Gl
Glycyrrhetinic Acid (and derivatives)
Glycyrrhetinic Acid · 18-Beta-Glycyrrhetinic Acid · Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate · Potassium Glycyrrhetinate · Glycyrrhetinyl StearateSoothing
The oil-soluble licorice compound in soothing creams and balms. Its calming effect has been seen only in lab studies.
What it does
It’s the oil-soluble licorice compound in soothing creams and balms. It’s added to calm and condition reactive skin. Dipotassium glycyrrhizate is the water-soluble licorice form; stearyl glycyrrhetinate is a common version.
Also known as
enoxolone
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