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Bakuchiol

INCI · Bakuchiol

A plant-derived alternative used for the look of fine lines and tone, often chosen by people who cannot tolerate a retinoid.

More on this ingredient: read the guide.

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What Bakuchiol layers with
Retinoids (retinol)

Usually an either/or rather than a stack. Bakuchiol is chosen as a gentler alternative to a retinoid, so using both mostly adds irritation risk without a demonstrated additive benefit. If you are tolerating a retinoid well, bakuchiol has little to add; if you are not, it is the substitute.

Use with caution
AHAs (glycolic / lactic acid)

Bakuchiol is gentler than a retinoid but it is not inert, and stacking it with an AHA in one routine is the usual route to irritation. Alternate nights rather than layering, particularly while your skin is still adjusting to either.

Use with caution
Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid)

Frequently used together in the morning, and one of bakuchiol's practical advantages over a retinoid: it is not destabilised by light in the same way, so an AM pairing with an antioxidant serum is workable.

Compatible
Niacinamide

A gentle, low-friction pairing — both are well tolerated and neither depends on a particular pH. Common in formulas aimed at people who cannot tolerate retinoids.

Compatible
Copper peptides (GHK-Cu)

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Argireline

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Matrixyl

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
SNAP-8

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
BHA (salicylic acid)

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Benzoyl peroxide

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Hyaluronic acid

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Vitamin E

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Azelaic acid

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Sunscreen (SPF)

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Tranexamic acid

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Ceramides

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Alpha-arbutin

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Kojic acid

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
Squalane

We have not reviewed this combination. That means we have nothing to report about it — not that it is safe, and not that it is a problem. Treat it as an open question: introduce one new product at a time and patch-test, as you would with any unfamiliar pairing.

Not studied
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