Super-rich, soothing night cream that melts right into skin / 1.7 oz

twelveLab Nutritive Repair Emulsion (the new and updated TWELVE Beauty Nutritive Repair Emulsion) is described by founder Pedro Catalá as "a healthy skin good night’s rest in a jar.” We would also describe it as an oxymoron in a jar: it’s as rich as rich can be, but like the other products in the twelveLab lineup, it melts right into skin without leaving the greasy film you’d expect on top.

Similarly to the other twelveLab products, too, its magic comes from the quality of the ingredients and the ratios with which they’re blended. The formula, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and phytosterols, was created with a primary focus on supporting skin’s barrier layer, allowing it to heal itself — and, over time, becoming less sensitive and retaining more water. Argan and sunflower oils, cupuaçú butter, and spent grain wax work together to soothe and protect dry, dehydrated, reactive, allergy-prone, redness-prone skin while a blend of botanicals (White Genepi, Imperatoria Leaf, Mallow Flower, and Butterfly Bush Leaf) feeds it with healthy antioxidants. It’s one of our top picks for those who adore a rich, thick night cream but want one that really sinks into skin, too.

We asked Pedro what he'd changed with this formula, and while the tweaks are very small, they have a wonderful effect: "We made some updates to the preservative system and added four types of hyaluronic acid, in addition to adding a new emulsifier that gives it more of a cushiony, bouncy effect." It's lovely!