This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Bakuchiol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
This anti-aging oil is formulated around Rosa Rubiginosa Seed Oil and Bakuchiol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Water
AstringentSqualane
EmollientPropanediol
SolventSodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Niacinamide
SmoothingDiglycerin
HumectantTocopherol
AntioxidantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantBakuchiol
AntimicrobialAzelaic Acid
BufferingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
AbrasiveEpilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
HumectantHexapeptide-9
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
BufferingGlycerin
HumectantLactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Ceramide Ng
Skin ConditioningTridecyl Trimellitate
EmollientSaccharide Isomerate
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingUndecane
EmollientTridecane
PerfumingTridecyl Stearate
EmollientNeopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Isostearate
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingC14-22 Alcohols
Emulsion StabilisingC12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSilica
AbrasiveHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Phytate
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Metabisulfite
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
BufferingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Salix Alba Bark Water, Squalane, Propanediol, Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate, Niacinamide, Diglycerin, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bakuchiol, Azelaic Acid, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Hexapeptide-9, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate, Cetearyl Olivate, Ceramide Ng, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Saccharide Isomerate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Undecane, Tridecane, Tridecyl Stearate, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polysorbate 60, C14-22 Alcohols, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Silica, Hexylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citric Acid, CI 77891
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived antioxidant from the seeds of the Psoralea corylifolia plant. It has antimicrobial, emollient, skin conditioning, and antioxidant properties.
You'll likely see it called a "retinol replacement" but the two are technically not related. This is because bakuchiol is able to flip many of the same switches in your skin cells to tell them to:
1) produce more collagen (type I, III, and IV)
2) activate the same genes retinoids do
Unlike retinoids, this ingredient will not increase photosensitivity and is safe to use during pregnancy (but please still check in with your doctor!).
The flagship clinical trial from Dhaliwal et al. 2019 found 0.5% bakuchiol (twice daily) and 0.5% retinol (once daily) reduced wrinkles and hyperpigmentation equally, but bakuchiol had significantly less irritation.
Systematic reviews also back this up:
Bakuchiol is comparable to retinol for photoaging but with better tolerability. It also has mild antibacterial properties against Cutibacterium acnes and antifungal activity in vitro against Candida and dermatophytes.
The reason bakuchiol works well is due to its structure; it is a meroterpene phenol, or a hybrid molecule. The phenol half acts as an antioxidant while the terpene half is fat-loving. This helps the molecule slip through the skin barrier.
This ingredient is usually used between 0.5-2%. Only one case of contact dermatitis has ever been reported for this ingredient.
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