The L'Oreal Revitalift Cica Cream is billed as an anti-aging moisturizer containing pro retinol and trendy ingredient centella asiatica or cica.
Centella asiatica is an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for wound healing and treating skin conditions. It has been popping up lately in many skincare products as cica or tiger grass. Other popular products including this ingredient are Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass cream and serum, Kiehl's Cica Balm, and the CosRx Balancium Comfort Ceramide Cream I reviewed in yesterday's post.
Ingredients: Aqua/Water, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil/Sesame Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Sheabutter, Peg-100 S Tearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter/Cocoa Seed Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Methyldihydrojasmonate, S T E Ar I C Ac I D, Carbomer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Palmitic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceteareth-20, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hydroxide, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butylhydroxyhydrocinnamate, Retinylpalmitate, Di Sodium Edta, Madecassoside, Myristic Acid, Faex Extract/Yeast Extract/Extraitde Levure, Dimethiconol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Bht, Citric Acid, F.I.L. # D197637/1
As you can see from the ingredients list, this cream contains glycerin, shea butter, cocoa butter, vitamin E, vitamin A, and finally the centella asiatica extract. The centella asiatica is fairly low on on the ingredient list.
The cream contains out as white. While it is dense and hydrating, I find the product to really offer no other benefits than hydration. It doesn't even skin tone or reduce hyperpigmentation. There is no fragrance.
As a general rule, L'Oreal products are the least effective for drugstore products. I find they rarely include good active ingredients though I have noticed they recently stepped up their game with the L'Oreal Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid serum and Revitalift Vitamin C serum.
Would I repurchase this product? No.
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