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Botanical Extract

PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA SEED POWDER

Updated
18

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

Powdered babchi seed — contains phototoxic psoralens and furocoumarins. Not the same as purified bakuchiol; the whole-seed material is considered unsuitable for cosmetic use.

Function

SKIN CONDITIONING

Skin benefits

  • Traditional Ayurvedic source of bakuchiol
  • Pigmentation/skin-tone marketing claims

Known concerns

  • Contains psoralens / furocoumarins — phototoxic and DNA-damaging
  • Hepatotoxicity reports linked to bakuchi preparations
  • Not equivalent to purified bakuchiol — unsuitable for cosmetic use

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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