Beija Flor ELASTI-CREAM for combination skin

Caryodendron Orinocense Oil
Plant Squalane
Collagen
Shea Butter
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Average
- AverageCombination Skin Fit
- AverageEffectiveness
- HighSafety
Works for combination skin; other moisturizers 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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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate suitability for your combination skin, as Caprylic Capric Triglyceride and Shea Butter provide excellent hydration and barrier support, but lack targeted ingredients for your oily shine concern.
- Glycerin and Squalane offer general hydration benefits that are supportive but not specifically designed to address oily shine.
- The formulation is safe for your combination skin with no risks of irritation due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.
How to apply
- Use this moisturizer in your AM and PM routine every day to control shine. Always pair with SPF in the morning.
- Apply this moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your morning SPF.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin and avoid harsh rubbing. Let it ⏳absorb for a minute.
- Apply the moisturizer on slightly damp skin to help it lock in moisture better. This keeps your combination skin balanced.
- Avoid the eye area when applying the moisturizer. Do a patch test before your first use.
Questions and answers
How well does Beija Flor Elasti-Cream work for combination skin?
This moisturizing treatment works moderately well for combination skin because shea butter and plant squalane provide good hydration, though it lacks targeted ingredients for oily shine. To work best for this skin type, a product of this type needs effective brightening and moisturizing ingredients that reduce oily shine while keeping skin balanced.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for combination skin?
Caprylic capric triglyceride and shea butter make this cream a good fit because they provide great moisture and strengthen your skin barrier. However, a product for combination skin also needs targeted ingredients to help reduce oily shine.
What does Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil do for combination skin?
Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil helps balance combination skin by softening dry patches without making oily areas greasy. It absorbs quickly to keep your face smooth and comfortable throughout the day.
What does Squalane do for combination skin?
Squalane helps keep combination skin soft and smooth by protecting the skin barrier and locking in moisture without feeling heavy. It is unlikely to clog pores and may help balance areas that tend to get dry or oily.
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for combination skin?
This moisturizing treatment goes near the end of your morning and evening routines, right before sunscreen in the morning. It helps keep your skin soft and hydrated, though combination skin also needs targeted ingredients to help control oily shine.
The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2022Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream with retinol by applying the retinol first, letting it dry, and then smoothing on the cream. This helps keep your skin soft and comfortable while reducing the likelihood of dryness or irritation.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment twice daily to support skin hydration. Daily application of moisturizers of this type helps improve skin moisture and barrier function over time. For combination skin, a product of this type needs balancing ingredients that provide hydration while managing oily shine.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for combination skin?
This cream is unlikely to cause irritation or breakouts on combination skin due to the absence of harsh ingredients. However, to better manage oily shine, combination skin needs products with targeted oil-balancing ingredients.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
This cream is safe for the body and the thin skin around the eyes, but combination skin of this type needs a moisturizing treatment that also manages oily shine.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It has no drying alcohol and contains fragrance (parfum and benzyl salicylate). Cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, and behenyl alcohol are fatty alcohols, which soften the skin.
What the research says
Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 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, 2017A cosmetic cream with 6% standardized wild apple fruit extract and a conventional emulsifier demonstrated stable antioxidant activity of 19.25 %RSC, increased skin moisturization, and a decreased melanin index by -31.40 without causing skin irritation.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2019Caryodendron orinocense oil exhibited good emollient efficiency, activity, and stability in cosmetic formulations due to the presence of alpha, beta, gamma, and delta-tocopherols.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2000Squalane at 0.005-0.015% counteracts UVA-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen metabolism inhibition while stimulating fibroblast migration in human dermal fibroblasts.
Molecules, 2025Plant-derived squalane protected human dermal fibroblasts against UVA-induced damage by counteracting ROS formation, suppressing apoptosis-related proteins p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP, and restoring the pro-survival p-Akt/mTOR pathway.
Antioxidants, 2025Topical application of TAC/Collagen postbiotics gel improved skin moisture score and inflammation index, and reduced porphyrins and brown spots in 20 volunteers with acne vulgaris.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Topical collagen tripeptide application improved skin wrinkles, elasticity, and density while reducing advanced glycated end products in 22 Asian women over 4 weeks.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022Marine collagen extracted from Greenland halibut skin showed a non-cytotoxic effect on fibroblast cells and provided a slight skin hydration effect when incorporated into cosmetic hydrogel formulations at dosages of 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5% in 23 healthy volunteers.
Marine Drugs, 2023A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.
Lasers in Medical Science, 2025A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025Topical formulations containing 1.25% Malus sp. extract or 0.75% rutin protected against UVB-induced sunburn cells, caspase-3 activation, cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, lipid peroxidation, and metalloproteinase formation in ex vivo skin explants and 3D tissue-engineered skin.
Rejuvenation Research, 2020
Ingredients
Cetearyl Alcohol, Parfum, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Isopentyldiol, Glyceryl Stearate, C13-16 Isoparaffin, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Coconut Oil, Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Behenyl Alcohol, Squalane, Collagen Amino Acid, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Copaifera Officinalis Resin, Astrocaryum Vulgare Kernel Oil Tucumã Kernel Oil, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract Carrot Root Extract, Tocopherol, Rice Bran Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Rosemary Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Extract Sunflower Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Heptyl Undecylenate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Salicylate, Ci 77891 Titanium Dioxide
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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