The London Reviewer

Product review: Creme de la Mer moisturising cream
RRP £90 for 30ml, £160 for 60ml
Rating: ** (out of 5)
Review by: Alexa Williamson

Most people who are ‘into skincare’ will know this popular (and pricey) product, which has been around for years. The story of its creation, in some respects, is a history lesson, as the cream has become extremely popular thanks to A-list movie stars loving it.

After scarring himself badly, aerospace physicist Max Huber created a concoction – ie the cream’s “Miracle Broth” – to repair his skin and make the scar vanish. The broth, which contains sea kelp, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, lecithin, Vitamins C, E and B12, plus oils of citrus, eucalyptus, wheat germ, alfalfa, and sunflower oil, not only reduced his scar but also made his skin more youthful in appearance and healthy.A few stars heard of this, Estee Lauder bought it, and now the beauty masses buy it regularly. I’ve read many reviews of the cream and those who get benefits are 50%. My experience with the cream, like many others who have normal skin, is that it clogs the pores and feel like Crisco, a canned American cooking fat, when on.

With the lotion, which is lighter I (and the majority of others who use La Mer prodcuts) have better results*. Ie after using it for a month, I got a nice youthful glow to my skin. However, I didn’t get any other benefits – such as wrinkle reduction, firming or plumping of the skin. Those who do are lucky. With this one I’d say, use it for its original purpose – reducing scars.

Frankly, for this kind of money, I’d say buy something buy another brand like La Prairie, Sisleya or Estee Lauder who will sell you a firming cream for about the same price (or less) that works better.

Further information:
Creme de la Mer reviews (The London Reviewer)
Creme de la Mer (official site)
* I haven’t tried the moisturising gel cream (which is the ‘ultra light’ version of the cream and costs an ‘ultra fortune’ compared to the others – ie £160 for 60ml!).