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Dr. Jart+ Prejuvenation Firming Bakuchiol Serum Versus Medik8 Bakuchiol Peptides

Serum
Serum
Korean Brand South Korea
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on October 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe serums. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Bakuchiol Peptides

Ingredients Explained

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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Emollient

Bakuchiol is a plant-derived antioxidant (it's vegan!). It is often called the replacement for retinol although it is not part of the same family.

It has similar effects as retinol: skin smoothing, reducing discoloration, and preventing wrinkles. It does not cause as much irritation as traditional retinoids.

Bakuchiol works by breaking down free radicals and stimulating collagen production in skin.

Combining bakuchiol with retinol will not have adverse side effects. Studies show using them will just boost the benefits. Bakuchiol is also found to help stabilize retinol.

While bakuchiol does not make the skin more sun sensitive, we recommend wearing SPF on a daily basis.

Read more about traditional retinol

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Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

Learn more about Tocopherol

When to use

15 Routines
40% use in am
60% use in pm
100% use every day
23 Routines
26% use in am
74% use in pm
91% use every day

Reviews

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Dr. Jart+ Prejuvenation Firming Bakuchiol Serum 28 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Expensive (1) Hydrating (1)
mahampirzada's avatar

Maham

3 months ago
Review

This product is a great addition if you have fungal acne or acne-prone dry skin and are looking to add an extra step of hydration to your skincare routine (since fungal acne-safe moisturizers usually aren’t moisturizing enough). While this product is pricey, if you believe in the hype surrounding bakuchiol, it might be worth it. However, there are some cheaper alternatives (which I haven’t tried Show more

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#hydrating
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