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Bakuchiol: The Plant That Quietly Does What Retinol Wishes It Could

Bakuchiol: The Plant That Quietly Does What Retinol Wishes It Could

There's a plant called Babchi. It grows in India, where it's been used in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine for centuries — prized for its ability to heal, renew, and protect skin.

For most of its history, it sat quietly in the background of traditional herbalism. Then scientists started paying attention to the active compound it produces: Bakuchiol.

And the skincare world has been somewhat obsessed with it ever since.