Loved
Glycine
Hydrating
Some ingredients help hydrate the skin by either drawing in moisture or preventing it from escaping. They're often used to keep skin feeling soft, smooth, and well-balanced.
Explained
Glycine is the smallest amino acid and a key building block of collagen. It's part if your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
A study from 2022 found that an amino acid complex featuring taurine, arginine, and glycine significantly reduced skin irritation, improved redness, and accelerated the skin repair process.
See all 3,433 products with Glycine
Users who like it
95%
Users who avoid it
5%
What it does
Skin Conditioning
To hydrate and soften skin
Buffering
Buffering ingredients help stabilise or adjust the ph level of a product.
Prevalence
Uncommon
Percentage of products that contain it
2.6%
Top categories
Treatments
Cleansers
Moisturizers
Position
Predominant list placement
Bottom 50%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
1%
References
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
34117
INCI Name
GLYCINE
INN Name
glycine
EC #
 200-272-2
Ph. Eur. Name
glycinum
All Functions
Antistatic, Buffering, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning
