Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

by beautifulwithbrains on December 29, 2012

in ingredients

What it is
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, also known as Licorice Root Extract, is a salt derived from licorice.

What it does
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a skin conditioning agent that restores suppleness and reduces flaking, thus helping to improve the appearance of dry and damaged skin.
In addition, this extract has soothing and anti-irritant properties. Because of this, it can help reduce the redness associated with acne, psoriasis and rosacea. It can also help treat atopic dermatitis.
It can also inhibit melanin production, meaning it could be a potentially effective treatment for hyperpigmentation.

Side effects
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is generally considered to be safe.

(Sources: cosmeticsinfo.org, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2003 and Journal of Dermatological Tretament, September 2003)

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Janessa January 1, 2013 at 3:13 am

Ooo! Does it smell good too? Haha :D

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beautifulwithbrains January 1, 2013 at 10:19 pm

Janessa, I don’t know that, but my guess is that it does. ;)

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