Ingredient · INCI listed
Licorice Root Extract
Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) delivers two skincare standouts: glabridin for brightening (it inhibits tyrosinase, the enzyme that produces melanin) and glycyrrhetinic acid for soothing inflammation. It's a gentler alternative to hydroquinone for dark spots.
Evidence — Promising
Data summary
Products containing
48
Most common in
14 products
serums
Typical pairing
Hyaluronic Acid
Evidence level
Promising to well-established. Glabridin is the active component with the strongest pigmentation research. Extract standardization matters enormously — crude extracts vary widely in glabridin content, so branded standardized extracts tend to perform more consistently.
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