Licorice root extract for topical fat loss?
May 12, 2007
Since I’m doing fat loss right now, and I read this abstract of an interesting study:
–I bought a licorice root extract for $10, suspended in alcohol, and I am rubbing it on my stomach and “love handles” mixed with Nivea lotion. I would have preferred a pre-mixed creme, but we’ll see how well this works. In the study, I believe, they used a solution of 2.5% glycyrrhetinic acid. I don’t have a way of calculating the amount, here, but each “serving” is 30 drops (with 30 servings per bottle) and I am using 45 drops. So it should last about 20 days. I don’t necessarily expect much, but that study is pretty solid looking, and every little bit counts.
