The cult French multi-use cream, now with a gentle retinol alternative
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Rétinol-Like is a 5-in-1 anti-ageing cream for dry and sensitive skin that wants to smooth fine lines without the irritation of classic retinol. It keeps the familiar Lait-Crème texture and adds a plant-based retinol-like active from alfalfa (French clover) to help smooth wrinkles and restore radiance. Shea butter and apricot kernel oil nourish and soften, while aloe vera adds comfort. Over time, skin looks firmer, more supple and more luminous. The formula is 97% natural in origin.
The texture
A creamy, milky texture that spreads easily and absorbs without a heavy film. It works as a moisturiser, a smoothing makeup base, a night cream, a 10-minute mask or a body lotion for dry areas.
Who it suits
- First fine lines and loss of suppleness
- Dry and sensitive skin that does not tolerate retinol
- Anyone who wants one cream for day, night and makeup prep
- Dull skin that needs a radiance boost
Worth knowing before you buy: the formula contains fragrance and allergens such as limonene and linalool. Being a plant-based alternative, it works more gently and gradually than prescription-strength retinoids.
How long one tube lasts
Used morning and evening on the face, a 75ml tube lasts around two months.
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- Texture: milky cream
- Skin type: all skin types, especially dry and sensitive
- Skin concerns: fine lines, loss of firmness, dullness, dryness
- When to apply: morning and/or evening
- Main benefits: smooths fine lines, restores suppleness and radiance, nourishes, preps skin for makeup
How to use
Apply morning and/or evening to the face as a moisturiser, makeup base or night cream. As a mask, apply a thick layer and leave on for 10 minutes. It can also be used as a body lotion on dry areas.
Active ingredients
- Alfalfa extract (Medicago sativa): plant-based retinol-like active that helps smooth fine lines
- Shea butter and apricot kernel oil: nourish and soften the skin
- Aloe vera: soothes and hydrates
- Glycerin: keeps skin hydrated
Ingredients
AQUA (WATER) · DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE · BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER · ETHYLHEXYL POLYHYDROXYSTEARATE · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA (CARNAUBA WAX) · GLYCERIN · PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL · CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE · SORBITAN OLIVATE · PARFUM (FRAGRANCE) · XANTHAN GUM · SODIUM POLYACRYLATE · 1,2-HEXANEDIOL · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · CITRIC ACID · SODIUM BENZOATE · MEDICAGO SATIVA (ALFALFA) EXTRACT · CETEARYL ALCOHOL · SODIUM HYDROXIDE · LIMONENE · ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE POWDER · TOCOPHEROL · HYDROXYCITRONELLAL · LINALOOL
Formulations are updated by the manufacturer from time to time. Always check the packaging you receive.
Manufacturer information
Brand: Laboratoires Embryolisse
Address: 16 rue Danton, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
EAN: 3350900002787
