Glabridin

Glabridin is a natural whitening agent isolated from licorice flavonoids. Licorice flavonoids are extracted from the rhizomes of specific varieties of licorice plants (such as Ural licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza glabra, etc.). It is all natural and pollution-free. It has no side effects on the human body.

It is a white to tan powder, insoluble in water, easily soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, propylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, etc.

Glycyrrhiza glabra is a perennial herb that grows in southern Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean, and is widely planted in Russia, Spain, Iran, and India. Glycyrrhizin is phlegm-reducing, emollient, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-hepatotoxic and antibacterial. Due to these therapeutic effects of licorice, it has been widely studied in medicine and food.

It can be used in cosmetics. It has whitening, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antioxidant effects. It is a cosmetic raw material with great application value. Glabridin, because of its efficient ability to inhibit reactive oxygen species and melanin, is known as "whitening gold". Firstly, it is praised for its whitening effect. Secondly, the price per gram of glabridin is equivalent to gold. Only a few brands dare to Use it as a whitening ingredient.