Mary&May

Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream.

Moisturizers

About this product

A moisturizing face cream from Mary&May that combines idebenone, an antioxidant, with blackberry extract and a skin barrier complex, designed to hydrate and support the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract (21%), Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract (21%), Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract (21%), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Purified Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Isododecane, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone (500Ppm), Adenosine, Pentylene Glycol, Trideceth-6, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Stearic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Guru Score

86%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

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Heads up: 3 of the 5 experts here were paid by the brand, leaving 2 unpaid. We have kept this score cautious as a result.

What the gurus are saying

Rich-feeling but never heavy is what keeps coming up: a silky, balmy cream that melts in, leaves a velvet-dewy finish and sits comfortably under makeup. Reviewers like the barrier support from ceramides and the antioxidant idebenone, especially for dry skin. It runs a touch thinner than a true night cream, which is why it shines in the morning under sunscreen.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

Balmy texture melts without heaviness
Antioxidant-rich without vitamin C
Moisturizes for 48 hours

What they flagged

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

Best for

Dry skin

Type

MoisturizersCream

Key actives

Niacinamide Hyaluronic acid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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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.

Skin barrier support1 expert

“The key benefit to using this moisturizer is a strong and protected barrier but also it does deliver quite a bit of nourishing moisture into the skin as well.”

Kelly Driscoll, watch at 15:23

What the gurus are saying.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"I absolutely love this stuff. Putting it in the squeeze tube was the best idea ever, and I can't believe it took them so long to decide to do that. [...] This is one of my favorites, the Idebenone and blackberry cream, and now they've got it in a squeeze tube which I absolutely love."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Yay

"I've also been really into the Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream recently, and I love that antioxidant content in the morning and idebenone is a great antioxidant. It really does balance out for me personally the rich moisture and the hydration element, but it's just a little bit thinner and not as weighty on the skin, so something that I will choose for a morning but still spring nights I still need a nice good moisturizing protective nourishing cream."

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Top 5 Fragrance-Free Mary & May Picks

"The key benefit to using this moisturizer is a strong and protected barrier but also it does deliver quite a bit of nourishing moisture into the skin as well. I adore the texture of this because it is a silky cream texture, it spreads very easily on the skin, it's not a stiff or heavy type of cream."

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Dr. Sam Ellis

900k subs

✓Yay

"This one is from Mary & May [...] and is like a ceramide-packed, juicy, balmy moisturizer. [...] I would categorize this moisturizer as a true barrier support moisturizer. Not only does it have this like rich, balmy texture that just melts into the skin and feels so good, but it also has hydroxydecyl ubiquinone which is an amazing antioxidant, an analog of coenzyme Q10."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

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

Frequently asked.

What is Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream?

A moisturizing face cream from Mary&May that combines idebenone, an antioxidant, with blackberry extract and a skin barrier complex, designed to hydrate and support the skin barrier.

Is Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream worth it?

Yes. All 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream's Guru Score?

Mary&May Idebenone Blackberry Intense Cream holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.