Glabridin

What is Glabridin?

    Glabridin is a natural whitening agent isolated from licorice flavonoids. The licorice flavonoids are extracted from the roots of certain varieties of licorice plants. They are all natural and non-polluting, and have no side effects on the human body.     Glabridin, known as "whitening gold", can penetrate deep into the skin and maintain high activity, effectively inhibiting the activity of various enzymes in the process of melanin production, especially the activity of tyraminase. It can also significantly inhibit the free radicals produced in the metabolic process of the body, thus playing a role in whitening and anti-oxidation.At the same time, it also has the effect of preventing skin roughness, anti-inflammation and anti-bacteria, and increasing skin gloss.

Function

1. Glabridin has depigmentation and lightening properties. It inhibits the production of melanin, the
pigment responsible for the colouring of the skin;
2. Studies have show positive effects in fields like LDL(low-density lipoprotein ) protection against oxidation;
3. Glabridin inhibits the inflammatory reaction by blocking cyclooxygenase and preventing the
formation of free radicals such as superoxide anions;
4. At the same time Glabridin prevent rough skin and also has anti inflammatory, antibacterial effect;

Application area

1. Used in food industry as a sweetener.

2. Used in medicine field as raw materials of drugs for clearing heat and detoxicating.

3. Widely used in health industry as product for benifitig stomach.

4. Applied in cosmetic field, licorice extract is able to nourish and cure the skin.