What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Betaine
Humectant
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Xylityl Sesquicaprylate
Antimicrobial
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Medicago Sativa Extract
TonicPullulan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAnhydroxylitol
Humectant
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Squalene
Emollient
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGeraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Isoamyl Laurate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Betaine, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Bakuchiol, Xylityl Sesquicaprylate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Lactobacillus, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Medicago Sativa Extract, Pullulan, Xanthan Gum, Anhydroxylitol, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Silica, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Sodium Hydroxide, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Farnesol, Citronellol
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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