How we scored it
Glycyrrhizic acid (licorice extract) + K counter-ion (natural mineral) = 1.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Produced by extracting glycyrrhizic acid from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and neutralising it with potassium hydroxide to improve water solubility. No petrochemical fragment is introduced.
In plain English
A soothing, moisture-binding ingredient made from licorice root extract, converted to its potassium salt for better solubility in water-based products. It comes directly from the licorice plant.
Structure
dipotassium;(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,11S,12aR,14aR,14bS)-11-carboxy-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-14-oxo-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl]oxy]-6-carboxylato-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylate
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate. PubChem CID 656852. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPOTASSIUM%20GLYCYRRHIZATE