BAKUCHIOL
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived phenolic compound, also commonly searched by its INCI name, BAKUCHIOL. It occurs in the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, a legume species, which is why it is often discussed among botanical ingredients used in skin-care products.
BAKUCHIOL: what it is
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived phenolic compound, also commonly searched by its INCI name, BAKUCHIOL. It occurs in the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, a legume species, which is why it is often discussed among botanical ingredients used in skin-care products.
Although it is often compared with retinol, bakuchiol is not retinol and does not share the same chemical structure. That difference matters on a label: the name identifies a specific substance obtained or isolated from a botanical source, rather than a form of vitamin A.
BAKUCHIOL: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, bakuchiol can support a softer, less rough skin feel when it works as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient. Its antioxidant role can also help protect the formula itself from oxidation; that does not promise that every product containing bakuchiol will create a visible result on skin.
A 12-week clinical trial evaluated a cream containing 0.5% bakuchiol against a retinol cream on facial skin. That finding belongs to the concentration and formulation tested; it does not make bakuchiol an automatic replacement for retinol or predict how every serum or cream will perform.
Products containing this ingredient
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