Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser.

Cleansers

About this product

A creamy oil-based cleanser formulated with marula oil, colloidal oatmeal, and shea butter, designed to remove makeup and sunscreen while nourishing the skin.

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Coconut Acid, Colloidal Oatmeal, Glyceryl Stearates, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Sodium PCA, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Sodium Lactate, Coco-Glucoside, Oleic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Pca, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Sodium Isethionate

Guru Score

76%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

This cleanser removes makeup, mascara, and sunscreen without stripping the skin, leaving it soft and hydrated rather than tight or dry. The colloidal oatmeal and plant-based butters make it especially soothing for sensitive skin and those with a compromised barrier, and may help calm facial redness. The creamy texture and gentle lather work well as a first cleanse, even on oily and combination skin, though those with sensitive skin are likely to find it most rewarding.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take January 2025

What they liked

Removes makeup and mascara effectively
Non-stripping, leaves skin hydrated
Calming for sensitive and compromised skin

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

CleansersCream

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Irritated or reactive skin1 expert

“This contains 1% colloidal oatmeal, which is very calming and soothing, great for sensitive skin, great for those experiencing a compromised skin barrier.”

Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 9:53

Skin barrier support1 expert

“This contains 1% colloidal oatmeal, which is very calming and soothing, great for sensitive skin, great for those experiencing a compromised skin barrier.”

Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 9:53

Dull skin1 expert

“After several uses, my skin has this nice little glow, probably from the oils in here.”

Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 11:58

What the gurus are saying.

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Sincerely Miss Ash

196k subs

✓Yay

"After several uses, my skin has this nice little glow, probably from the oils in here. [...] It just keeps your skin so nourished and moisturized where it's just giving that nice healthy glow to the skin. If you do enjoy the Drunk Elephant brand, you do like colloidal oatmeal, the marula oil, then this would be well worth it, and I've quite enjoyed my experience with this [...] so far. Even if you have oily skin, yes you can still use this."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"It feels nice and fine and my skin feels nice hydrated not dry. Pretty darn clean. I'm impressed, a lot of times those all-in-one type cleansers are good at one thing and not the other, but this actually did a decent job of removing makeup, sunscreen, eye mascara, as well as leave my skin feeling soft and not super dry or tight. No strong scents. The lather is nice and gentle. I think this would be a nice one to use with a handheld silicone face cleaner device."

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"It does a very good job, it leaves my skin feeling nice and soft and clean with no film. Does a really good job with sunscreen and makeup and things like that. I've only been able to test it for about a week but so far so good. I have a love-hate relationship with this brand [...] now. For a while I was totally anti-Drunk Elephant, for a while I was in love with them, and now I'm kind of in a love-hate relationship."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"It has a very pleasant smell to it, which shocked me, and I do like this, I like it a lot, I like how gentle it is. I haven't tried it to remove makeup because that's not typically how I use cream cleansers, I prefer oil cleansers for that, but as a morning cleanse this is really nice. [...] Do you need to spend this much on a cream cleanser? Absolutely not, but did Drunk Elephant do a nice job on this?"

Frequently asked.

What is Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser?

A creamy oil-based cleanser formulated with marula oil, colloidal oatmeal, and shea butter, designed to remove makeup and sunscreen while nourishing the skin.

Is Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser's Guru Score?

Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser best for?

Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

What is Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser is good for irritated or reactive skin (1 expert), skin barrier support (1 expert) and dull skin (1 expert).