What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningLecithin
Emollient
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPullulan
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Phytate
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientPolyglycerin-3
Humectant
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Tetrapeptide-30
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Water, Squalane, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Propanediol, Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Cetearyl Alcohol, Gluconolactone, Glyceryl Stearate, Jojoba Esters, Bakuchiol, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Xanthan Gum, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phytate, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Polyglycerin-3, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Tetrapeptide-30, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Alternatives
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.
Learn more about Bakuchiol
