Classic Nourishing Night Cream 7.4 / 10

The full breakdown

A solid, affordable emollient night cream with jojoba oil and rooibos extract — hard to beat at this price point.

Ingredient breakdown

• Jojoba Oil
  Limited evidence

  Commonly used as an emollient and carrier oil. A laboratory study found jojoba wax has real antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus 1, and it has been used as a delivery vehicle in dermatological microemulsion formulations. Direct clinical efficacy data for jojoba oil's own moisturizing/sebum-balancing claims, beyond its function as a carrier oil, is limited.

• Rooibos Extract
  Limited evidence

  Commonly used as an antioxidant botanical extract. Research into rooibos flavonoids (aspalathin, rutin, isoorientin, orientin) confirms real, notable antioxidant activity, though poor natural stability of these flavonoids has driven formulation-chemistry research (such as enzymatic glycosylation) to improve their usability in cosmetic products — direct human clinical efficacy trials specific to topical rooibos extract are limited.

• Vitamin A
  Moderate evidence

  Commonly used as a milder retinoid option, often combined with in-office procedures like microneedling for enhanced results. A preliminary split-face placebo-controlled study found 5% retinyl palmitate oleogel combined with microneedling improved acne scar appearance and patient quality of life versus microneedling with placebo alone.

• Vitamin E
  Limited evidence

  Commonly used as an antioxidant and emollient; laboratory and ex vivo studies show meaningful free-radical scavenging capacity and protection against UVA-induced skin cell damage, though robust human clinical efficacy trials for vitamin E used alone are limited.

Best suited to

Normal, Dry, Combination