from the Ordinary because it's at such a good price point compared to the Drunk Elephant Marula Oil which is marketed as like a luxury marula but they're exactly the same thing. You can use this in the nighttime you might not want to use it during the daytime but you can if you're going to be wanting glass skin you can use this in your regime at the end instead of the SPF at nighttime and is a great substitute."

All 3 takes from Dr. Somji Skin

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"Marula Oil from Drunk Elephant is fantastic if you've got increased bacteria."

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"I think the products are nice but I think it's really quite expensive. It's just one ingredient, the Marula Oil, but it's a knowing formulation. It's a pretty inexpensive oil so what it's priced at is quite a high price point."

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"Marula Oil I actually like this one from the Ordinary because it's at such a good price point compared to the Drunk Elephant Marula Oil which is marketed as like a luxury marula but they're exactly the same thing. You can use this in the nighttime you might not want to use it during the daytime but you can if you're going to be wanting glass skin you can use this in your regime at the end instead of the SPF at nighttime and is a great substitute."

Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Drunk Elephant Marula Oil?

A single-ingredient facial oil made from marula oil, designed to nourish and hydrate the skin.

Is Drunk Elephant Marula Oil worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is Drunk Elephant Marula Oil's Guru Score?

Drunk Elephant Marula Oil holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 independent expert reviewers we have collected.