Comments on: Bakuchiol: Better Than Retinol?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:09:37 +0000

In reply to Brett. The paper is hyperlinked in that sentence, it's the 2014 Int J Cos Sci article. Ratan Chaudhuri is a founder of Syntheon according to his LinkedIn profile.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:38:40 +0000

> In a paper published in 2014 (by the founder of the company that sells bakuchiol),

Who is the founder, and what company did they found? I tried searching myself and can’t find anything. That’s an extremely important conflict of interest to detail.

By: Tenli

Tenli — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 19:16:37 +0000

I have heard that bakuchiol is deactivated by clay. Is that true?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:56:11 +0000

In reply to Zuzana.

Good point – I could’ve been more precise with my wording! Although IMO the updated version would be more “anti-natural”, since the first wording doesn’t say anything about the relative allergenicity of synthetic ingredients 🙂

By: Zuzana

Zuzana — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:50:09 +0000

“However, since it’s a natural ingredient, it’s also possible to be allergic to bakuchiol.” Hm, so you claim that nobody can be allergic to a synthetic ingredient? Interesting… I smell anti-natural attitude here. Last time allergies were mentioned, it was something like “Since natural products are not a single chemical substance, there is a higher probability of allergic reaction – simply for the reason of more different substances being present. The shorter “real” ingredient list, the statistically safer.” which I completely agree with.

By: Birgit

Birgit — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:14:29 +0000

In reply to Michelle. I totally understand! I'll await it patiently, looking forward to it! =)

By: Viva Glow

Viva Glow — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:09:57 +0000

Thank you for this evidence-based comparison. Now we know that retinols are still more powerful ingredients for anti-aging.

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:23:02 +0000

Exactly my thoughts - I think it is a great one to try if your skin is so sensitive that you just can´t use any retinoids, but as someone that tolerates retinoids well, I don´t see any reason to switch. Anne from “Doctor Anne” (former Linda, Libra, Loca)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:16:22 +0000

In reply to Patricia D.. I've never heard of this side effect! Maybe you can look up if it's been mentioned in some reviews?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 02:15:35 +0000

In reply to Birgit. Eventually! Unfortunately the potential topic list is very very long... if only I had more time!