Reduce Fine Lines With This Retinol Alternative Serum

There’s nothing like discovering a new product worth adding to your skincare routine. The best face creams, for instance, add moisture to the skin and help combat dullness and aging. If you’re looking for one that does it all — reduces fine lines, brightens skin and improves the overall tone — you have to try this under-$100 option!

The Yuka+Face Bakuchiol Ageless Face is the perfect way to regularly pamper your skin. Made for those who get easily irritated from harsh products, this lightweight, fast-absorbing formula works to boost collagen, reduce fine lines and brighten your complextion. Its ingredients are what make the pick a true game changer. The unique mix includes hyaluronic acid, which helps with skin’s flexibility, super hydrating squalane and white tea and licorice root, which brightens and neutralizes free radicals. However, the star of the show is an addition you might be unfamiliar with: Bakuchiol.

Bakuchiol is similar to retinol in the sense that it possesses many of the same anti-aging benefits, but is gentler and doesn’t cause redness, iteration or peeling. Unlike retinol, it’s also fine to use these serums morning and night to achieve desired, visible results. “Bakuchiol is not light-reactive, like retinol, so you can wear it during the day under your makeup and sunscreen,” Yuka Face says.

The product can be applied to your whole face, and one jar is said to last 2 to 3 months (or longer if you use it sparingly).

While the Bakuchiol Ageless Face is still racking up reviews, the brand’s complementary eye cream, Bakuchiol Ageless Eyes, currently has a five-star rating.