Lancôme Crème Radiance for combination skin
Rose Extracts
Lotus Extracts Flower
Glycerin
Myristic Acid
Stearic Acid
Warning
- HighCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- WarningSafety
A poor match for combination skin; the cleansers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with combination skin: an oily T-zone, enlarged pores, and dry cheeks. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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How to apply
- Use this cleanser AM and PM as part of your daily routine. Start 3×/week and build up to daily use if your skin tolerates it well.
- Apply this cleanser as the very first step in your morning routine and right after your pre-cleanser in the evening.
- Gently massage a small amount of cleanser onto your skin using circular motions. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
- For the best results , apply the cleanser directly onto slightly damp skin to help lift away excess oil.
- Avoid the immediate eye area and do a patch test before your first use to check for any sensitivity.
People Say
★4.8Overall rating based on 2.2k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this cream-to-foam cleanser is highly rated by users with normal to combination skin for its deep pore cleansing and effective makeup removal, leaving skin feeling very clean. Many appreciate its luxurious lather and economical use. Some users with dry or sensitive skin report it can be drying or stripping, and a low number find the fragrance strong or experience eye irritation.
Highlights
Effective makeup removal Mostly Mentioned
- “removes all traces of makeup”
- “takes off waterproof mascara”
- “melts away foundation”
- “no residue left behind”
High efficiency Often Mentioned
- “a little goes a long way”
- “tube lasts forever”
- “tiny amount needed”
- “very economical”
Rich lather texture Often Mentioned
- “creamy and rich”
- “foams up beautifully”
- “feels luxurious on skin”
- “thick consistency”
Pleasant fragrance Sometimes Noted
- “smells like fresh roses”
- “lovely spa scent”
- “luxurious fragrance”
- “smells divine”
Drying or stripping Sometimes Noted
- “left my face tight”
- “too drying for winter”
- “stripped my natural oils”
- “skin felt rubbery”
Difficult packaging Rarely Noted
- “hard to get product out”
- “tube is stiff”
- “cap broke easily”
- “wasted product at end”
Eye irritation Rarely Noted
- “burns my eyes”
- “stings if you get close to eyes”
- “irritated my eyes”
Overpowering fragrance Rarely Noted
- “perfume is too strong”
- “scent gave me a headache”
- “overwhelmingly floral”
- “too heavily fragranced”
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Questions and answers
Why does Lovi advise against Lancôme Crème Radiance for combination skin?
This cleanser is a poor match because it may not fully address the needs of both the oily and dry areas on combination skin. Cleansers that work well for this skin type need gentle hydrating ingredients that manage shine without stripping moisture or causing imbalance.
Which ingredients make this cleanser a poor fit for combination skin?
This cleanser relies heavily on strong cleansing acids like myristic, stearic, and palmitic acid, which tend to strip moisture from combination skin and leave dry areas feeling tight. A cleanser for this skin type needs gentle hydrating ingredients and soothing extracts to balance oily zones without causing irritation or dryness.
What does Rose Extract do for combination skin?
Rose extract helps hydrate the skin and calm irritation by supporting moisture levels and reducing inflammation. It is unlikely to cause issues and works well to keep dry and oily areas balanced.
What does Lotus Flower Extract do for combination skin?
Lotus Flower Extract helps calm oily shine and dry patches by providing balanced moisture and reducing irritation in combination skin. It also protects against daily environmental stress with natural antioxidants.
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Where does this cleanser go in a skincare routine for combination skin?
This cleanser is used in the morning and evening, but it is a poor match for combination skin because it may leave it feeling too dry. Combination skin needs gentle, hydrating ingredients like glycerin and soothing plant extracts to balance oily and dry areas without stripping moisture.
Can I use this cleanser with retinol, and in what order?
This cleanser is a poor match for combination skin, so using it alongside retinol may easily trigger dryness and irritation. Combination skin needs a gentle, hydrating cleanser with soothing plant extracts and ceramides to keep the skin barrier strong and calm while using strong treatments like retinol.
How often should I use this cleanser?
This cleanser is a poor match for combination skin, so you should avoid using it. Combination skin needs a gentle cleanser that removes oil without stripping dry areas.
Can this cleanser clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for combination skin?
Lancôme Crème Radiance is unlikely to directly clog pores or cause purging, but it may leave combination skin feeling dry and stripped. Because this cleanser can strip dry patches while triggering oiliness in other areas, combination skin needs a gentle, balanced cleanser with hydrating ingredients like glycerin and soothing plant extracts.
Can I use this cleanser around the eyes or on my body?
This cleanser is not a good match for the thin skin around the eyes or the skin on the body because its ingredients and cleanser type are unsuited for those areas. Combination skin needs gentle cleansers with soothing botanical extracts and gentle moisture-locking ingredients like glycerin to keep skin soft and smooth without feeling dry.
Is this cleanser fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum, limonene, benzyl salicylate, benzyl alcohol, and linalool).
What the research says
Treatment with a rose extract activated newly identified skin olfactory receptors and prevented epinephrine-induced skin stress responses in epidermal keratinocytes and human skin explants, while clinically decreasing the appearance of under-eye dark circles in stressed women.
Molecules, 2020Rose petal extract improves stratum corneum moisture levels in humans by upregulating HAS2 expression via the GLK-MAP2K-MAPK signaling pathway.
BioFactors, 2023Rosa gallica petal extract (RPE) exerts skin whitening by attenuating tyrosinase activity and melanin accumulation and exhibits anti-wrinkle activity by suppressing MMP-1 levels in human cells.
Journal of Medicinal Food, 2020Topical green tea and green tea plus lotus multiple emulsions reduced casual sebum secretions compared to placebo in healthy adults, with the combined treatment producing significantly greater reductions than green tea alone over a 60-day period.
Hippokratia, 2013Combined topical application of lotus and green tea improved facial skin surface parameters including roughness, scaliness, smoothness, and wrinkling in healthy Asian men compared to single treatments and placebo.
Rejuvenation Research, 2013Cosmetics containing lotus-derived callus extract showed a significant skin-whitening effect in 21 volunteers.
Plants, 2023A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Sodium dodecyl sulfate treatment disrupts the ordered intercellular lipid lamellar structure in hairless mouse stratum corneum, and immersion in a ceramide 3, cholesterol, and stearic acid mixture successfully reorganizes this ordered lamellar structure.
Biophysical Chemistry, 2001
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Lauric Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Glycol Distearate, Parfum, P-Anisic Acid, Tocopherol, Peg-14m, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Disodium Edta, Rosa Gallica Extract, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Cryptomeria Japonica Bud Extract
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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