🌸 GLABRIDIN™: The Brightening Power of Licorice Root for Luminous, Even-Toned Skin
Glabridin™ is a premium, standardized extract derived from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice). As the hero flavonoid compound of licorice, Glabridin is globally recognized for its powerful skin-brightening, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties—making it a sought-after ingredient in advanced skincare formulations.

✨ How Glabridin™ Enhances Skin Health
1. Brightens Skin and Reduces Hyperpigmentation

Inhibits tyrosinase, the enzyme responsible for melanin production, helping to fade dark spots, melasma, and uneven skin tone without irritating the skin (unlike hydroquinone).

Promotes a more radiant, luminous complexion over time.

2. Calms and Soothes Inflammation

Glabridin reduces skin redness, irritation, and inflammation by blocking pro-inflammatory markers like NF-κB and COX-2.

Excellent for sensitive, reactive, or post-acne skin needing repair and balance.

3. Fights Oxidative Stress & Premature Aging

With strong antioxidant activity, Glabridin neutralizes free radicals, protecting the skin from environmental aggressors like UV rays and pollution.

Helps slow the appearance of fine lines and dullness associated with oxidative damage.

4. Supports Skin Barrier Function

Encourages skin healing and improves the integrity of the epidermal barrier, leading to smoother, stronger, and more resilient skin.

🌱 Ideal For
Hyperpigmented, dull, or uneven-toned skin

Post-inflammatory pigmentation (from acne or sun damage)

Sensitive or inflamed skin

Skin showing early signs of ageing

💡 Usage & Formulation
Commonly found in serums, spot correctors, moisturizers, and brightening masks.

Safe for daily use at concentrations up to 0.5–1% in cosmetic formulations.

Synergizes well with niacinamide, vitamin C, and tranexamic acid for enhanced skin-brightening results.

📚 Scientific References (APA-style)
Yokota, T., Nishio, H., Kubota, Y., & Mizoguchi, M. (1998). The inhibitory effect of glabridin from licorice extracts on melanogenesis and inflammation. Pigment Cell Research, 11(6), 355–361. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0749.1998.tb00757.x

Fu, B., Li, H., Wang, X., Lee, F. S. C., & Cui, S. (2005). Isolation and identification of flavonoids in licorice and a study of their inhibitory effects on tyrosinase. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 53(19), 7408–7414. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0507488