Licorice extract
is extracted from the roots and stems of the plant
licorice. Its main components include glycyrrhizic
acid, licorice flavonoids, etc. Licorice extract is
widely used in medicine, food, health products,
tobacco, daily chemicals, spices, animal husbandry and
other fields. The whitening effect of licorice extract
is mainly by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase and
dopachrome tautase (TRP*2) and hindering the
polymerization of 5,*-dihydroxyindole (DHl), thereby
preventing the synthesis of melanin. formation, thereby
achieving the effect of whitening the
skin.
