KEY INGREDIENT: BAKUCHIOL

Bakuchiol (pronounced as ba-koo-chee-all), is THE plant-based alternative for retinol aka vitamin A. It’s extracted from the seeds of the Babchi plant (psoralea corylifolia) which is native to the Himalyan region and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries.

The benefits of bakuchiol? Besides it’s natural, it has powerful anti-ageing properties, stimulates the collagen production, helps improve skin condition by smoothing the texture, diminishing wrinkles and signs of photo-ageing, is anti-inflammatory and helpful against acne.

By the way, it’s more gentle and tolerable for your skin than retinol and isn’t known to cause any irritation. You can easily use it in the morning and evening, it does not cause photosensitivity and is suitable for all skin types. The scent of bakuchiol is fresh and “green”.

Still doubting if it works or you simply just would like to read more about this hero ingredient? Science  backs the effectiviness of bakuchiol so check out the links below.

This key ingredient is formulated in our iconic facial oil The Bakuchiol, and in The Calm facial oil.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ratan_Chaudhuri/publication/259958456_Bakuchiol_A_Retinol-Like_Functional_Compound_Revealed_by_Gene_Expression_Profiling_Clinically_Proven_to_have_Anti-Aging_Effects/links/59e0b420aca272386b7a1b98/Bakuchiol-A-Retinol-Like-Functional-Compound-Revealed-by-Gene-Expression-Profiling-Clinically-Proven-to-have-Anti-Aging-Effects.pdf 





https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29947134 



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24471735




https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31496474

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjd.16918