L'Oréal Paris sits behind some genuinely well-studied actives – it helped popularise cosmetic retinol and adenosine, and its higher-end serums use them at usable levels. On the actives that matter, the formulation know-how is real.
Where we'd read carefully is the wall of proprietary "technology" names ("Pro-Retinol", "Revitalift") that dress up familiar ingredients as breakthroughs. Good actives, heavy branding – check what's actually on the INCI.
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