LICOMELA - Active Ingredient

Liquorice root contains numerous bioactive natural compounds, many of which are potent cosmeceutical ingredients. Glabridin, a key chemical present in liquorice extract, has many properties beneficial in cosmeceutical products. It acts as antioxidant, estrogenic, anti-inflammatory, and skin-whitening agent. Other active compounds such as glabrene, isoliquiritigenin luciraside, isoliquiritin and licochalcone A, isolated from Licorice extract also show inhibitory activity against the tyrosinase enzyme. Liquirtin is another compound associated with skin brightening.