What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantPsoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSilanediol Salicylate
EmollientSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTetrasodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTriethanolamine
BufferingEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Fragaria Vesca Fruit Extract
AstringentFructose
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Inositol
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentUrea
Buffering
Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin Protecting
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentIodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Methylparaben
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Propylparaben
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ethoxydiglycol, Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit Extract, Silanediol Salicylate, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, DMDM Hydantoin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Tetrasodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Triethanolamine, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Fragaria Vesca Fruit Extract, Fructose, Glycine, Inositol, Lactic Acid, Niacinamide, Ribes Nigrum Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Urea, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Methylparaben, Benzoic Acid, Bakuchiol, Propylparaben
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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