Bakuchiol

It brightens and vitalizing your dull skin.

Bakuchiol may not be as effective as prescription-strength Retin-A.

It's an alternative, but it's one of these things that's really beneficial to use if you develop irritation with Retin-A.

It may not be as effective in treating skin problems like acne breakouts.

Yeah, even though they've not actually established any harm, but just extrapolating from retinoids like prescription tretinoin, I generally tell pregnant patients to avoid it as well.

And then Bakuchiol, so this is largely marketed as the retinoid alternative that's safe in pregnancy.

But there was a study that was published earlier this year in 2026 that actually looked at systemic absorption.

And there's probably more systemic absorption than what was once considered.

It's Canadian, it's organic, natural, and really good for sensitive skin.

So one of the products that they launched in, I think, late 2025 also, was their, was their bak- Bakuchiol.

Bakuchiol.

And nio- Bakuchiol and niacinamide moisturizer, which is a vitamin A alternative.

Yeah.

So if you're somebody who has a really hard time with that, uh, tolerating retinol-

So you want the retinol directly on your skin.

So just do it for a time to help yourselves.