The ingredient, explained
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
A primary study examines this ingredient in the specified preparation and setting.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Glycyrrhiza inflata, Leguminosae
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Skin conditioning
- A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
Human research on a combination
Four-active scalp tonic improved moisture, itch and inflammation measurements in a randomized half-head study.
What this does not tell us
30 subjects and four-week multi-ingredient leave-on tonic. No ingredient-specific effect; vehicle and blinding not established by abstract.
Sources for this summary. PubMed 23549137 ↗
Research review checked Oct 1, 2026
Bounded review of local candidates, exact-name indexed primary journal/PubMed safety and topical searches; not a systematic review.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
Read the 1 selected study
Human research on a combination · n=30
Efficacy of a new tonic containing urea, lactate, polidocanol, and glycyrrhiza inflata root extract in the treatment of a dry, itchy, and subclinically inflamed scalp. ↗
Skin pharmacology and physiology · 2013
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Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Glycyrrhiza inflata, Leguminosae
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA ROOT EXTRACT
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026