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Skincare, simply explained
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate is a licorice-related ingredient used to condition skin. It appears in serums, creams and other moisturizing formulas designed to leave skin feeling comfortable.
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate helps keep skin in good condition. It is one of the supporting ingredients behind a soft, comfortable skincare feel.
Moisturizers containing dipotassium glycyrrhizate can help dry skin feel more comfortable, alongside ingredients that draw in water and keep it there.
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate is made from glycyrrhizic acid, one of the compounds found in licorice root. Combining it with potassium creates a water-soluble salt, giving formulators a way to use this licorice-derived compound in water-based skincare.
That water solubility makes it useful in toners, serums and the water-based part of a cream. Its cosmetic role is to condition skin, often alongside ingredients such as panthenol and niacinamide in moisture-focused formulas. A whole licorice root extract contains a mixture of plant compounds; dipotassium glycyrrhizate is one prepared compound from licorice. The two can appear together in the same product.
On the ingredient list: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.
Look for it in a toner, serum or cream that suits your skin and the texture you enjoy.
Use your product after cleansing, with lighter textures before richer moisturizers.
Follow the product's directions. The rest of the formula determines whether it belongs in a daily routine or an occasional step.
Keep your morning sunscreen step, then let your routine be as simple as you like.
A little extra moisture makes this conditioning ingredient easy to fit into a comfortable routine.
Conditioning ingredients help maintain the feel and appearance of skin. Dipotassium glycyrrhizate plays this supporting role in a formula, complementing its moisturizing ingredients.
A 2026 study followed people with dry skin using a moisturizer containing dipotassium glycyrrhizate, panthenol and niacinamide. The treated skin held more moisture and lost less water over four weeks. These are two useful ways researchers measure a moisturizing routine.
No. It is a specific salt of a licorice-related compound. Root extract contains a wider mixture of plant compounds, and the two appear under different names on a label.
No. In skincare it is used as a conditioning ingredient, so it does not need an exfoliation night of its own.
It commonly appears in everyday products. Follow the complete product's directions, especially if the same formula contains an active such as an exfoliating acid.
The ingredient has an established conditioning role. The human moisture study tested a complete cream, so its improvements belong to that combination.
2007 · DOI 10.1080/10915810701351228
Cosmetic safety and ingredient-function assessment covering dipotassium glycyrrhizate and related ingredients.
2026-05 · DOI 10.1111/jocd.70898
A 35-person split-leg study compared a panthenol, niacinamide and dipotassium glycyrrhizate cream with untreated skin for 28 days. It did not isolate any one ingredient; some authors worked for the manufacturer.
2021-08-10
A simple way to introduce a new finished product on a small area before using it more widely.
Yes. They can share a formula or routine, and are both found in products made for skin comfort and moisture care.
It is often included in comfort-focused formulas. Choose a simple product with a texture you enjoy and patch test first, since your skin responds to the whole formula.
No. A moisturizer or serum you already like may contain it. Look for the exact name in the ingredient list.
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Start with one product that fits your routine.
Use at your serum step, before moisturizer. Choose this step when you want to keep the cream you already love, and follow the product's directions for how often to apply it.
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