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RENOVO — Retinol Alternative Moisturiser
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RENOVO — Retinol Alternative Moisturiser

Two actives. Thirty-nine ingredients in all.

Bidens pilosa·Vitamin

$55.00USD
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Not sure it's right for your skin? Four questions — Daddy will tell you.

Retinol earns its reputation and then charges for it: the peeling, the redness, the weeks off in the sun. RENOVO takes the other road. Two percent Bidens pilosa extract — a plant-derived retinol alternative — delivers the retinol-like anti-aging benefits without the irritation, so it goes on every day, morning and evening, no ramp-up, no recovery.

Around it, the support: dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline for firmness, two weights of hyaluronic acid and sodium PCA for deep hydration, vitamins C and E and organic sea buckthorn for radiance and defense. Murumuru and mango seed butters, jojoba, flax and cottonseed oils carry it in a silky, fast-absorbing texture that comforts on contact and leaves the skin nourished and smooth rather than coated. Rose myrtle and alteromonas ferment for the finish. COSMOS Natural.

In consumer testing, 95% felt instantly comforted, 85% saw smoother-looking skin, and 80% noticed a reduced appearance of lines.

Same destination as retinol. None of the toll.

What it does

  • Reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines — no irritation
  • Deep, lasting hydration; instantly comforts
  • Skin feels nourished, smooth, and firmer
  • Reveals a more radiant, even, refreshed complexion
  • Gentle enough for daily AM and PM use

What is in it

Dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline

An amino-acid derivative that works on firmness alongside the peptide. Slow, cumulative, unglamorous.

Tocopherol (vitamin E)

Vitamin E. Protects the oils in the bottle as much as the skin they go on.

Sea buckthorn

Orange berry from the Nordic coast, unusually rich in carotenoids and vitamin C. Antioxidant support, and the colour in anything it touches.

Hyaluronic acid

Humectant; pulls water into the upper layers and holds it there, so skin reads plump rather than merely damp. Used here at multiple molecular weights so it works at more than one depth.

Sodium PCA

Part of skin's own natural moisturising factor. Replaces what washing takes out, and keeps the hydration from evaporating off again.

Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin C)

The oil-soluble, more stable form of vitamin C — brightening and antioxidant, without the instability that keeps the pure acid form in dark bottles.

Bidens pilosa extract

2% Bidens pilosa extract — RENOVO's retinol alternative. Encourages the same renewal without retinol's irritation, which is the entire premise of the product.

How to use

Morning and/or evening, on cleansed face and neck. A small amount, pressed in upward. Over BAKUCHI SERUM for the full retinol-alternative routine; over PEPTIDE ONE if the goal is lines first. Safe under sunscreen in the morning. On ACIES or CORTEX nights, use it as the last step — it's the cream that makes the peel livable.

Retinol earns its reputation and then charges for it. This goes on every day, morning and evening, with no ramp-up and no recovery weeks. For the man who wants the result without the calendar.
Daddy Jo

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