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Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract

Other Concerns

Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (moderate), and Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS (LICORICE) ROOT
● EXTRACT OF GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS ROOT
● GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT
● GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT
● LICORICE ROOT EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Licorice) Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • MODERATE
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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baby toothpaste1 products
makeup primer1 products
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Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Human any disruptor - strong evidenceOpen scientific literature
Human any disruptor - moderate evidenceOpen scientific literature
Limited evidence of any disruptionOpen scientific literature
One or more animal studies show endocrine disruption at moderate dosesOpen scientific literature

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Human any toxicant - moderate evidenceOpen scientific literature
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate dosesOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Possible human any toxicantOpen scientific literature
Limited evidence of any toxicityOpen scientific literature
Associated with any toxicityOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any or allergenic effects at low dosesOpen scientific literature

Neurotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any effects at high dosesOpen scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
341 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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