La Mer

La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream.

Moisturizers

About this product

A rich moisturizing cream designed to hydrate and nourish the skin, formulated with marine ingredients and emollients.

Full ingredients

Algae Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Petrolatum, Glyceryl Distearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Cholesterol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Steareth-10, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Polysilicone-11, Glyceryl Triacetyl Ricinoleate, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Glycerin, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Medicago Sativa 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, Water\Aqua\Eau, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Peel Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Plankton Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Guru Score

54%

Nay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they flagged

Extremely expensive for the formula
Ingredient list uninspiring for the price
Contains fragrance

What the gurus are saying

Both gurus who reviewed this cream call it overpriced for what's actually in it. The formula relies heavily on mineral oil (a cheap ingredient found in budget moisturizers) plus petrolatum and glycerin, which do moisturize but don't justify the $100, $275 price tag. The real cost goes to marketing and celebrity endorsements rather than standout skincare science. If you're spending this much on a moisturizer, gurus suggest you'd get far better ingredients elsewhere.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take March 2023

Best for

Dry skin

Type

MoisturizersCream

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin EPeptides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✕Nay

"I would not put my money anywhere near this, especially for this price and with the perfume. La Mer is to a point where it is just ridiculous. They play music to their skincare and charge like four hundred dollars. They give all of their stuff to celebrities. [...] They're a legacy brand owned by Estee Lauder, and they just pay so much money into marketing and celebrity endorsements because they can, because they sell their products at such a high markup."

Hyram

4.34M subs

✕Nay

"I'm sick of seeing La Mer as often as I do, because if you're going to spend three hundred dollars on a moisturizer I would want it to be the best of the best ingredients, and [...] it's the complete opposite with their products, I look at the ingredient list and I'm very uninspired by it. I'm glad it hasn't broken her out, but [...] you don't need to spend that much money on a moisturizer in order to find one that doesn't break you out."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream?

A rich moisturizing cream designed to hydrate and nourish the skin, formulated with marine ingredients and emollients.

Is La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream worth it?

Mostly no. None of the 2 gurus who reviewed it came away sold, leaving it a Guru Score of 54%.

What is La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream's Guru Score?

La Mer Moisturizing Soft Cream holds a Guru Score of 54%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.