Is Drunk Elephant good for sensitive skin?

Drunk Elephant is best suited for normal, combination, mature, dullness skin types. If you have sensitive skin, check individual product reviews for compatibility.

What is Drunk Elephant's price range?

Drunk Elephant is a premium American beauty brand. They offer 12 products across their range.

Drunk Elephant

premiumEst. 2013· United States

Biocompatible skincare — no essential oils, no drying alcohols, no silicones, no chemical sunscreens, no fragrance.

CombinationMature

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Hyped, expensive, and — annoyingly — really good. Polyhydroxy peptides are the hero. Hype has dulled since Shiseido bought them.

Strengths

+ Strong efficacy
+ Cult-favorite textures
+ Thoughtful formulation

Weaknesses

− Premium pricing
− Over-hyped on TikTok
− Jars (oxidation risk)

The Drunk Elephant Story

Tiffany Masterson launched Drunk Elephant in 2013 after her own skin wrecked on "clean" marula haul. The "Suspicious 6" (fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohols, chemical SPF, silicones, SLS) list became their whole identity. Shiseido bought them in 2019 for a reported $845m.

Shop Drunk Elephant by skin type

Curated picks from Drunk Elephant's lineup, ranked for each skin type.

Best for Dry Skin (7)Best for Combination Skin (10)Best for Sensitive Skin (4)Best for Mature Skin (10)

All Drunk Elephant Products

13 products reviewed and rated.

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum — American beauty exfoliant

Treatment

8.6/10

T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum

Drunk Elephant's flagship multi-acid night serum — 10% AHA blend (glycolic + lactic + tartaric) + 1% salicylic at the brand's stated pH with raspberry fruit extract and grape antioxidants. The prestige-tier answer to Paula's Choice 8% AHA Gel and The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution at a leave-on intensity. One of the brand's two flagship night actives (alongside C-Firma) and a Sephora bestseller for nearly a decade.

CombinationMature

Moisturizer

8.6/10

Lala Retro Whipped Cream

Drunk Elephant's rich-skin moisturiser — a six-African-oil whipped cream with ceramide, cholesterol, and phytosphingosine in barrier-rebuilding ratios. Marula, mongongo, baobab, Kalahari melon, passion fruit, and shea, blended into a texture that feels heavier than it is. For dry, mature, dehydrated, or compromised skin in winter this is genuinely excellent — the lipid stack is real, the texture cushions like a much heavier cream while absorbing fast. Not for oily or acne-prone skin (the oil density is real). Worth the price for the right skin type; total mismatch for the wrong one.