成分プロフィール
- 和名
- バクチオール (Bakuchiol)
- 学名・INCI名
- Psoralea corylifolia fruit extract
- サステナビリティ認証
この記事の要点
- Bakuchiol is a plant-derived compound found in the fruit of bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia); DAMDAM uses a whole-fruit Psoralea corylifolia extract.
- Bakuchiol is often described as a plant-based alternative to retinol. In a controlled trial, purified bakuchiol matched retinol on the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation, with better tolerability (Dhaliwal 2019).
- That research tested purified bakuchiol; DAMDAM's ingredient is a whole-fruit extract, and its standardised bakuchiol content is being confirmed with the supplier.
- DAMDAM uses the extract in a leave-on eye serum.
Bakuchiol: What It Does for Your Skin
Bakuchiol is the plant world's answer to retinol, and it is one of DAMDAM's most talked-about ingredients. It rewards a little precision about what the compound is and what the brand actually uses.
What is bakuchiol?
Bakuchiol is a compound found in the fruit of bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia), a plant with a long history in Chinese and South-Asian traditional medicine. DAMDAM uses a whole-fruit Psoralea corylifolia extract in its Matcha Boost Eye Serum.
Is bakuchiol a plant-based alternative to retinol?
This is bakuchiol's reputation, and it has research behind it. In a controlled trial, purified bakuchiol matched retinol on the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation while being better tolerated, with fewer of the stinging and scaling effects associated with retinol (Dhaliwal 2019). Two honest points for DAMDAM: this research tested purified bakuchiol, whereas DAMDAM's ingredient is a whole-fruit extract whose bakuchiol content is being confirmed with the supplier; and much of the bakuchiol evidence base is open-label. So the retinol comparison is the ingredient's well-known story, described here as bakuchiol's reputation while the supplier detail for DAMDAM's specific extract is confirmed.
Where does bakuchiol come from?
Bakuchiol comes from the fruit of bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia), a plant used in Chinese and South-Asian traditional medicine. It is not a Japanese heritage botanical, and DAMDAM uses a whole-fruit extract of it.
The DAMDAM product
The Matcha Boost Eye Serum is DAMDAM's bakuchiol product, a leave-on eye serum.
In the US, DAMDAM is available at Sephora, where it carries the Clean + Planet Aware seal, and on damdamtokyo.com; in Japan, you can also find DAMDAM at its Kyoto flagship and stockists including Isetan and Ron Herman.