Bakuchiol
On the label: Bakuchiol · Active
What it is
A plant compound from the babchi seed, marketed as a retinol alternative; used at about 0.5 to 1 percent.
Actives: Actives are the ingredients a product is built around: acids, retinoids, vitamins and the like.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q4849590 →
In the research
74 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Multi-omics profiling reveals epigenetic alterations and a candidate SIRT1-β-catenin axis in bakuchiol ferulate-mediated photoaging protection · Frontiers in pharmacology, 2026
- Exploring Dietary Supplements for Psoriasis Management: A Narrative Review · Psoriasis (Auckland, N.Z.), 2026
- Additive-Mediated Stability Enhancement of Bakuchiol-Loaded Alginate Core-Shell Microcapsules Fabricated by Coaxial Electrospray · ACS omega, 2026
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Other actives
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