Bakuchiol Inkey List, Gentler Way to Treat Almost All Your Skin Care Woes
Paula’s Choice
0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment, $52 at Paula’s Choice
The brand’s treatment targets anything from fine lines to swollen pores by pairing bakuchiol and retinol. It also provides peptides for good collagen help. One more bonus? It helps to absorb it in a flash with its soft lotion texture.
Herbivore Botanicals
Bakuchiol Serum, $54 at Herbivore Botanicals
This much-loved serum is perfect for all skin types and is finally back in stock. Its water-based, jelly-textured, bouncy formula refines the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The natural purple hue comes from a mixture of botanicals that include extracts of turmeric, basil and eggplant.
Dr. Zenovia
Bakuchiol Hydrating Cleanser, $42 at Dr. Zenovia
Getting sensitive skin? Meet the latest BFF of your complexion. This soap-free, pH-balanced cleanser extracts everything from makeup to excess oil to environmental contaminants while hydrating, resulting in clearer and more nourished skin.
OLEHENRIKSEN
Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème, $55 at Sephora
Sleep on the road to healthier skin. It’s easy to counteract all the signs of aging with this cream that features a high concentration of AHAs and bakuchiol. It exfoliates as well so that you wake up to glowing results.
Kinship
Pimple Potion Retinal + Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment, $19 at Ulta Beauty
Before they start and clear up the ones you already have with this pick, avoid breakouts. For brightening and clear complexions, it relies on bakuchiol. Throw in the retinal to enhance the texture of the skin plus salicylic acid to remove blackheads and avoid new breakouts and you have one super powerful cure for acne.
Omorovicza
Miracle Facial Oil, $125 at Nordstrom
The miracle comes courtesy of bakuchiol in this oil. The smooth alternative resurfaces and moisturizes lines and wrinkles. You can use it day or night and, since it absorbs immediately, it won’t slow you down. Before applying your go-to night cream, just mix one to two drops into your morning moisturizer, then massage three to four drops on the face and neck.
PCA SKIN
C&E Hand Renewal, $80 at SkinStore
The skin on your hands also needs a bit of TLC. This is where this corrective-rich antioxidant comes in. It promotes collagen deposition by combining a vitamin C serum and bakuchiol, smooths fine lines and wrinkles, and decreases the appearance of photodamage without irritation. Even emollients exist to keep hands moisturized.
Alpyn Beauty
PlantGenius Melt Moisturizer, $60 at Alpyn Beauty
You’ll love the whipped feel of this moisturizer. Bakuchiol, vitamin C, glycolic acid, antioxidants and even aloe are all in it. It will leave the skin looking hydrated and fine lines will look reduced.
Peach & Lily
Retinoic Eye Cream (Pure Peach), $42 at Ulta Beauty
This eye cream will not only reduce fine lines and wrinkles around the region of the eye, it will also fix sagging, dark circles and dryness. This is because it contains bakuchiol, niacinamide, ceramides and peach extract, along with rose seed oil (hence the name). It is strong and gentle. About what we’re getting from eye creams.
Kate Somerville
DermalQuench Liquid Lift +Retinol, $98 at Ulta Beauty
When you combine the strength of oxygen with bakuchiol, what do you get? Smooth skin, glowing. This procedure speeds up the turnover of skin cells, stimulates the development of collagen and enhances elasticity. It also offers hydration that really lasts.
Biossance
Squalane + Phyto-Retinol Serum, $72 at Sephora
Here, to display plumper, clearer and less wrinkled skin, bakuchiol teams up with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. For those with fragile or photosensitive skin, it is perfect and you can apply it and go about your day.
Paula’s Choice
0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment, $52 at Paula’s Choice
The brand’s treatment targets anything from fine lines to swollen pores by pairing bakuchiol and retinol. It also provides peptides for good collagen help. One more bonus? It helps to absorb it in a flash with its soft lotion texture.
Herbivore Botanicals
Bakuchiol Serum, $54 at Herbivore Botanicals
This much-loved serum is perfect for all skin types and is finally back in stock. Its water-based, jelly-textured, bouncy formula refines the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The natural purple hue comes from a mixture of botanicals that include extracts of turmeric, basil and eggplant.
As the way to tackle wrinkles and fine lines, Retinol is heralded. If your skin is responsive, though, it will treat them when your complexion is freaking out. Not precisely ideal. The remedy? Miss retinol goods and instead pick up those that boast bakuchiol.
The plant-based component is the less annoying cousin of retinol. Without any redness or dryness, you get the same collagen-promoting, fine line-reducting effects. The skin care savior incorporates antioxidants in addition to its anti-aging prowess. It also has properties that are anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. (Which is why you can find it in treatments for acne.)
Bakuchiol continues to apply to the résumé in skin care. Now you can find it in moisturizers, face oils, eye creams, cleansers and more. But not all skin care products from Bakuchiol are worth your money.
And we went ahead and, in the gallery above, rounded up the best of the lot.
