Drunk Elephant is a skincare brand that is committed to using only ingredients that either directly benefit the health of the skin or support the integrity of their formulations. They avoid the 6 ingredients that they believe are at the root of almost every skin issue, which they call the #suspicious6. These ingredients are not scary, but they have the potential to be troublesome for the skin. When the #suspicious6 are entirely removed from ones routine, skin can reset and return to a healthy, balanced state.
Two popular products from Drunk Elephant are the Protini™ Polypeptide Cream and the Lala Retro Whipped Cream. Both creams are free of essential oils, silicones, and fragrance, and have a pH of 4.0. The Protini™ Polypeptide Cream contains water, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, and other ingredients. The Lala Retro Whipped Cream contains water, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, isopropyl isostearate, and other ingredients. Both creams contain fatty alcohols, which have a long oil-soluble tail part that makes them non-drying and non-irritating for the skin.
One ingredient that is present in some Drunk Elephant products, including the Protini™ Polypeptide Cream, is Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, also known as Marula Oil. This oil is super-absorbable, so skin responds really well to it.
