Specifications of Glabridin

Description of Glabridin

Licorice is a flavonoid that is a hydrophobic component of licorice extract. It has excellent effects of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-melanogenic, and its whitening effect is 232 times that of ordinary vitamin C. Therefore, it can be used as an ingredient in various cosmetics. 

Glabridin is a major flavonoid extracted from the root of licorice and has a wide range of pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, regulating blood lipids and blood glucose levels, neuroprotection, anti-osteoporosis, and phytoestrogen effects.

Applications of Glabridin

• Ingredient of skincare products

Reference:

1. Kinoshita, Takeshi; Kajiyama, Kiichiro; Hiraga, Yukio; Takahashi, Kunio; Tamura, Yukiyoshi; Mizutani, Kenji (1996). "Isoflavan derivatives from Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice)". Heterocycles. 43 (3): 581–588.
2. Somjen, Dalia., et al., 2004. Estrogen-like activity of licorice root constituents: glabridin and glabrene, in vascular tissues in vitro and in vivo. The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology. 91(3): 147-55.