Bakuchiol
The plant-derived active that made "gentle, retinol-alternative" a category — a clean-beauty favourite.
What is Bakuchiol?
Bakuchiol is a plant-derived active widely marketed as a gentler alternative to retinol for ageing-related skincare. It is oil-soluble and photostable, which makes it convenient to formulate in anhydrous and emulsion systems and suitable for both day and night products. It is a strong fit for clean-beauty and sensitive-skin positioning.
Key benefits in cosmetic formulations
- Plant-derived alternative to retinol for clean-beauty stories
- Photostable — usable in day and night formulations
- Oil-soluble and easy to place in the oil phase
- Well suited to gentle and sensitive-skin positioning
Typical use level & formulation notes
- Use level
- 0.5–2%
- Solubility
- Oil-soluble
- pH / stability
- Not pH-sensitive in typical use
- Form
- Liquid / oil-phase
- Notes
- Add to the oil phase; compatible with most emollients and common oil-phase actives.
Guidance only — always confirm use levels and compatibility against the current technical data sheet and your own stability and safety testing.
Where it's used
- Retinol-alternative serums & oils
- Night creams
- Sensitive-skin ageing care
Documentation & sourcing
Every batch ships with a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). We focus on hard-to-source specialty actives with small minimum order quantities, so indie brands and lab formulators can buy realistic amounts and scale later — stocked in and shipped across the EU.
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