Plant Mother Vitamin C + Retinol Set
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CocoRoo 7-in-1 Face Serum
Which Gives You More Bang for Your Buck?
If you've been shopping for a plant-based, antioxidant-rich face serum, you've probably come across both Plant Mother's Vitamin C + Retinol Serum Set and CocoRoo's 7-in-1 Face Serum. Both brands lean heavily on natural, botanical actives — and both even share a star ingredient. But the similarities stop at the price tag. Here's how they stack up.
The Price Gap
| Plant Mother Vitamin C + Retinol Set | CocoRoo 7-in-1 Face Serum | |
|---|---|---|
| One-time price | $250 (was $300) | $25.95 (was $29.95) |
| Subscription price | $225 every 2 months | 10% off |
| What you get | Two 1 oz serums (Vitamin C + Retinol), 2 oz total | One multi-tasking serum |
| Rating | 4.98/5 (54 reviews) | 4.94/5 (48 reviews) |
Even at its "sale" price, Plant Mother's set costs roughly 10x more than CocoRoo's serum. You could buy nearly ten bottles of CocoRoo's 7-in-1 for the price of one Plant Mother duo.
Ingredient Comparison
This is where it gets interesting: both brands use Kakadu Plum, the Australian superfruit prized for having one of the highest natural vitamin C concentrations of any plant on earth. Both also use jojoba oil, a skin-mimicking carrier oil rich in ceramides. So the two products aren't as different as the price suggests — they're drawing from the same well of proven, high-performing botanicals.
Plant Mother Vitamin C Serum: Kakadu plum, goji berry, cloudberry, prickly pear, guava, camellia, hibiscus, maracuja, rosehip, evening primrose, jojoba, plus a rotating mix of seasonal plants.
Plant Mother Retinol Serum: Sea buckthorn (berry and pulp), bakuchiol (a plant-based retinol alternative), three rosehip varieties, hibiscus, acai, maracuja, prickly pear, carrot seed, jojoba, amaranth, and a proprietary essential oil blend.
CocoRoo 7-in-1 Face Serum: Organic jojoba oil, plum oil, organic Kakadu plum oil, and raspberry seed oil.
CocoRoo's formula is much shorter — four ingredients instead of 20+ across two bottles — but it leads with the same headline actives: Kakadu plum for vitamin C, jojoba for ceramides and barrier support, and raspberry seed oil for antioxidants that help with hyperpigmentation and fine lines. Plant Mother's longer ingredient decks add more botanical variety (added antioxidants like acai, goji, and bakuchiol as a true retinol substitute), which is worth something if you want a wider spread of actives or specifically want a retinol alternative — CocoRoo's serum doesn't contain a retinol or retinol-alternative ingredient at all.
Best Value
If you're optimizing for dollar-for-dollar value and everyday affordability, CocoRoo's 7-in-1 is the clear winner. It shares Plant Mother's core hero ingredient (Kakadu plum) and the same skin-loving jojoba base, at a fraction of the cost, with a comparably strong review rating (4.94 vs. 4.98).
If what you actually want is a dedicated retinol product with a longer, more elaborate botanical ingredient list and don't mind paying a premium for it, Plant Mother's set is the more specialized option — you're paying for two separate formulas (AM antioxidant serum + PM retinol-alternative serum) and a much larger roster of actives.
Bottom line: For most people who want an affordable, effective, Kakadu-plum-based daily serum, CocoRoo's 7-in-1 delivers a strikingly similar ingredient story for about 1/10th the price. Plant Mother's set justifies its premium mainly if you specifically want a plant-based retinol product and a broader ingredient spread.
