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Special Cream #11 Conditioning Night Cream

$42.00 0.8 oz
all-naturaloily skin
Since 1965 · Cruelty-free
Made in our own factory and laboratory in Pine Brook, NJ
Environmentally Conscious
Always Cruelty-Free
Made in Small Batches
Educated Skin Care
Description+

For Oily or Breakout-Prone Skin

If your skin is oily, you have probably been told to skip night cream, and it is the reason your congestion never fully clears. Nothing conditions your skin overnight, so the oil settles into the pore while you sleep and you spend the next day dealing with what it left behind.

Special Cream #11 works the other way round. It conditions overnight, keeping surface oil soft and moving so it stays out of the pore, and with regular use skin looks less oily than it did when you started.

A word about the morning, because this is the part that surprises people. You may wake up shinier than usual. That is the formula doing its job rather than failing at it. The oil that would have hardened inside your pores overnight is sitting on the surface instead, which is exactly where you want it, and it comes off the second you wash your face.

Bakuchiol smooths the look of texture and expression lines without the irritation a retinoid can bring, and that tolerance is the reason it can go on every single night.

Azelaic acid refines the look of pores and evens tone, squalane and linoleic acid do the conditioning, an Ayurvedic blend of neem, gotu kola and thyme keeps skin looking clear, and cocoa seed extract filters blue light. A lactobacillus ferment finishes it.

It is a cream, but a light one, and it sinks in without sitting on the surface.

Apply at night to clean skin, focusing on the oily zones. In the morning, cleanse as usual.

How to Use+

Apply nightly to clean skin, focusing on the oily areas, and massage until absorbed. In the morning you may notice more surface shine than usual. That is normal, as the cream kept the oil on your skin's surface and out of your pores. Cleanse as usual.

Ingredients+

Water, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Squalane, Isopropyl Palmitate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Azelaic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Leaf Extract, Kluyveromyces/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Saccharomyces Milk Ferment, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Tussilago Farfara (Coltsfoot) Flower Extract, Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow) Extract, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Plankton Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Capryloyl Glycine, Cetyl Alcohol, Lysine HCl, Glyceryl Caprylate, Arginine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Lactic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Oleic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Phytic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sarcosine, Bakuchiol, Fragrance, Sodium Benzoate, Linolenic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Tocopherol, Citronellol, Geraniol

Our Philosophy

I go about [the formulas] in a very different way than a regular chemist. I always look for what conditions I’d like to correct. I look at what skin types and problems that I want to work with, and then I try to find the best possible ingredients that will work for the skin.

By Our Founder & Director of Innovation - Marina Valmy

Our Philosophy
What It Does
01

Conditions

Keeps surface oil soft so it stays out of pores.

02

Clarifies

Skin looks clearer and less oily with regular use.

03

Smooths

Bakuchiol smooths the look of texture.

Key Ingredients

Azelaic Acid

Helps keep skin looking clear.

Bakuchiol

A plant alternative to retinol that smooths texture.

Melia Azadirachta

Neem

Purifies the skin.

Melaleuca Alternifolia

Tea Tree

Keeps pores clear.

Full Ingredient List

Water, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Squalane, Isopropyl Palmitate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Azelaic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Leaf Extract, Kluyveromyces/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Saccharomyces Milk Ferment, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract, Tussilago Farfara (Coltsfoot) Flower Extract, Achillea Millefolium (Yarrow) Extract, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Plankton Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Capryloyl Glycine, Cetyl Alcohol, Lysine HCl, Glyceryl Caprylate, Arginine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Lactic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Oleic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Phytic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sarcosine, Bakuchiol, Fragrance, Sodium Benzoate, Linolenic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Tocopherol, Citronellol, Geraniol

The Christine Valmy difference

Made by the People Who Know Skin Care

Since 1965, Christine Valmy has run the first school of esthetics in America and trained over 20,000 professionals worldwide. Every formula is made to that professional standard, naturally.

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