$11.80
Instead of the $200 La Mer Crème de la Mer
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| Fact | Drunk Elephant | CeraVe |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Moisturizer | Barrier cream |
| Key ingredients | ✓ Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, ✓ Cholesterol | ✓ Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic acid, ✓ Cholesterol |
| Size | 50 ml | 473 ml |
| Per ounce | $36.67 / fl oz | $1 / fl oz |
| Sold by | Quiverr | Amazon.com |
The trade-off
Lala Retro whips it with five African oils, marula and baobab among them, and a ferment, with no silicone or petrolatum, while CeraVe adds petrolatum and dimethicone, which sit heavier, in a plain tub.
Lala Retro Whipped Cream costs about $62 for 50 ml ($36.67 / fl oz). The dupe below is CeraVe Moisturizing Cream at $15.97, about 97% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.
Whipped cream moisturizer with three ceramides, cholesterol and five African oils, marula and baobab among them, and no silicones, essential oils or fragrance. Airless pump jar, 1.69 fl oz.
Cost per fl oz
What matches
Both carry the same ceramide blend: ceramides NP, AP and EOP with cholesterol, phytosphingosine and sodium lauroyl lactylate are on both labels, in a base of water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride and cetearyl alcohol.
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream: 16 of the 24 ingredients in CeraVe Moisturizing Cream are also in Drunk Elephant Lala Retro. Both ingredient lists, side by side
CeraVe Moisturizing Cream at about $15.97. Both carry the same ceramide blend: ceramides NP, AP and EOP with cholesterol, phytosphingosine and sodium lauroyl lactylate are on both labels, in a base of water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride and cetearyl alcohol.
Lala Retro Whipped Cream costs about $62 for 50 ml, or $36.67 / fl oz. CeraVe Moisturizing Cream works out at $1 / fl oz, roughly 97% less per ounce.
Lala Retro whips it with five African oils, marula and baobab among them, and a ferment, with no silicone or petrolatum, while CeraVe adds petrolatum and dimethicone, which sit heavier, in a plain tub.
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