Bakuchiol is gaining popularity in the skincare world due to its natural antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging properties. It’s often used as a natural alternative to retinol, as it has similar effects but is less irritating to the skin.
Family: Leguminosae
Subfamily: Papilionaceae
Genus: Psoralea
Species: Corylifolia
Bakuchiol belongs to the terpenophenol class of meroterpenes, which are chemical compounds with a partial terpenoid structure.
It was first isolated in 1966 by Mehta et al. from Babchi seed and was called Bakuchiol based on the plant’s Sanskrit name, Bakuchi.
Psoralea corylifolia is a wild leguminous plant that grows from 60-100 cm and takes 7 to 8 months to reach maturity.
The seeds that contain Bakuchiol are wild-harvested between December and January.
The Psoralea corylifolia plant is featured in both “The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India” (Part- I Volume – I) published by the Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and “Common Medicinal Plants of Ayurveda” at the National Health Portal.
The whole plant treats various conditions like laxatives, aphrodisiacs, and diuretics.
But the seeds, commonly called Babchi seeds, have significant medicinal properties, particularly for skin diseases. It has been used both topically and internally to treat leucoderma or psoriasis, or leprosy.
The plant’s seeds are rich in coumarins, including psoralen, a substance frequently used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to treat various ailments but unsuitable for topical use.
Bakuchiol belongs to the terpenophenol class of meroterpenes, which are chemical compounds with a partial terpenoid structure.
It was first isolated in 1966 by Mehta et al. from Babchi seed and was called Bakuchiol based on the plant’s Sanskrit name, Bakuchi.
Sytenol® A is The Real Bakuchiol that reduces wrinkles, photoaging and hyperpigmentation as efficiently as retinol, but with a better skin tolerance.
