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Licorice Extract In Beauty Products
It may not be your favourite candy but it should be one of your favourite skincare ingredients.
Here’s why you’ll want licorice extract in ALL your beauty products!
Licorice is a leafy, green plant with small purple or pale blue flowers. However, it's the root of that flower that you'll find used as an ingredient in skin care products.
Look out for licorice by its Latin name, "Glycyrrhiza glabra" on cosmetic ingredients lists.
Licorice is an excellent skin brightening ingredient because it contains a compound called “glabridin”. This has properties similar to natural oestrogen, which helps to helps to fade hyper-pigmentation and sun damage, like dark spots.
Best of all, it does this safely, by blocking the production of melanin that prevents hyper-pigmentation from forming in the first place. In addition, glabridin can assist to moisturise and keep skin smooth.
Liquirtin is the second component in licorice that helps in the treatment of melаѕmа. Melasma is a common form of skin discoloration that occurs particularly in women, and results in blotchy patches appearing on the face and body. Women who are pregnant, taking the pill or who are exposed to intense sunlight are particularly susceptible to melasma, and it can be tricky to get rid of.
In addition, licorice also provides antioxidants and mild skin smoothing properties.
Licorice is an ideal ingredient for those suffering from:
1 Melasma
2 Pigmentation
3 Red spots
Cosmetics containing licorice assist to brighten the skin, and are perfect for dull complexions.
Regular use of a serum or moisturiser with licorice will help to reduce the appearance of uneven skin tone and redness.
Korean Beauty loves a good plant extract, especially one with brightening properties. You’ll find licorice extract in heaaaaps of different K-Beauty products, but some of the best are:
Jelly Ko Be Jelly Overnight Dream Serum - Enriched with Licorice extract, as well as anti-aging superstars like retinol, collagen and 4 types of hyaluronic acid, this jelly-textured serum refines skin's texture and diminishes signs of aging. It works to smooth texture, even tone, and target areas of dark discolouration so that you wake up to the complexion of your dreams.
Subi Brightening Powder Cleanser - We love powder cleansers and this is one of the best ones on the market. Formulated with centella asiatica, ceramides and licorice this beautifully fine powder cleanser has a low PH balance making it ideal for all skin types.
Jelly Ko White Truffle Souffle Serum - One pump is all you need to transform dull, dry, rough, irritated and sensitive skin. This whip soft, soufflé-textured serum reinforces skin’s barrier, increases elasticity, restores moisture and improves the look of fine lines.
Best of all, licorice is a safe ingredient for brightening dull skin
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