Everything You Know About Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol's a huge part of Indian and Chinese medicine. Huge! Men, you know where it comes from: Psoralea corylifolia seeds. You'll see it a lot in the US in skincare products. Yes, it's in lots of products! Men, it's getting so, so popular as an alternative to retinol. Bakuchiol's so great in serums, oils, and moisturizers. You're not going to see the same side effects as with retinol. But men, you've still got to patch-test anything with bakuchiol!

Men, you need this extract. It's a strong, strong anti-aging treatment! You'll also want a bakuchiol serum to act as a treatment for acne. Men, you want this. It's plant-based retinol! It'll work very well for many, many of you. So many! But obviously, learn about how it works first. You'll get the best bakuchiol products that way!

How It Works

Bakuchiol's a plant extract! Men, this one's a prenylated phenolic monoterpene. You want this one in your arsenal. It works on 2 different pathogens: Gram-positive and Gram-negative! You know, men, this one stops the growth of Streptococcus mutans bacteria. Many, many of you know this works a lot like retinol. But guess what? It doesn't have the same chemical structure! Bakuchiol still wins though, since they're saying it works by preserving lots of collagen in your skin. Win. Men, you know bakuchiol hit the market in 2007 as a skincare treatment. We've talked about how experts say it works. Hold your horses, though. You know more research has to happen to understand it better!