• BR0.3
  • BR0.3
BR0.3
0.3% Retinol +
Bakuchiol - Babchi
Renewing Serum
Designed as a biocompatible introduction to pure retinol, this is an intermediate strength retinoid suitable for beginners and users with sensitive skin, optimized by bakuchiol for enhanced stability and skin compatibility
Regular price $26
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Key active / bioactive

0.3% pure retinol, stabilized and optimized for biocompatibility using 0.2% bakuchiol (a bioactive found in the babchi flower)

Key benefits

Combat Signs of Aging, Even Skin Tone + Texture

Texture / scent

Lightweight lotion / fragrance-free

How to Use

Apply at night to clean face and neck, avoiding direct eye contact and follow with moisturizer. Always apply SPF during daytime.

Tip: This serum contains an intermediate strength of retinol, suitable for sensitive skin, but it is always recommended to start slow with retinoids and increase frequency of use based on skin tolerance. To maximize tolerance, we recommend the sandwich method:

hydration (serum) + retinol + hydration (moisturizer)

If you're not sure about your skin tolerance yet, limit initial use to once or twice a week, gradually increasing frequency to every other night, then every night once your skin is acclimated.

Clinically tested
Dermatologist tested
Suitable for all skin types

Clinically proven

  • 92%

    saw visible improvement in skin smoothness after 4 weeks*
  • 91%

    saw visible improvement in fine lines after 4 weeks*
  • 96%

    saw visible improvement in skin health & appearance after 6 weeks*
  • 95%

    saw visible improvement in skin firmness after 8 weeks*
  • 91%

    did not experience irritation during 8 weeks of use*
  • 92%

    saw visible improvement in skin smoothness after 4 weeks*
  • 91%

    saw visible improvement in fine lines after 4 weeks*
  • 96%

    saw visible improvement in skin health & appearance after 6 weeks*
  • 95%

    saw visible improvement in skin firmness after 8 weeks*
  • 91%

    did not experience irritation during 8 weeks of use*
  • Based on a blind, randomized, competitor-controlled clinical trial including over 70 testers evaluating self-perceived efficacy

Get to know BR0.3

  • Cruelty free
  • Fragrance free
  • Dye free
  • Paraben free
  • Sulfate Free
  • Dermatologist tested

Take a deeper look

Partners, not alternatives.

  • Bakuchiol is a novel meroterpenoid (bioactive that serves as a natural secondary metabolite) found in the seeds and leaves of the babchi flower. Comparative gene expression profiling reveals that topical bakuchiol can operate as a functional analog of topical retinol in vitro, mimicking the biological functions and effects of retinol but through a secondary mechanistic pathway. Although bakuchiol is structurally different to retinol, it can bind to the same nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs) that regulate cell turnover.

  • Due to this functional similarity, bakuchiol has been gaining popularity as a ‘natural’ alternative to retinol. But this use of bakuchiol as a retinol alternative doesn’t take advantage of their complementary mechanisms of action and bakuchiol’s complete phytochemical profile, especially as a broad spectrum antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent that can help stabilize retinol against photooxidative and singlet oxygen breakdown as well as improve its skin tolerance.

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