The anti-aging benefits of retinol are hardly a secret, but there is a plant-based alternative that’s slightly lesser known. The best bakuchiol serums deliver the brightening, tightening effects of retinol, minus the irritation—ever-more imperative as the temperatures dip.

Vogue ’s Favorite Bakuchiol Serums

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Best Overall Isdin Melatonik Jump to review $175

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Best for Enlarged Pores Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment Jump to review $65

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“Winter means lower humidity, more indoor heating, and a higher risk of dryness and barrier damage, which can amplify all of retinol’s side effects,” says Mollie Kelly Tufman , PhD, molecular biologist and founder of the Beauty Lab

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