How to formulate a bakuchiol gel cream

Published: 15-Dec-2025
Ingredients Skin Care

Natalie Garwe shares a sensorial formulation based on bakuchiol, a non-irritating botanical alternative to retinol

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Bakuchiol has become one of the most exciting actives in natural skin care – a botanical alternative to retinol that promises smoother, more radiant skin without irritation.

This formulation captures its power in a lightweight gel-cream: a texture that is as refreshing as a gel yet offers the long-lasting nourishment of an emulsion.

At Formula Botanica, the online organic cosmetic formulation school, we see texture as the bridge between function and feeling.

It is the moment when a formulation comes alive in your hands.

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