Ingredients · Soothing and cica
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract스페인감초뿌리추출물
What it is
An extract of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Korean labels use several licorice ingredients, and one of them counts as a brightening functional ingredient.
On a Korean label
Licorice root extract (G. glabra) is 스페인감초뿌리추출물. 유용성감초추출물 (oil-soluble licorice extract) is the brightening functional ingredient. Watch out for 감초추출물: today it is the name for whole-plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis extract, but it is also the old name of 스페인감초뿌리추출물, so older packs may use it for that. 감초뿌리추출물 is G. uralensis root extract, and 다이포타슘글리시리제이트 is dipotassium glycyrrhizate, a salt made from licorice.
Korean rules
The Korean ingredient dictionary lists no limit, label caution or functional-ingredient status for it.
Related names on Korean labels
| Korean | English (INCI) | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 유용성감초추출물 | Oil Soluble Licorice(Glycyrrhiza) Extract | oil-soluble licorice extract — a Korean functional (brightening) ingredient |
| 감초추출물 | Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Extract | whole-plant licorice (G. uralensis) extract |
| 감초뿌리추출물 | Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract | licorice (G. uralensis) root extract |
| 다이포타슘글리시리제이트 | Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate | dipotassium glycyrrhizate, made from licorice |
Questions
What is 유용성감초추출물?
Oil-soluble licorice extract. Korea lists it as a brightening functional ingredient.
What is 감초추출물?
Today it is the standard name for Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Extract, made from the whole plant. It was also the old name of 스페인감초뿌리추출물 (Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract), so older packs may use it for that.
Sources
Checked 26 October 2026. Rules change — the official texts above are the final word.