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Are you looking to reduce wrinkles and acne marks? Here’s our Retinal Serum, 100% natural and 11 times more effective than retinol! This biotechnologically derived retinoid is more potent and skin-friendly. It accelerates cell renewal and increases collagen synthesis for firmer, smoother, more elastic, and even skin, thanks to its formula enriched with various types of vegan hyaluronic acid. The secret to its effectiveness? Its potent active ingredients that work on both the dermis and the epidermis. Both a powerful and respectful formula.
✨Natural fragrance. Fruity with delicate citrus notes, with a touch of peach, roses and red fruits, and a sweet hint of caramel… Irresistible!
30 ml | Glass container | Dermatologically tested | Suitable for sensitive skin | Not suitable during pregnancy and breastfeeding | Light texture for easy absorption
Enhance its benefits with complementary actives!
Bakuchiol Well-Ageing Effect Serum - 30ml
Cell Renewal Pack with Bioretinal and Vitamin C
Tip! Apply it once a day, that's more than enough, and always at night because it's photosensitive. So don’t forget, the next morning... Apply your sunscreen!
*Which active ingredients should not be combined with Retinal? AHA - BHA acids and azelaic acid. More detailed in Frequently Asked Questions
*Ingredients from organic farming
**Derived from natural essential oils
Extraction: water is an element present in most cosmetic products and is the most important raw material. In the cosmetics industry, purified water is used in a process to eliminate any solid particle that may contain water in order to achieve a higher degree of purity and quality.
Benefits: water helps to cleanse the body. Hydrates and improves the effect of other active ingredients, provides softness and delays premature aging of the skin.
Extraction: it is harvested from plants (soy or coconut oil for example) by hydrolysis of fats and by fermenting sugars. Glycerol is found naturally in skin and is considered a self-healing compound.
Benefits: it is one of the many substances in the skin that helps maintain the outer barrier and prevents dryness and peeling. It leaves skin feeling nourished and works to treat acne. It also prevents the accumulation of fat and improves the appearance of hair. Vegetable glycerin can be used as a diluent and as an alcohol substitute when preparing herbal extracts.
Extraction: 100% natural ingredient obtained from sugarcane and approved by Ecocert. It is biodegradable, making it the perfect natural alternative to petroleum glycols.
Benefits: it is used in cosmetics as a moisturizing agent, solvent and emollient. Its sensory properties help reduce skin irritations. They also control viscosity.
Extraction: it is the hydrogenated version of squalene. It is an aliphatic triterpene extracted from rice bran, wheat germ and green olives. It has a 100% natural origin.
Benefits: it is a natural component of the skin and a good emollient and sebum restorer. It is used in regenerative treatments for dry skin. It has antioxidant properties and stimulates the immune system.
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Extraction: derived from Coconut Oil and Glycerin, is considered an excellent emollient and skin repairing agent. It is a mix of fatty acids. It is not considered a sensitizing agent.
Benefits: it repairs the surface of the skin and prevents the loss of moisture and also works to thicken skin. They are neutral oils that do not irritate the skin, are easy to apply and are quickly absorbed.
Extraction: Obtained by transesterification of olive oil and polyglycerin 6.
Benefits: It has emulsifying properties, giving the skin a smooth, non-oily finish.
Extraction: the leaves and buds of Camellia Sinensis are used to make green tea. This plant comes from Southeast Asia and southern China, but is now widespread and cultivated worldwide. It is part of the herbs of traditional Chinese medicine.
Benefits: it has important antioxidant benefits, thanks to its content in polyphenols. It fights free radicals induced by UV rays, has an anti-inflammatory action and inhibits the action of collagenase, maintaining the tone and elasticity of the skin.
Extraction: a vegetable ingredient obtained from coconut.
Benefits: presents a high level of biocompatibility with skin and therefore has the ability to penetrate deep and help skin to repair itself. It acts as an emollient and provides skin with incredible softness.
Extraction: Aloe Vera is a perennial plant native to warm climates. The gel contained in its leaves is commonly used in skin treatments due to its many beneficial properties.
Benefits: Known as an astringent, this plant also has moisturizing, regenerating, rejuvenating and antibacterial properties. These properties are perfect for revitalizing skin. It also functions as a deep cleansing agent, opening pores and eliminating toxins that cause the disruptions in the skin’s normal functioning. It also benefits the hair by restoring shine and helping to eliminate excess dandruff and scalp irritations. It is used especially effective for treating skin irritations, blemishes and acne.
Obtained: biotechnologically produced by fermentation of H. salinarum.
Benefits: acceleration of epidermal regeneration and wound healing, as well as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-collagenase, fibroblast-stimulating and reparative action.
Extraction: organic hyaluronic acid of vegetable origin. It is found naturally in the skin so the application of this acid will not irritate or damage it.
Benefits: increases skin’s hydration and provides firmness and elasticity. Penetrates skin deep down with its anti-aging action.
Extraction: jojoba oil is extracted from the jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) nut (seed). Actually, it functions more like a wax that is liquid at room temperature than an oil. 96% of its composition consists of ceramides.
Benefits: highly moisturizing and nourishing. Ceramides cover the cells of the epidermis and to help regulate and intensify hydration. They are very similar to human skin, which is why they are absorbed and act quickly and are not oily to the touch. Jojoba oil also contains linoleic acid which is a very effective at restructuring and regenerating natural skin. Its vitamin E content also helps to rejuvenate skin and provides defence against free radicals. In addition, it is ideal for oily and acne-prone skin because it absorbs accumulated sebum and helps minimise breakouts.
