Bakuchiol - the natural alternative to retinol
What is Bakuchiol?
Bakuchiol is all the rage in skincare products and why wouldn’t it be? Touted to be nature’s retinol, it is derived from the babchi plant. While its composition is different from retinol, it behaves similarly when applied topically but is gentler on the skin while still being just as effective as retinol.
Retinol is the gold standard for anti-aging ingredients in conventional products. It stimulates collagen production, boosts cell turnover, fights acne while reducing wrinkles, fine lines, and dark spots. It promotes an even skin tone and restores elasticity and resilience to skin cell structure. While this all sounds amazing, it does come at a cost. Retinol can be extremely irritating to the skin causing extreme dryness, peeling, flaking, redness, irritation, and even sun sensitivity. It has serious limitations in terms of use – you can’t use it if you are pregnant, nursing, or even if you have sensitive skin.
Is Bakuchiol safe?
All these drawbacks of retinol makes it easy to understand the increasing popularity of Bakuchiol. It offers all the benefits of retinol with none of the side effects. It is a powerful botanical ingredient derived from a plant that is a staple in both Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. 100% natural, it has a wide range impact on the health and vitality of your skin. Regular use of bakuchiol results in a decrease in fine lines and wrinkles, roughness, and dryness. It boosts skin elasticity and collagen production to provide potent anti-aging benefits.
Bakuchiol makes your skin wonderfully soft and smooth with an even texture and tone. While it firms up your skin and improves clarity, it doesn’t cause any irritation whatsoever even in sensitive skin. It is particularly effective for hyperpigmentation and has antibacterial properties as well making it useful in the fight against acne and for those with oily skin since it helps ease these conditions with gentleness and without drying skin out.
We highly recommend incorporating Bakuchiol into your daily skincare regimes – you’ll see a whole host of benefits and don’t have to worry about any side effects. If this sounds like something you’re interested in (and why wouldn’t anyone not be!)
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HERBIVORE BAKUCHIOL RETINOL ALTERNATIVE SERUM
Gentle enough for the most sensitive skin types, and even pregnant women, Bakuchiol works both below the skin with its retinoic effect and above the skin with ultra-gentle, exfoliating Polyhydroxy Acids (PHAs) to refine the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with the power of natural botanicals.
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Dullness/Uneven skin texture
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Fine lines/Wrinkles
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Dryness
A small but potent boost for your skincare routine, the Bakuchiol Booster stimulates collagen production, helps improve skin condition and is a gentle retinol alternative. 1% Bakuchiol oil and 99% Squalane oil booster. Bakuchiol is a plant derived, 100% natural alternative to vitamin A - aka retinol. Designed to be used as part of your existing night time routine, this powerful yet gentle ingredient is a game-changer as it’s directly linked to collagen production and can dramatically improve skin texture.
GRAYDON SKINCARE GREEN CREAM PHYTO-RETINOL CLARIFYING COMPLEX
- BRIGHTEN skin with botanical retinol from bakuchiol while minimizing flakiness
- MINIMIZE the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with botanical retinol from the moth bean plant
- DETOXIFYING chlorella to help shield your skin from free radical damage
- PLUMPING squalane oil to help prevent moisture loss for a more supple complexion
- CLARIFY your face with the tonifying properties of parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
- REDUCE redness and even out skin tone with antimicrobial neem oil
- PROTECT skin from the environmental pollution with sulforaphane rich broccoli seed oil