Author(s):
Madan Mohan NT, Ashok Godavarthy, Anirudh Mehta
Email(s):
adme@viridisbiopharma.com
DOI:
10.52711/2321-5844.2025.00006 
Address:
Madan Mohan NT1, Ashok Godavarthy2, Anirudh Mehta3*
1Dermatologist, Sri Venkateshwara Hospitals # 27, 29th Main Road, First floor Dermatology, OPD, Room No 2 Rasthra Kuvempu Nagara, BTM 2nd Stage, BTM Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
2CEO, Radiant research services Pvt. Ltd. Plot No:99/A, 8th Main Road, III Phase, Peenya Industrial Area, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
3Director, Viridis Biopharma Pvt Ltd, Chunabhatti, Mumbai.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 16,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
Acne is a chronic and recurring inflammatory skin disease. It remains one of the most disturbing skin conditions that adversely affect an individual’s daily life. The therapeutic targets for acne include excessive sebum production, follicular hyper-keratinization, bacterial colonization by P. acnes, and inflammation. Currently, retinoic acid is the only agent effective against all four targets of acne therapy. However, its several side effects limit its wide application. Bakutrol™ is a topical formulation containing 0.5% bakuchiol from Cullen corylifolium. (Psolarea corylifolia). Bakuchiol is a popular skin care cosmetic ingredient due to its retinol-like functionality. A prospective, open-label, single-arm study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Bakutrol™ in patients (n=50) with facial acne. The participants were instructed to apply BakutrolTM cream as a thin layer over the acne lesions twice daily for 60 days. Key outcomes evaluated were safety and efficacy in controlling P. acnes infection. Application of BakutrolTM resulted in 36.14% reduction in P. acne bacterial load. Video-dermoscopy and photographic images showed the reduction of inflammatory lesions. BakutrolTM demonstrated an excellent safety profile as there were no adverse events seen during the study period. In summary, Bakutrol™ face- cream is a natural, safe, and effective treatment of facial acne. Its effect on both inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions of acne makes it a promising agent for the treatment of acne and even for the post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation in acne.
Cite this article:
Madan Mohan NT, Ashok Godavarthy, Anirudh Mehta. Safety and efficacy of BakutrolTM Face Cream In the treatment of facial acne. Research Journal of Topical and Cosmetic Sciences. 2025; 16(1):33-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5844.2025.00006
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Madan Mohan NT, Ashok Godavarthy, Anirudh Mehta. Safety and efficacy of BakutrolTM Face Cream In the treatment of facial acne. Research Journal of Topical and Cosmetic Sciences. 2025; 16(1):33-8. doi: 10.52711/2321-5844.2025.00006 Available on: https://rjtcsonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-16-1-6
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