
Herbivore Botanicals Bakuchiol Retinol Alternative Serum
Herbivore Botanicals Bakuchiol Retinol Alternative Serum
Bakuchiol Retinol Alternative
This Product Is: a non-irritating, plant-based retinol alternative facial serum
Good For: all skin types including dry, mature, sensitive, blemish-prone, combination and normal
Why We Love It: Herbivore Botanical Bakuchiol Retinol Alternative is a gentle facial serum, formulated with natural, plant-based bakuchiol to penetrate the skin. This facial serum contains exfoliating polyhydroxy acids and natural botanicals to improve skin texture and help smooth skin. This jelly-textured, water based serum provides hydration and will leave skin feeling soft and smooth. Formulated with bakuchiol, gentle PHAs to help resurface skin and tremella mushroom to hydrate and help boost the effects of bakuchiol, giving you hydrated and healthy skin.
Apply 3-8 drops to clean skin and massage in as a leave on treatment.
Gentle enough for daily use.

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aqua/water/eau, aloe barbadensis leaf water, glycerin, psoralea corylifolia seed extract, amethyst extract, leuconostoc/ radish root ferment filtrate, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, populus tremuloides bark extract, gluconolactone, sodium phytate, tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, amino esters-1, coccinia indica fruit extract, solanum melongena (eggplant) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis flower extract, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, corallina officinalis extract
This fragrance is comprised of (Click on a fragrance category for more info):
Essential Oils
Essential OilsAuthentic essential oils are physically extracted by steam or expression (cold pressing) of the skin of the fruit. Essential oils have not been chemically altered (via reaction, solvent extraction) from their natural state. |
Certified Organic Fragrance
Certified Organic FragranceA blend of essential oils (see above) derived from plants that are grown in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program. |
Natural Fragrance
Natural FragranceNatural fragrances are mixtures of aromatic raw materials. As opposed to a whole essential oil found in a plant, these chemicals are physically isolated from natural compounds, then blended together to create a scent. If only natural isolates are used, companies can declare the scent “natural.” |
Naturally-Derived Fragrance
Naturally-Derived FragranceFragrance ingredients that have been extracted using solvents (alcohol, petrochemicals, vegetable oils), or extracted by fermentation, or ingredients which may have a natural component but have been significantly processed. |
Synthetic Fragrance
Unfragranced/UnscentedIngredients which are new molecules, made in a laboratory. The majority of synthetic constituent ingredients are from petroleum byproducts. Synthetic “nature-identical” ingredients fall into this category as well. Credo allows synthetic fragrances as long as there are no Dirty List components. |
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Essential Oils
Authentic essential oils are physically extracted by steam or expression (cold pressing) of the skin of the fruit. Essential oils have not been chemically altered (via reaction, solvent extraction) from their natural state.
Certified Organic Fragrance
A blend of essential oils (see above) derived from plants that are grown in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program.
Natural Fragrance
Natural fragrances are mixtures of aromatic raw materials. As opposed to a whole essential oil found in a plant, these chemicals are physically isolated from natural compounds, then blended together to create a scent. If only natural isolates are used, companies can declare the scent “natural.”
Naturally-Derived Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients that have been extracted using solvents (alcohol, petrochemicals, vegetable oils), or extracted by fermentation, or ingredients which may have a natural component but have been significantly processed.
Unfragranced/Unscented
Ingredients which are new molecules, made in a laboratory. The majority of synthetic constituent ingredients are from petroleum byproducts. Synthetic “nature-identical” ingredients fall into this category as well. Credo allows synthetic fragrances as long as there are no Dirty List components.
What's Behind "Fragrance"?
US law does not require that companies be transparent about the ingredients in fragrance/parfum. Credo believes in your right-to-know. We require all brands to categorize the fragrance in each product (see chart above), and encourage brands to fully disclose all scent ingredients.

All products are cruelty-free and formulated without ingredients on The Dirty List™️. At Credo, "clean" goes even deeper. Learn more.

Believing in the power of nature to deliver tangible results you can see and feel, Herbivore Botanicals was born in 2011. Thoughtfully creating products that are safe, non-toxic, highly effective and simply beautiful. Knowing that everything we put on our skin is quickly absorbed into our bodies, every single ingredient in Herbivore products are there for specific and therapeutic reasons. These are the skin-loving treatments that combine essential vitamins, minerals and botanicals (and nothing else) to restore skin’s optimum health and vitality.
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