Bakel skin care review

I've been using the Bakel Q10 B5 formula I was given at the Bakel presentation for just over a month now, and thought I would do a review of what my feelings on it are after using it for that length of time.

The Q10 B5 formula is designed to calm sensitive skin. I've been using it alone at night, and underneath my sunscreen in the morning. I haven't been using any other serums, although my sunscreen is also a treatment product (either the Sarah Chapman spf 15 or the Chantecaille spf 30.)

My skin has definitely been less prone to flushing over the course of the month; I've experienced less redness if I go from a cold temperature into a warm room, for example. I like the texture very much; the first ingredient in this product is aloe vera, and it's a light gel texture that sinks in quickly. I did find at times that my skin still felt a bit tight in the evening without any other moisturiser; I applied samples of either the P-Lipic or the Vit E-A formulas over the top.

The Q10 B5 formula was not moisturising enough for my eye area, and pretty quickly I started using my Sarah Chapman eye cream again. I could have used the Vit E-A in my eye area, but as I already had an eye cream that I like very much I opted for that instead.

I did find the formula particularly good on the handful of nights during the month when I'd been out; it is very quick to apply and I found that my skin didn't look as grotty as I'd usually expect it to after a late night with some booze.

I'm not convinced by the 100% active ingredients claim. In my opinion, these formulas do have carrying agents. I could stretch to aloe gel being an active just about, but water? Water isn't an ingredient that I'd pay £80 for if it was all a product contained and it is the first ingredient in the Jaluronic and the Malic formulas. I don't have a particular issue with that, as the carrying ingredients used are ones that don't cause problems for my skin, but I think that the 100% active ingredients claim could be questioned on this basis.

Summary - very good product, I like it a lot, but I'm not quite convinced enough to spend £80 to buy it myself. I've just bought the Elemental Herbology Cell Food Serum to use instead, and I'll see how I get on with that.  If you have incredibly sensitive skin that reacts to most products, or if you are specifically looking for formulations without a huge list of ingredients, then it may be worth trying Bakel.

Disclosure: product was provided without charge for consideration for review.