Bakuchiol: Gentle Plant Retinol for Anti-aging

11月 21, 2021Cosmetic ingredients

Bakuchiol is naturally extracted from psoralea corylifolia. Plamed produces over 98% purity Bakuchiol.

Product Name	Bakuchiol
Product ID	PMKZ1501
Specification	98%
Package	Aluminum bottle, 1kg/bottle

Bakuchiol VS. Retinol for Skincare

Bakuchiol is proved to function the same way as retinol, stimulating collagen production to smooth existing wrinkles and prevent them. So it’s called as plant retinol.
But unlike retinol, bakuchiol does NOT cause irritation, dryness, flaking. Also, bakuchiol is stable, can be used during the day. Most importantly, bakuchiol soothes skin, relieves allergy; it allows retinol to exert itself and improves the skin’s tolerance to retinol.

The following charts are to compare the difference between bakuchiol and retinol.

	Bakuchiol	Retinol
Appearance	Light yellow oil	Light yellow powder
Solubility	Alcohol-soluble	Fat-soluble
Source	Natural, extracted from the seed of psoralea corylifolia	Chemical synthesis
Safety/ Irritation	Gentle, no irritation to skin. Available for pregnant women.	May cause skin irritation and sensitive, including redness, flaking, tingling, itching, etc. Not available for pregnant women.
Effects	Anti-oxidation, anti-aging, anti-acne, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, whitening	Anti-aging, anti-acne, whitening, anti-inflammatory
Stability	Stable to light	Unstable to light, only is applied at night
Application	Day and night skincare products	Night skincare products

Skin Benefits	Bakuchiol	Retinol	Note
Anti-acne	√	√	Similar mechanism
Anti-aging	√	√
Skin whitening	√	√
Cuticle regulation	×	√
Anti-oxidation	√	Weaker than bakuchiol
Anti-bacterial	√	×
Anti-inflammation	√	√
Skin tolerance	Only skin redness, not recommended a high level of concentration.	Tingling, peeling, itchy, redness
Stability	√	×	Retinol only can be used at night.

Bakuchiol can replace retinol, also it can be used together with retinol to achieve 1+1>2.

Besides anti-wrinkles, bakuchiol is also for anti-acne, anti-oxidation and whitening.

As phytoestrogen, bakuchiol inhibits sebum secretion. It has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. The 3 steps are trilogy for anti-acne.

Differences Between Plamed Bakuchiol and Other Bakuchiol

In addition, Plamed Bakuchiol is effective for anti-aging skincare products. We will show you differences between Plamed Bakuchiol and other Bakuchiol on the market. That will help you to judge the quality of Bakuchiol.

Differences Bakuchiol Plamed Bakuchiol has a high purity of over 99%; the color is light yellow; the odor is light and gentle, not pungent; and it’s well soluble in butanediol, the solution is clear and transparent, no any precipitate and impurity, as below pictures.