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Eu aplico o sérum diariamente, porque é bem mais eficaz.

Eu aplico o sérum diariamente, porque é bem mais eficaz.
I apply the serum daily, because it is much more effective.
From Lesson 501:Intensifying comparisons (muito mais)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu aplico o sérum diariamente, porque é bem mais eficaz.

Why use bem mais instead of muito mais to mean much more?
Both mean exactly the same thing here. Using bem before a comparative like mais eficaz or melhor is a very common and natural way to intensify it in Portuguese. You can freely swap bem mais with muito mais.
Why is there no pronoun before é in the phrase porque é bem mais eficaz?
Portuguese frequently drops subject pronouns when the context is clear. Here, the verb é obviously refers back to o sérum from the first half of the sentence. Adding ele before é is unnecessary and would actually sound slightly unnatural to a native speaker.
If the noun were feminine, like a loção, would eficaz change form?
No, eficaz would stay exactly the same. Adjectives ending in -z are gender-neutral in Portuguese, meaning they do not change to match masculine or feminine nouns. It would only change to eficazes if you were talking about multiple things in the plural.
Could I just say todos os dias instead of diariamente?
Yes, absolutely. diariamente and todos os dias are completely interchangeable in this context. The suffix -mente is the equivalent of the English -ly, and using these adverbs can often make your spoken Portuguese sound a bit more advanced or polished.

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