• Bakuchiol Vitamin Serum Bon Appetit, 15 ml
  • Bakuchiol Vitamin Serum Bon Appetit, 15 ml
  • Bakuchiol Vitamin Serum Bon Appetit, 15 ml
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HOIA homespa

Bakuchiol Vitamin Serum Bon Appetit, 15 ml

Bakuchiol Vitamin Serum Bon Appetit, 15 ml

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A waterless bakuchiol serum for skin that found retinol too harsh. Bon Appetit pairs isolated bakuchiol with vitamins C and E in a base of cold pressed Siberian pine and borage seed oils. One pump at night, over slightly damp skin.

What bakuchiol actually does

Bakuchiol is a plant compound pressed from babchi seed, often called plant based retinol. In a randomised, double blind trial published in the British Journal of Dermatology in 2019, it performed comparably to 0.5% retinol on fine lines and pigmentation over twelve weeks, with significantly less scaling and stinging reported. It is a gentler route to the same destination, not a stronger one.

This formula uses the isolated bakuchiol molecule rather than babchi seed oil, which carries only a trace of it.

Who it suits

  • Mature skin that has lost some firmness or bounce
  • Anyone who abandoned retinol because of peeling, redness or stinging
  • Sensitive skin, provided you patch test first
  • If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, check with your GP before using any new active

How to use it

Evenings. Cleanse, apply one pump to skin that is still slightly damp, then follow with a cream or oil. Thinnest to thickest, always. A single pump covers the whole face, and because the formula is waterless, more will not help and will feel heavy.

If your skin reacts easily, use it every other night for the first fortnight, then daily. Bakuchiol does not raise sun sensitivity the way retinol does, but a daily SPF is still the best anti ageing habit there is.

Full ingredients

*Pinus Sibirica Seed Oil, *Squalane, *Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Bakuchiol, Bisabolol, *Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, *Boswellia Carterii Oil, **Limonene.
*Organic. **Naturally occurring component of essential oil.

Nothing is hidden behind the word parfum.

The details

  • Size: 15 ml
  • Blended in small batches by HOIA homespa in Estonia
  • Vegan. Never tested on animals, at any stage
  • Posted from the UK. Free delivery over £40, otherwise £3.95
  • Thirty day returns
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The short version

Made by
HOIA homespa, Estonia, in small batches
Posted from
The United Kingdom, within one working day
Delivery
Free over £40, otherwise £3.95
Returns
Thirty days, opened or not
Animal testing
Never, at any stage
Full ingredients
Listed in the description above, in full

Worth reading first: Bakuchiol vs retinol, Vitamin C for mature skin, A routine for skin over forty, delivery and returns, or everything we have written.

The details

Delivery and Returns

Orders are packed and posted from the UK within one working day. Royal Mail takes 2 to 4 working days, and delivery is free over £40. Unopened products can be returned within 30 days.

How to Use

Cleanse first, then apply to skin that is still slightly damp, which is what traps the water in rather than trying to add it later. Serums go on before creams, always thinnest to thickest.

Vitamin C in the morning. Bakuchiol and rich creams in the evening. If your skin reacts easily, use any new active every other day for the first fortnight, then daily.

A pea sized amount is enough for the whole face. These are waterless formulas, so using more does not help and will feel heavy.

Ingredients and suitability

The full ingredient list for this product is in the description above, given in INCI order. Nothing is hidden behind the word parfum.

Blended in small batches by HOIA homespa in Estonia. Never tested on animals at any stage. Most of the range is vegan, and where a formula contains beeswax or honey it is stated in the ingredient list.

If you have a known sensitivity, patch test on the inside of your forearm and leave it twenty four hours before using it on your face.