Obtained: produced by a process of extraction of Acmella flowers from South Africa and Madagascar, preserving the natural development of the plant.
Benefits: Firming, wrinkle smoothing. Increases skin density and firmness.
Reduces skin roughness.
Obtained: combination of polysaccharides obtained from Macrocystis Pyrifera algae.
Benefits: In cosmetic use Macrocystis Alga extracts inhibit the expression of matrix metalloproteinases, helping to maintain the sandy integrity of the fundamental layer of the dermis.
Sourcing: It is obtained by biofermentation from Halobacterium salinarum. This microorganism is not genetically modified, and allows for a quality product with a low impact on the environmental footprint. In cosmetics, this ingredient is very interesting because it is the most versatile source of natural and vegan carotenoids.
Benefits: Natural active ingredient, which provides the antioxidant power of carotenoids, promoting DNA and cell membrane protection against oxidation by free radicals. They also have the benefits of carotenoids in protecting against blue light.
Sourcing: Vegan ingredient of vegetable origin, mainly vegetable oils.
Benefits: Has the properties of an emulsifier, helping to keep the water and oil phases of the formula blended together. It also acts as an emollient, preventing moisture from evaporating from the surface of the skin, and providing a pleasant texture to the skin when the product is applied.
Extraction: mixture of cetyl and stearic alcohols that are produced naturally in plants.
Benefits: these alcohols have the ability to prevent emulsions from separating between their oily and watery parts. These ingredients are also used to alter the thickness of liquid products, to increase foam capacity or to stabilize them.
Extraction: Derived from the sodium salt of lactic acid and stearic acid.
Benefits: Provides moisture to the skin and allows even application.
Extraction: natural polysaccharide of high natural weight derived from the fermentation of carbohydrates such as glucose or corn syrup.
Benefits: it is used as a binder, emulsion stabilizer and skin conditioning agent in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products. 1% of xanthan gum is used for cosmetic formulations.
Extraction: Sodium Levulinate is a 100% natural preservative obtained from starch and vegetal inulin.
Benefits: It is a gentle preservative proved to be able to control microorganism colonies without altering the integrity, colour or pH of other ingredients included in the final product. It is especially used in the preservation of fresh ingredients.
Extraction: Sodium Anisate is a 100% natural preservative obtained from anise and fennel.
Benefits: It is a gentle preservative proved to have a great mitotic inhibitor activity without altering the integrity, colour or pH of other natural ingredients included in the final product. It is especially used in the preservation of fresh ingredients.
Extraction: sodium salt from phytic acid, a vegetable compound found in corn.
Benefits: it is used in cosmetic products as a chelating agent to prevent the heavy metals.
Extraction: Lactic acid is obtained from the natural fermentation of sugars and is used to adjust the pH of cosmetic products due to its acidic nature.
Benefits: This ingredient allows cosmetics to be milder for skin and hair.
Extraction: it is a monoterpene of natural origin that is found in many citrus fruits such as lemon. It is a colorless liquid with a light, fresh and sweet citrus aroma.
Benefits: widely used to make fragrances and flavors. It is a main component of many essential oils.
Extraction: It is a monoterpene that is found in natural essential oils. It is found naturally in plants such as geranium and lemon.
Benefits: it is widely used as an ingredient of fragrances due to its rose-like scent. It is also used in many products to generate grapefruit, plum, pineapple, peach, lemon and cranberry scents.
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Both products focus on reducing wrinkles and expression lines, but their main difference lies in the mode of use and the potency of their active ingredients.
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Another highly recommended option is the combination of both. As Retinal must be used only at night, Bakuchiol is an ideal complement for the morning routine, before sunscreen, for a super complete well-ageing routine.
On one hand, the Vitamin C Concentrate Serum contains Vitamin C, an active that provides luminosity and an antioxidant effect on the skin and can be applied morning and night, while the Bioretinal Night Serum contains Retinal, a form of Vitamin A that helps to reduce wrinkles and provide firmness to the skin and would be applied only at night.
To know if Retinal can be combined with a Vitamin C serum, we have to look at its pH. If it is low, it can reduce the effects of Retinal, but in the case of our Vitamin C Concentrate Serum, it is formulated at a similar pH, so they could be combined without inconvenience.
On the other hand, it can be combined with Niacinamide or Vitamin C (as long as they have a similar pH).
Retinal would be the first step of the night routine, after cleansing. Our recommendation is to use it in a simple routine, combining cleansing (with Rose Quartz or Salicylic Facial Cleanser), the Bioretinal Night Serum, and finally, hydration (with Omega Rich, for example).
Retinal is a photosensitive ingredient, which means it loses effectiveness with sunlight (that's why its container is tinted). In addition, it is a photosensitising active ingredient, which means it can cause a reaction in the skin when exposed to the sun, so it is important to always apply sunscreen the next morning after using it.
To understand the difference between retinal and retinol, it is important to pay attention to the cycle that Vitamin A follows in our skin. When the body is ready to metabolise it, it turns into
retinol and then into retinaldehyde before finally becoming retinoic acid, which is the active form in which Vitamin A is used by the skin.
This means that when retinal and retinol are applied to the skin in cosmetic products, they will join the vitamin A cycle. Retinol must be converted to retinal and then to retinoic acid, while retinal will have to be converted to retinoic acid. This is why retinal is able to deliver such fast results.
