Licochalcone A is a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredient derived from the roots of the Chinese licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza inflata). Licochalcone A protects skin cells from oxidative stress and environmental aggressors like UV and blue light (HEVIS). Key benefits are:

• Antioxidant Defense: Activates antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, shielding skin cells from oxidative damage, including lipid peroxidation, DNA- and protein damage.
• Anti-Inflammatory Action: Effectively reduces redness and soothes irritated skin, making it ideal for sensitive and irritated and stressed skin conditions.

L-Carnitine is a skin-endogenous amino acid derivative synthesized from lysine and methionine. It plays a crucial role in cellular energy metabolism by facilitating β-oxidation, the process by which fatty acids are converted into energy.

Key benefits are:

• Sebum Regulation: Facilitates the uptake of fatty acids into mitochondria, where they are converted into energy rather than sebum, effectively reducing excess sebum production.
• Lipid Metabolism Activation: Enhances cellular β-oxidation (“fat burning”) and reduces intracellular lipid accumulation, contributing to a balanced skin environment.

Glycyrrhetinic acid (also called Enoxolon) is derived from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice plant) and is well-known in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.

Glycyrrhetinic acid helps to preserve the level of hyaluronic acid and elastin against enzymatic degradation by hyaluronidase. Furthermore supports the skin's own repair mechanism against UV-induced DNA damage.

Licochalcone A is a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant ingredient derived from the roots of the Chinese licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza inflata). Licochalcone A protects skin cells from oxidative stress and environmental aggressors like UV and blue light (HEVIS). Key benefits are:

• Antioxidant Defense: Activates antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, shielding skin cells from oxidative damage, including lipid peroxidation, DNA- and protein damage.
• Anti-Inflammatory Action: Effectively reduces redness and soothes irritated skin, making it ideal for sensitive and irritated and stressed skin conditions.

L-Carnitine is a skin-endogenous amino acid derivative synthesized from lysine and methionine. It plays a crucial role in cellular energy metabolism by facilitating β-oxidation, the process by which fatty acids are converted into energy.

Key benefits are:

• Sebum Regulation: Facilitates the uptake of fatty acids into mitochondria, where they are converted into energy rather than sebum, effectively reducing excess sebum production.
• Lipid Metabolism Activation: Enhances cellular β-oxidation (“fat burning”) and reduces intracellular lipid accumulation, contributing to a balanced skin environment.

Glycyrrhetinic acid (also called Enoxolon) is derived from the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice plant) and is well-known in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a pentacyclic triterpenoid with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties.

Glycyrrhetinic acid helps to preserve the level of hyaluronic acid and elastin against enzymatic degradation by hyaluronidase. Furthermore supports the skin's own repair mechanism against UV-induced DNA damage.