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Is Trisodium Glycyrrhizate vegan?

Trisodium Glycyrrhizate

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Trisodium Glycyrrhizate is the trisodium salt of glycyrrhizic acid, a compound extracted from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), used in cosmetics for its skin-soothing and foaming properties.

Also known as 20beta-Carboxy-11-oxo-30-nor-olean-12-en-3beta-yl-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranuronosyl-alfa-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid, trisodium salt, Trisodium glycyrrhizate
INCI name Trisodium Glycyrrhizate
CAS number 71277-78-6
CosIng ID 59891
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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