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Lait-Crème Concentré
The French makeup artists' staple: a rich, fragranced multi-use cream that preps skin beautifully, but its formula is basic.
7.6
Good
Beauty score
#9 of 13 moisturizers
Community
—/10
- Format
- Cream
- Size
- 2.54 fl oz
- Price per oz
- $12.62 / oz
- Price tier
- Mid-range
Made for: Dry skin · Normal skin · Combination skin · Mature skin
Key ingredients:Shea butter
Last reviewed November 2, 2026 by our editors · How we score
The verdict
The French makeup artists' staple: a rich, fragranced multi-use cream that preps skin beautifully, but its formula is basic.
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré is a 1950s French moisturizer the brand sells as a 6-in-1 cream: moisturizer, makeup base, cleansing milk, mask, after-shave and after-sun care. Shea butter, beeswax, aloe and soy protein sit in a mineral-oil base, and the brand calls it non-comedogenic and suitable for all skin types. Its reputation rests on how well it preps skin for makeup. The caveats: it has a sweet floral fragrance (the Sensitive version is fragrance-free) and no standout actives for the price.
Best for
- Prepping skin before makeup
- Normal to dry skin that wants a simple, rich daily cream
- Travelers who want one multi-purpose tube
What we love
- Multi-use: moisturizer, makeup base, cleansing milk, mask, after-shave and after-sun
- Widely used by makeup artists as a smoothing base under foundation
- Labeled non-comedogenic and suitable for all skin types
- Recyclable aluminum tube helps protect the formula
Worth knowing
- Contains fragrance; the separate Sensitive version is the fragrance-free option
- Mineral-oil base with no standout actives such as ceramides or niacinamide
- Small 2.54 fl oz tube for the price
How it scored
The breakdown.
Five factors, weighted for formulas. Here’s our working.
7.6Good
Beauty score out of 10. Brands can’t pay for placement — ever.
- Results30%7.7
Decades of use as a makeup base and creator wear tests back its smoothing, skin-prepping role; evidence for benefits beyond softening and moisture is anecdotal.
- Formula & ingredients20%6.8
A short, old-school formula of shea butter, beeswax, aloe and soy protein in mineral oil; effective as an emollient but fragranced and without modern actives.
- Texture & experience15%8.2
Its milky, rich texture is the reason makeup artists use it as a base, and one tube covers six uses from cleansing milk to mask.
- Value20%7.5
At $32 for 2.54 fl oz it sits mid-range per ounce; its multi-use role offsets the cost for people who use it as primer and moisturizer.
- Community love15%8.2
A long-standing cult product with nearly 37,400 units sold through its official TikTok Shop listing and steady holy-grail mentions on Reddit.
Beauty profile
Inside the bottle.
Texture
Rich, milky cream that the brand positions as both a moisturizer and a makeup base
Format
Cream
Fragrance
Contains fragrance — Sweet floral scent (brand description); parfum is listed in the ingredients
Size
2.54 fl oz / 75 ml
Key ingredients
Ingredient encyclopedia →What’s in it: Shea butter, beeswax, aloe vera leaf juice powder and hydrolyzed soy protein in a mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum) base with stearic and palmitic acids. Contains fragrance (parfum). No percentages disclosed.
How to use
As a moisturizer or makeup base, spread a small dab onto clean, dry skin; use a generous amount as a cleansing milk, or apply a thick layer as a 10–15 minute mask once or twice a week.
Claims & certifications
- Non-comedogenic
Full ingredient list (INCI)21 ingredients · key actives highlighted · as listed by the brand
- Aqua (Water),
- Paraffinum Liquidum,
- Stearic Acid,
- Palmitic Acid,
- Glyceryl Stearate SE,
- Cera Alba (Beeswax),
- Cetyl Palmitate,
- Tromethamine,
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder,
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter,
- 1,
- 2-Hexanediol,
- Caprylyl Glycol,
- Steareth-10,
- Polyacrylamide,
- C13-14 Isoparaffin,
- Parfum (Fragrance),
- Laureth-7,
- Propylene Glycol,
- Tropolone,
- Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
Formulas change. Always check the packaging, and patch-test if your skin is reactive.
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What people say
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5 verbatim quotes · 3 positive · 1 mixed · 1 critical
r/SkincareAddictionPositive
I've been using Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré for years and it's maybe my HG. … Trust the French pharmacy! Not super expensive, very hydrating, and does well with oily or dry skin.
r/SkincareAddictionPositive
What’s working for me is the embryolisse moisturizer - total game changer! It takes a min to dry down but once it does it’s awesome under makeup
r/30PlusSkinCareMixed
For deeper moisturizing especially in the winter I would recommend LRP’s Cicaplast Baume or Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré. You can get all of those products in the US but it’s way cheaper in France
r/30PlusSkinCarePositive
I tolerate tret pretty well but it did make me sensitive to other ingredients in skin care products. I have to use a very basic moisturizer with it- right now I’m using Embryolisse lait cream.
r/SkincareAddictionCritical
Literally everything else I’ve tried breaks me out. Tatcha, Dr Sam’s, Byoma, Embryolisse, Purito, Aestura, LRP are some I can think off the top of my head which just don’t work for me
Price & value
Is it worth it?
Typical price
$32.00
for 2.54 fl oz / 75 ml
Per ounce
$12.62
DrugstoreMid-rangePrestigeLuxury
About 44% less per ounce than the typical moisturizers we review. Our value score: 7.5/10 for a mid-range pick.
Price checked November 2026 at a non-Amazon retailer. Prices change — retailers show the current one.
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FAQ
Good questions.
Is Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré non-comedogenic?
Embryolisse says it is non-comedogenic and suitable for all skin types, including combination and breakout-prone skin. Its base includes mineral oil and beeswax, so very acne-prone skin may still want to patch-test.
Does it contain fragrance?
Yes. Parfum is listed in the ingredients and the brand describes a sweet floral scent. Embryolisse points fragrance-averse buyers to Lait-Crème Sensitive, a fragrance-free version.
Can I use it as a primer?
Yes. The brand recommends a thin layer, waiting two to three minutes, then applying foundation, and says 100% of women in its test agreed it works as a makeup base.
How long does it last after opening?
Embryolisse says to use it within 12 months of opening; the expiry date is printed on the box and tube.
Sources we checked (4)
- us.embryolisse.com/products/lait-creme-concentre-daily-face-and-body-cream
- us.embryolisse.com/products/lait-creme-concentre-daily-face-and-body-cream.json
- us.embryolisse.com/pages/about-embryolisse
- shop.tiktok.com/us/pdp/lait-creme-concentre-by-embryolisse-6-in-1-nourishing-moisturizer-2-54-fl-oz/1729384292756590729
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